Promises · Thursday, 29 May 2025 · Budget Speech

Through the budget, the city will buy more buses and more fire engines.

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No dateEunice Mgcina · MMC for Development Planning
Official record: SDBIP 2026/27 (AI-matched)
02:41:5229 May 2025· Report an error
Latest: Said in progress at a later sitting, 2 September 2025 (AI judgment)
Deadline: none given.
Evidence: quote · 1 later sitting · official record (1)
“we will improve transport mobility for scores of residents through the acquisition of more buses”
- In progressItem 17: Opening contribution on senior-manager vacancies · 2 September 2025
- Official record SDBIP 2026/27, p.116: “3864_02_Procurement of fleet - SHELA: Red fleet (Fire Engines” · R 50,000,000 (2026/27); R 72,620,000; R 50,000,000Plan for July 2026 to June 2027; online since Monday, 1 June 2026. AI-matched, not yet checked by a person.

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