Latest articles on Amos Masondo

Parliament to shut down in bid to control the spread of Covid-19

Article Lester Kiewit - 17 Mar 2020

The legislature will suspend its business indefinitely from Wednesday, after a final sitting to pass two pieces of critical legislation to keep the wheels of government turning

Moving towards undoing Joburg’s spatial apartheid

Article Dennis Webster - 4 Mar 2020

The Nodal Review might transform South Africa’s biggest city. Implementing the new policy, which has the potential to open wealthy suburbs to impoverished residents, is the challenge

Ramaphosa makes peace with Malema over gender-based violence comments

Article Lester Kiewit - 20 Feb 2020

In his Sona response, the president apologised for the weaponising of gender-based violence, saying the attack on the red beret leader was "uncalled for"

EFF ‘circus’ becomes contagion as MPs heckle Malema

Article Lester Kiewit - 18 Feb 2020

ANC MPs test the EFF’s disruptive tactics on the leader of the Red Berets in Sona reply

De Klerk now admits apartheid was a crime against humanity

Article Lester Kiewit - 17 Feb 2020

Apartheid’s last president walks back comments that definition was a Soviet plot

EFF stands firm on plans to disrupt Sona

Article Lester Kiewit - 13 Feb 2020

Julius Malema’s 44-member caucus stick to their guns: ‘Fire Pravin or else’

Sona: DA expects Ramaphosa to stick to his script

Article Lester Kiewit - 12 Feb 2020

The official opposition says the president’s state of the nation speech will not detail anything new or productive. Meanwhile, the EFF is threatening more disruption

Zuma lawyers confirm he will not be attending Sona

Article Lester Kiewit - 12 Feb 2020

The former president’s lawyers say they do not know how where Parliament obtained the information about his attendance

Meet the ANC’s new team for Parliament

Article Lester Kiewit - 20 May 2019

Changes include Thandi Modise for speaker of the National Assembly. North West premier Job Mokgoro also keeps his job

Time running out for Parliament to deal with abuses at spy agency

Article Lester Kiewit - 15 Mar 2019

A 100-page report details 'serious breaches of the Constitution, policy, law, regulations and directives' by the former president

Tau appointed as new Jo’burg mayor

Article Staff Reporter - 26 May 2011

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’

Article Staff Reporter - 9 May 2011

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

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Apr 2011

Johannesburg mayor Amos Masondo launched the Inner-City Property Scheme on Wednesday.

Minister ‘confident’ Jo’burg billing crisis can be resolved

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Mar 2011

The acting cooperative governance and traditional affairs minister has apologised to Johannesburg residents for a wide scale billing crisis.

Discounts to settle billing problems

Article bogdan TagDiv - 9 Mar 2011

Jo'burg residents affected by billing problems will be provided with a "favourable settlement arrangement" that includes discounts, Amos Masondo says.

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