Xola Pakati has rejected the ANC provincial leadership’s reasons for his recall, saying the metro is one of the most stable in the country
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When one state of disaster ends, we’ll enter the other, familiar one, where service failure is the endemic pandemic.
A party source said the ANC in Johannesburg would most likely call on one of the mayoral committee members to stand in as mayor until the local elections
DA leader John Steenhuisen challenges ANC to share its list of mayoral candidates during the main opposition party’s own big metro candidate list-reveal
ANC’s Matongo was the only candidate nominated for the city of Johannesburg mayoral candidate, the speaker of council announced
Sources say that the PEC gave the nod to the three names put forward by the Johannesburg regional executive committee
The ANC will likely announce a candidate to take over as the city’s mayor next week after consultation with provincial and national leaders
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The president wants local government overhauled, so that it no longer a manager of contracts, which has resulted in a weak tender system that has led to corruption, patronage and the poor delivery of services
The speaker of City of Cape Town says no sanctions are considered against City’s ward councillor, as yet
Nora Grose is accused of using R170 000 intended for a food relief project in Cape Town for personal gain
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba calls on residents to support him
Sources inside the DA say that MP and finance spokesperson Geordin Hill-Lewis will likely be named as candidate for Cape Town ahead of the incumbent, Dan Plato.
The young politician made Midvaal local municipality a model of clean governance and public service
The DA’s factional battles will take centre stage when the party selects a new mayoral candidate for the city of Cape Town
Arrests over alleged tender fraud come as Durban mayor Zandile Gumede fights for her political life
The Tshwane mayor will know on Thursday whether he will remain at the city’s helm or be removed by parties
The Democratic Alliance says that it is unable to work with Patricia de Lille and that the caucus has no faith in her leadership
Patricia de Lille, who was on Tuesday temporarily restored to her position, says she will appeal to the DA to work together with her
Patricia de Lille has asked the court to suspend the decision by the DA to terminate her membership for another month so she can clear her name
The DA’s federal executive has announced that it has terminated Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille’s party membership
Daniel Buthelezi is unharmed after being held hostage at a council building in Lichtenburg.
Times are a-changing in Spain as the new office bearers embrace the secular state and do away with cars.
A union leader could be the next Chicago mayor, signalling a shift towards progressive politics.
Patricia de Lille does not appear on the DA’s lists because she never applied. She is determined instead to finish her term as Cape Town mayor.
Mayor Rob Ford says the city’s council had no business stripping him of his powers after he admitted taking drugs and abusing alcohol.
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Kgosientso “Sputla” Ramokgopa was elected mayor of Tshwane on Tuesday over Democratic Alliance candidate Gerhardus Pretorius by 92 votes to 49 votes. The Mail and Guardian had established in July that outgoing mayor Gwen Ramokgoba’s nephew was tipped to take the position. A committee member that wanted to remain anonymous said, “These are the rewards […]