Some ANC members want former speaker Margaret Arnolds to return after the incumbent was ousted
Al Jamah-ah has denied striking a deal with the DA to oust the ANC mayor, despite claims it lobbied parties and has been eyeing the seat
The DA leader’s interest in the position has sent political parties scrambling to find stronger candidates as the 2026 municipal elections loom
Democratic Alliance federal leader’s possible comeback as Joburg mayor also rattles rivals
The hijacking of buildings is a symptom of seriously deep-seated social problems in our society
Mayor Dada Morero said abandoned buildings will be seized to address the 1996 to 1997 RDP waiting list
The South African Municipal Workers Union said it would not march but would ask for a meeting with the president when he visited the city
Party leader Herman Mashaba has played down his ambitions of being ActionSA president
ActionSA has signed up the Forum 4 Service Delivery, the ANC considers wooing Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and the MK party is fishing for the Abantu Batho Congress
Herman Mashaba has created a deputy position for Forum 4 Service Delivery founder Mbahare Johannes Kekana as part of the agreement
The party wants to use its growing influence in Gauteng metros to consolidate its presence
Parties that swore to oust the ANC are keeping it in power – and JSC interviews went ahead
Parties that swore to oust ANC are keeping it in power – and JSC interviews went ahead
The ANC must ‘watch this space’ the DA federal chairperson says
ActionSA has promised positions to the ANC and EFF but the former ruling party is cautious of the city’s poor finances and service delivery failures
The embattled DA mayor of Tshwane said coalition partner ActionSA is also responsible for service failures in the metro.
It is still not clear exactly who ActionSA will field as its preferred candidate
While residents battle water cuts and filthy streets, Pikitup and Joburg Water leaders face multibillion-rand nepotism claims
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
Mashaba’s party may vote in favour of the loan if the R200 prepaid electricity service charge is scrapped
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
Two former mayors tell of Johannesburg’s challenges, which led to last week’s fatal blaze
There have been no walkouts or temper tantrums as opposition parties bury the hatchet
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