Deputy Minister Parks Tau reiterated the government’s stance that medical aid tax breaks will be forfeited to fund the proposed universal health care plan
Deputy Cogta minister Parks Tau said the perception that the ANC didn’t deliver was ‘manufactured’
The government hopes to have local government regulations ready by the next municipal poll in 2026
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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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The shifts were not about improving government’s efficiency but about securing political futures
Only the uninitiated or the hopelessly optimistic would have been merely disappointed by last night’s long and needlessly delayed cabinet announcement
Mashatile and fellow ANC members Maropene Ramokgopa, Sihle Zikalala and Parks Tau were sworn in as MPs on Monday
ANC sources say the deputy president submitted a resignation letter on Monday
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The provincial administration has, however, struggled to pay staff salaries
David Makhura has set up an expert advisory committee to provide independent and expert advice about climate change mitigation and adaptation for the Gauteng City-Region
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In this first episode, our politics journalist Lizeka Tandwa and veteran journalist Paddy Harper chat to our guest about service delivery and the elections.
Dr Thembi Mokgethi appointed as new health MEC as premier seeks to stop Covid-19 malfeasance
The Nodal Review might transform South Africa’s biggest city. Implementing the new policy, which has the potential to open wealthy suburbs to impoverished residents, is the challenge
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
Makhura reportedly supported a group that backed former Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau as his deputy
‘There shall be no MEC who is changed because they have a different view from me’
Newly elected ANC Gauteng chairperson David Makhura has called for an end to lobby groups and ill-discipline in the province
Lesufi narrowly defeated economic development MEC Lebogang Maile to become the ANC in Gauteng’s deputy chairperson
With Makhura elected, the deputy chairperson has become the most sought-after position in the ANC Gauteng
The ex-mayor’s supporters believe he will take the post of deputy ANC chairperson and premier.
The ANC is accusing the DA-led governments of being anti-poor for proposing tariff hikes in Jo’burg
The rising Gauteng ANC star has denied that his political mentor is an ambitious puppetmaster
Panyaza Lesufi, Parks Tau and Lebogang Maile to fight it out for key positions in the region
Three-day summit worked towards practical solutions to energy crisis
Experts from across the country gathered to chart a way forward to bring cheaper energy to South Africa
"We had this leadership at the right time, when we needed the ANC – not only to be inspired by us but [also] this new energy."
The former mayor of Johannesburg has warned that projects may not get off the ground.
The former Jo’burg mayor wants to beef up municipal finances & smoothen labour relations.
There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal, according to ANC Gauteng chairperson and former Jo’burg mayor at Nonhlanhla Mthembu’s funeral.
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The former president insisted ‘people should not read into’ his meeting with EFF leader Julius Malema on Monday.
Mayor Parks Tau’s greatest success is an electricity plan that makes Johannesburg less dependent on Eskom.
SA’s de facto capital has announced bold plans to change the lives of its citizens. But not everyone is on board, as events on the same day showed.