National Treasury Director-General, Dr Duncan Pieterse, will launch the Metro Trading Services
Reforms on 18 March 2026.
The reforms introduce a performance-linked incentive under the Urban Development Financing Grant to strengthen accountability and improve financial performance and service delivery in metropolitan trading services.
Trading services include water and sanitation, electricity and energy, and solid waste management. The implementation of the reform seeks to stabilise and strengthen the delivery of core basic services in Metropolitan Municipalities and set foundations for increased investment and economic growth in South Africa’s eight largest cities.
