Tau appointed as new Jo'burg mayor
The ANC's Parks Tau has been appointed as the mayor of Johannesburg, the city said on Thursday.
Masondo says 10-year tenure 'fairly successful'
Outgoing Johannesburg Mayor Amos Masondo is proud of the city's accomplishments in the last 10 years, he said on Monday.
Jo'burg launches inner-city property scheme
Johannesburg mayor Amos Masondo launched the Inner-City Property Scheme on Wednesday.
Minister 'confident' Jo'burg billing crisis can be resolved
The acting cooperative governance and traditional affairs minister has apologised to Johannesburg residents for a wide scale billing crisis.
Discounts to settle billing problems
Jo'burg residents affected by billing problems will be provided with a "favourable settlement arrangement" that includes discounts, Amos Masondo says.
Musical chairs at top metros
Only two of the country's six top metros are likely to retain their mayors after the local government elections in May.
Jo'burg residents protest over 'billing crisis'
Johannesburg residents protested over council billing complaints outside the city's customer service centre in Braamfontein on Friday.
The connections that disconnected Jo'burg
The seeds of the crisis in Jo'burg's billing system were sown five years ago when a R208m tender was awarded to an inexperienced company.
ANC to mayors: 'Don't blame residents'
The response of mayors to billing problems and to the floods would influence their nomination as ANC candidates in the upcoming local elections.
Jo'burg billing problems: 'Please bear with us'
The City of Johannesburg on Monday said it had learned "valuable lessons" from the current billing problem, and asked for patience.
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Govt to probe Jo'burg billing woes
Johannesburg's billing problem, which mayor Amos Masondo recently said was not a sign of a crisis, will be investigated, the government says.
ANC committee in Jo'burg descends 'into total madness'
The dissolution of the ANC regional executive committee in Johannesburg was necessary because it was "descending into total madness", the party said.
Jo'burg mayor launches colourful Mandela Bridge
A carnival mood took over the Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg on Friday as mayor Amos Masondo opened the newly decorated structure.
ANC says 'unscrupulous elements' fuel protests
The ANC in Johannesburg has pinned the blame for most of the service-delivery protests in the city on "unscrupulous elements" within the party.
Deathly lessons for Masondo
If Johannesburg's mayor isn't going to shoot corrupt officials, what has he learned from his million-rand 'study' trip overseas?
Jo'burg aims to upgrade informal settlements
The City of Johannesburg plans to upgrade all informal settlements by 2014, mayor Amos Masondo said on Wednesday.
Taxi drivers threaten to 'cripple the economy'
About 5 000 Gauteng taxi operators and drivers on Tuesday threatened to "cripple the economy" if their demands are not met within seven days.
Soweto's main roads renamed
Soweto's two oldest main roads are to be renamed after anti-apartheid struggle leaders next week, it was reported on Friday.
New ANC leaders elected in Gauteng
The Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) elects new leaders as the ANC Youth League asks for the "recall" of President Thabo Mbeki.
Masondo next to be axed?
Staff Reporter, Matuma Letsoalo
Johannesburg's executive mayor's term is also likely to end soon, writes Matuma Letsoalo
