The Sheriff of the High Court Reportedly Attached Municipal Assets

ActionSA Johannesburg MMC Candidate for Finance, Mpumi Edward, demands that Thuso House be reopened immediately, after the Sheriff of the High Court reportedly attached the City of Johannesburg’s assets. This will ensure that operations continue at the City’s primary customer service walk-in centre, despite the action taken by the Sheriff, due to alleged failure to pay service providers.

Thuso House is a critical municipal facility where thousands of residents seek assistance with billing enquiries, municipal accounts, and other essential customer services. Any disruption to its operations has direct impact on residents who rely on the City for timely and accessible services.

Should these reports be true, they point to a serious failure of financial governance and raise fundamental questions about the City’s financial management practices.

It is unacceptable that a critical customer service centre could be brought to a halt because the City has reportedly failed to honour its financial obligations.

The people of Johannesburg should never become victims of poor financial planning and weak financial controls. Every supplier who has delivered services in good faith deserves to be paid within the prescribed timeframes, and every resident deserves uninterrupted access to municipal services.

The reported closure of Thuso House not only inconveniences thousands of residents but also undermines public confidence in the City’s ability to manage taxpayers’ money responsibly.

ActionSA expressed concern over allegations that outstanding payments to suppliers were delayed in order to mislead residents by reflecting a positive financial balance for 2025/26 financial year end.

If payments were postponed to present a healthier financial position than the City’s actual cash flow, then residents deserve a full explanation.

ActionSA calls on the Executive Mayor, Dada Morero, the City Manager, Floyd Brink, and the MMC for Finance, Loyiso Masuku, to urgently clarify:

• Whether service providers responsible for operations at Thuso House remain unpaid.
• If assets at Thuso House were attached by the Sheriff of the High Court due to unpaid debt.
• The total value of outstanding payments owed to affected suppliers.
• The reasons for these payments not being processed within the required timeframes.
• Immediate steps to settle outstanding accounts and restore full operations at Thuso House.

Residents should not be denied access to municipal services because of failures in financial management.

ActionSA’s demands full disclosure from the City’s leadership as sound financial management is fundamental to restoring public trust in local government. Every rand entrusted to the City should be managed with prudence and utmost diligence to avoid service delivery interreuptions.

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