# [TOP STORY] Funded budget masks Joburg's deeper financial problems

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Podcast: [Moneyweb@Midday](https://stenobird.com/podcast/moneyweb-midday-60224)
Published: 2026-07-09T12:06:00+00:00
Episode link: https://iono.fm/e/1694668
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## Resource

‘This is a long-term situation in which Johannesburg finds itself and it's going to take serious work to get it back into a fiscally healthy position,’ says Chris Hattingh, executive director at the Centre for Risk Analysis. Moneyweb

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