The outgoing mayor’s tweet about the arrest statistics of migrants displays both his bigotry and a misunderstanding of how crime and policing work
Battles between the parties affect their ability to deliver promises to the electorate
With Maimane and Trollip gone, it seems the DA trying to turn back the hands of time to 2015 — or even 1652
Despite her winning by just seven votes, Zille’s return has led to the resignation of her opponents and revealed cracks in the party over policies
Right wing elements, Zille’s election, forced the mayor to choose between party and country
My fresh billing crisis goes back nearly two years now
The Human Settlement MEC has initiated a probe into Mayor Herman Mashaba’s claims that a government official stole Alex Renewal Project files
South Africans need to be taught that our democracy is thanks to our neighbours
Tony Yengeni’s tweet implied Mashaba should be necklaced. He has been widely criticised for this, and the DA has laid a charge.
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
As the DA and ANC bicker over who failed Alex, Malema gets a warning in
If you live in Alexandra, Khayelitsha or a thousand other communities where the government has failed to deliver services, you are ignored
Xenophobic violence condemned by both the ANC and DA as the May 8 elections moves closer
Mayor Herman Mashaba approached the court to seek relief against former Joburg mayor Parks Tau who described him as sexist and anti-black in 2016
Today’s capitalism is a slide into authoritarianism, using Islamophobia, xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism to keep the state in power
A series of tweets insinuating the spread of Ebola was caused by undocumented migrants landed City of Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba in hot water
On Monday, the Johannesburg high court in Johannesburg is expected to hear a defamation case in which Mashaba is demanding R2-million from Tau
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Based on our history, the election period will probably be marked by the misuse and abuse of state resources
The White House is considering an ‘event management cost’ which is not that different from Joburg’s ‘planning costs’ for protests
Shacks have increased by 204.7% and gated houses by 248.8%, showing a widening gap in the kinds of homes built in the country’s most populous province
Irresponsible developers, thieves and homeowners have created a costly problem that is polluting the Jukskei River
The ANC is of the view that the Tshwane municipality was not functional and needed assistance
Herman Mashaba says the issue was brought to his attention two weeks ago
‘If Mashaba was intending to out himself as a disciple of the orange bloat filling the US presidency, he did extremely well’
Bonginkosi Madikizela has taken himself out of the running for Cape Town mayor, saying he is already running for the position of Western Cape Premier
It is the ANC’s record of corruption that will be weighing on voters’ minds as they go to the polls next year
ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says the party was dismayed that one of their employees had been arrested
‘The Ramaphoria train has its own problems. Its rural vote is declining rapidly, threatening its hard-won gains in KwaZulu-Natal’
The mayor has denied reports of the city’s financial woes, but audits hint at vulnerabilities
Phalatse made the declaration on Sunday at a Friends of Israel event held in the city