While residents battle water cuts and filthy streets, Pikitup and Joburg Water leaders face multibillion-rand nepotism claims
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The Johannesburg mayor is about to be ditched
The green mambas’ leader says the ANC is not the only party that has been involved in corruption
ActionSA is set to get the council speaker position and chair of chairs in the new coalition arrangement
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Mashaba’s party may vote in favour of the loan if the R200 prepaid electricity service charge is scrapped
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Racist Renaldo Gouws slipped through the cracks of the DA’s vetting process
Many if not most South Africans welcome the decline of electoral support for the ANC. But the alarming reality is that the alternatives could be far worse
Cabinet will be cut to a maximum of 20 posts and deputy minister positions done away with
Several of the policy resolutions adopted by the party were reiterations of statements its leader, Herman Mashaba, had previously made
The country’s biggest city will continue to grow as people seek jobs and a better life. But a ‘resentment’ towards urbanisation has prevented the government from unlocking its economic opportunities
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Two former mayors tell of Johannesburg’s challenges, which led to last week’s fatal blaze
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There have been no walkouts or temper tantrums as opposition parties bury the hatchet
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The DA leader has said the pact was about dislodging the ruling party and stopping a coalition between the ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters
The democratic revolution requires a collective effort that goes beyond the ambitions of individual parties or leaders
Funders are concerned about the fragmented opposition but party leaders are adamant that they and not donors are driving the process
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Herman Mashaba lasted longer in the Jozi mayor’s parlour than his book did on the shelves
Jonathan Ball Publishers was not aware of a funding agreement between the ActionSA president and the writer of the ‘unauthorised biography’, Prince Mashele
Illegal land occupation and alleged corruption plague the city’s unstable administrations
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The party believes it has been able to ‘self-correct’ after alienating white voters in the previous national and provincial elections
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What lessons can be learnt from the ongoing coalition instability in Nelson Mandela Bay and City of Johannesburg?
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The broken Zimbabwe economy and political system are too much of a push factor for xenophobia and Aaron Motsoaledi to stop people seeking refuge in Mzansi
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The former ANC MP and activist had been ill since June
Messages between ActionSA and DA federal council chair Helen Zille suggest that the blue party has made attempts for an alliance with the EFF since January
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The Socio-Economic Rights Institute alleges the threats came after public statements by ActionSA city councillor Nkululeko Mbundu
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Despite warnings that vigilante organisations can become xenophobic and violent, the ruling ANC says the more grassroots groups like these, the better
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Operation Dudula has carried out a crackdown against illegal immigrants in Jo’burg, a drive that has resonated with mainly poor, angry South Africans
A damning report terminating Khoza’s Action SA membership accuses her of aggressive and threatening behaviour, being prone to conspiracy theories and a careerist.
Lindiwe Sisulu and other power and prosperity seekers in the ANC had the authority to improve the lives of ‘the people’, but didn’t
The Makana Citizens Front won more votes than any other opposition party, giving residents a direct voice on the local council
The people need to remove their blinkers and reclaim their minds to achieve a better future
If South Africa is moving from being a dominant-party system to a more vibrant, multiparty democracy, as these elections indicate, then coalitions are going to have to become the norm
Talks between the two parties have resumed, but it is unclear if any agreement will be reached any time soon