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Former Johannesburg council speaker Nobuhle Mthembu. (@cllr_mthembu/X)
2021 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

Nobuhle Mthembu alleges Joburg ActionSA councillors only staying in party for salaries

The former speaker suggested there were no differences in how the party she has left and Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe were being run

  • Lunga Mzangwe
6 min read
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. (X)
ANC

Finance MMC job in Jozi a political hotbed

The delay in appointing a finance MMC in the City of Johannesburg stems from the perception that the position is seen as a stepping stone to the mayoral seat, making it a hotly…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
4 min read
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. (X)
ACTIONSA

Morero may be safe, but battle over Jozi council continues

Some ANC members want former speaker Margaret Arnolds to return after the incumbent was ousted

  • Lunga Mzangwe
4 min read
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero at the official handover of the Southern Farms Housing Project. (X)
ACTIONSA

Joburg mayor Dada Morero survives motion of no confidence

Nobuhle Mthembu was ousted as speaker as the ANC moved to punish ActionSA for refusing to back Morero

  • Lunga Mzangwe
2 min read
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. (Lubabalo Lesolle/Gallo Images)
ACTIONSA

DA allegedly promises Al Jamah-ah Joburg mayoral seat if motion of no confidence in Morero succeeds

Al Jamah-ah has denied striking a deal with the DA to oust the ANC mayor, despite claims it lobbied parties and has been eyeing the seat

  • Lunga Mzangwe
6 min read
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. (Lubabalo Lesolle/Gallo Images)
ACTIONSA

ANC sets its eyes on Tshwane as ActionSA targets speaker positions

The ANC wants to unseat the Democratic Alliance, which has run Tshwane for more than a year with help from ActionSA, the African Christian Democratic Party and the Inkatha…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
3 min read