metropolitan municipalities

• Average days taken to pay suppliers across South Africa's metros

  How long South Africa’s eight metropolitan cities take to pay their suppliers, measured in days. Covers financial years 2020/21 to 2024/25, tracking whether cities meet the legal requirement to settle bills within 30 days based on Auditor-General audit reports.

  DS0404 Local Government creditor paymentslocal governmentmetropolitan municipalitiesmunicipal financesouth africa
  Geography: South Africa Period: 2021-06 to 2025-06 Source: Auditor General of South Africa

  Last updated: 19 August 2026

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  • CH0169 Average number of days Joburg takes to pay creditors
  • CH0170 Average number of days Cape Town takes to pay creditors
• Johannesburg City Council election results 2026

  The datasets contains the number of votes cast for the political parties that won seats on the City of Johannesburg metropolitan council as well as the number seats allocated to each party after the 4 November 2026 local government election

  DS0505 Politics & Elections electionsjohannesburglocal governmentmetropolitan municipalities
  Geography: South Africa Period: 2026-11-08 to 2026-11-08 Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa
• Johannesburg city council seat changes, 2021 v 2026

  This dataset contains the number of seats each party on the City of Johannesburg's metropolitan council had after the 2021 and 2026 local government elections, as well as the difference in seats.

  DS0507 Politics & Elections electionsjohannesburglocal governmentmetropolitan municipalities
  Geography: South Africa Period: 2021 to 2026 Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa