Court declares that the Gauteng premier’s decision to place the metro under administration was unlawful and sets it aside — after the Covid-19 lockdown ends
Gauteng Premier David Makhura tweeted this week that 41 suspects linked to the burning and burglary of schools in the province have been arrested
While the president takes charge of the national effort against Covid-19, provincial premiers are using the crisis to show they too a leading from the front
The government has put stringent measures in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and the National Assembly, provincial outreach programmes and municipalities have had to comply
South Africans are economically stressed and will quickly find ways to circumvent restrictions. Without social mobilisation we won’t be able to ensure the compliance that other countries have been able to enforce
In addition to other measures, the province’s response the outbreak of the coronavirus will be to ‘sort out’ the public healthcare system
Covid-19 numbers are prompting disaster declarations and dramatic action across South Africa this week. All steps should be directed by numbers
Early studies suggest that the Covid-19 can survive up to three days in droplets that are coughed or sneezed on to surfaces
Meanwhile, the City of Tshwane’s leadership is being dissolved due to collapsing service delivery
The Democratic Alliance is likely to lose Tshwane when residents vote again
Despite promises of relocation, two months after floods people in Mamelodi are still living in a church. Bongekile Macupe and Delwyn Verasamy went to talk to the learners who are trying to get on with school while living in a loud and alien environment
The ruling party hopes to woo the Inkatha Freedom Party and win back the city from the Democratic Alliance coalition
The child was caught in the crossfire of an alleged shootout between two rival taxi associations
Political divisions have resurrected debate over whether it is fair to pay for Gauteng’s e-tolls through the fuel levy
Preoccupied with pass rates, buzzwords and early development, our premiers are neglecting some basic challenges
With two years before the next local government election and an ANC in Gauteng already on notice, the stakes have never been higher.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura bows to pressure inside and outside the ANC, returning Lesufi to his former post
Only two out of seven provinces get women premiers and party prescribes that all speakers should be women
ANC Gauteng on a knife edge but party remains quietly confiden
Women who have lived in the township for decades have no access to proper housing, services and politicians
Town planners say the township’s infrastructure cannot support the number of people living there
This is a time when serious journalism is required, ensuring that voters are kept informed
MEC critical of local contractors who are paid 30% of project price but don’t do any work
ANC provinces led by two sides of the factional divide face acute challenges to retain control in the 2019 general election
Premier David Makhura has repeatedly called for e-tolls to be scrapped but has not given a plan in the last three State of the Province Addresses
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the country is moving closer to its goals
Approximately 500 shacks were reduced to ash on Thursday in what residents say began as an altercation involving someone living at the settlement
Msimang was treasurer of the party under the leadership of former president Thabo Mbeki
Of the 61 projects discussed at the forum, 45 have been negotiated and closed
The investment forum is the first of its kind on the continent
Bustling Joburg brought to a standstill as firefighters contain blaze at the Bank of Lisbon building
​The Gauteng department of agriculture and rural development intends to terminate its contract with a controversial security services company