Some ANC members want former speaker Margaret Arnolds to return after the incumbent was ousted
Sources in the city’s executive believe the former mayor has become a ‘liability’ for the Johannesburg council
The embattled MMC was placed on special leave by mayor Dada Morero over an alleged funeral policy scam
It is still not clear exactly who ActionSA will field as its preferred candidate
In his acceptance speech Morero said the numerous leadership changes in the city since the ANC first lost control of it in 2026 were disruptive and could not continue
Evidence suggests that the ANC in Joburg knew about leaders’ ‘capture’ of the city’s entities
Amad believes that because he is the party leader in Gauteng and that he made space for Gwamanda to be mayor, he should be considered for a position in the mayoral committee
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
ActionSA is set to get the council speaker position and chair of chairs in the new coalition arrangement
The water shortage was caused by ‘an incident’ at the Eikenhof pump station, the bulk water supplier said
We have learned to live with sporadic electricity supply but South Africans will not be as kind to the government if our taps run dry
The water crisis has largely been caused by a power outage that affected the main pump station
A Rand Water executive and his bodyguard were killed in a shooting the Zakariyya Park community hall where a school donation function was taking place
A ‘domestic dispute’ is said to have been behind the blaze which destroyed a residential building in the city centre on Sunday
Businesses struggle to survive as progress in the R196m reconstruction of the street remains at a standstill
Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda labelled the attempt a ploy to gain political points
The damage from the devastating explosion is expected to amount to around R178 million
Parties believe that they need the broadest possible coalition to unseat the ANC
The city has reappointed a ‘grossly dishonest’ executive found by a forensic investigation to have ‘wasted’ its finances
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