Gwamanda was unwell when he delivered his state of the city address and had to be rushed to hospital during the debate following his speech
The Reserve Bank governor had to defend interest rate hikes against criticism that they will do little to temper sticky inflation
The municipality has received a series of disclaimers from the auditor general since 2016 and has had serious liquidity problems since 2020
Outgoing DA mayor Retief Odendaal says stabilising the city should be the priority for all parties
There were no surprises at ward level as parties test the waters ahead of 2024
The parliamentary committee will also call Business Unity South Africa’s head to talk about the intelligence probe the former chief executive initiated
Public Works Minister wants a probe into maintenance costs, including R19 000 for replacing light bulbs at a Waterkloof home, to be concluded soon
The parties are finalising a coalition agreement that will see them co-governing the province should the ANC fall below 50% in the 2024 general elections
The Economic Freedom Fighters has switched from the teachings of Fanon and Lenin to the interests of chiefs and kings
The Democratic Alliance wants Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to audit national school nutrition programmes
At the 2021 local government elections, neither of the two biggest parties got a mandate to govern alone in Johannesburg
But the opposition coalition led by the DA can’t stop fighting about who is boss for long enough to agree on a Jozi mayoral candidate
The environment minister was responding to a Democratic Alliance parliamentary question
Former minister rejects findings of ‘maladministration’ against her over the national rapid response task team she appointed
While the pact is a clear outlining of political strategy by the opposition party, whether it is successful can only be determined as we get closer to 2024
National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement
The party is also dealing with an internal revolt by its councillors over its coalition with the ANC and Economic Freedom Fighters
The ANC, IFP and DA managed to retain their wards
The two interventions have received major blowback with critics accusing the government of undermining public oversight
The Democratic Alliance’s federal congress must decide not only who should lead the party during the critical phase in the democratic evolution, but how it should be led, and with what strategic objectives
The Democratic Alliance needs a winning mentality to recognise that more than a strong party is needed to build a better future for South Africa
Nearly 2 000 delegates will vote in a new leadership to take the party into the 2024 elections
The Russian leader has more chance of being arrested at home than he does in Mzansi
Will the official opposition consider doing business with the ANC after the 2024 elections?
Party insiders worry that Democratic Alliance federal council chair Helen Zille has centralised powers as the party has not had a chief executive for two years
The former Eskom chief executive has accepted an invitation to make submissions to the standing committee on public accounts
Brink called for cooperation between parties, characterising the past weeks at the Tshwane council as unfortunate
The wannabe leader has asked the DA leader why the party was critical of the government’s ministerial handbook when its politicians also live in state house
However, minister Angie Motshekga says the department is fast tracking the improvement of infrastructure at schools
Incumbent DA leader takes legal steps after former Johannesburg mayor’s campaign manager allegedly reported that he used donor funding for his benefit
The majority had made a decision and that was how democracy worked, the deputy president told the National Assembly
The party’s Tshwane metro contingent appears to have been asleep during councillor induction