Gauteng had to return just over R1bn to the National Treasury because the province’s health and education departments had failed to spend the allocated funds in the 2024/25 financial year. Provincial Treasury department head, Ncumisa Mnyani, revealed this during a media briefing on the state of Gauteng's finances. She said the province failed to spend R1.8bn of its allocated funds, with the bulk of that, R1.041bn, coming from the health and education departments. Phemelo speaks to Deputy Director General at Gauteng Treasury, Mncedisi Vilakazi.