FUNDING FALLOUT: Joburg refers R4.07bn misconduct cases for probe but withholds officials’ names, details

The City of Johannesburg has referred R4.07-billion in alleged financial misconduct cases for investigation as pressure mounts over governance failures and withheld funding.
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