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Zille’s attitude is one of colonial denial hiding behind the mask of efficiency
The politics of the DA leader, who is a mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, one that manages inequality rather than transforms it
New Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya vows to expose corrupt city officials
The capital’s new mayor will focus on resolving long-standing tensions with labour, coalition management, and service delivery
Buffalo City mayor recalled, wants to meet national ANC officials
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
We’re going back to abnormal
When one state of disaster ends, we’ll enter the other, familiar one, where service failure is the endemic pandemic.
ANC unlikely to replace Joburg mayor Matongo before 1 Nov
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
Steenhuisen names DA’s mayoral candidates and challenges ANC to do the same
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
Jolidee Matongo elected as Johannesburg’s new mayor
ANC’s Matongo was the only candidate nominated for the city of Johannesburg mayoral candidate, the speaker of council announced
ANC’s provincial executive committee endorses three candidates for Joburg mayor race
Sources say that the PEC gave the nod to the three names put forward by the Johannesburg regional executive committee
Johannesburg council member Jolidee Matongo touted as front-runner to take over as mayor
The ANC will likely announce a candidate to take over as the city’s mayor next week after consultation with provincial and national leaders
‘Dismiss talks of coalitions in elections,’ Ramaphosa tells the ANC’s national executive committee
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…
DA councillor implicated in food relief fraud continues daily chores as case runs its course
The speaker of City of Cape Town says no sanctions are considered against City’s ward councillor, as yet
DA councillor arrested for allegedly defrauding food relief project
Nora Grose is accused of using R170 000 intended for a food relief project in Cape Town for personal gain
Mashaba promises change while announcing run for Johannesburg mayor
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba calls on residents to support him
Democratic Alliance mayoral candidates to be announced
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.
Bongani Baloyi leaving Midvaal as mayor is a great loss
The young politician made Midvaal local municipality a model of clean governance and public service