Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize painted a stark picture of the number of municipalities which require urgent aid, during his budget vote speech in Parliament.
Mkhizwe told MPs in the Old Assembly chamber on Tuesday, that his department's various reports have shown that 87, or roughly 31%, of the country's municipalities "remain dysfunctional or distressed".
The number seems to have increased from the 55 municipalities Mkhize cited in the category in March.
"Our major concern right now are the municipalities which are becoming distressed or dysfunctional, including those that are regressing in audit outcomes," Mkhize said.
"There are some that have been performing which had good revenue, which are now eroding their revenue base and eating into their reserves or diverting conditional grants for operational expenditure."
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