126 The City of Johannesburg is racing against time to avoid a potentially crippling funding blow from National Treasury as mounting debt, multi-billion-rand utility losses and concerns over a controversial wage agreement…
Category: Politics
‘Delusional’: MK party, analysts say ANC can’t win majority in KZN
114 The ANC support base in KZN was eroded by the emergence of Jacob Zuma’s MK party, the majority party in the province. Though ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is confident the ANC…
Frank Chikane? Nhlanhla Lux? Loyiso Masuku? Who will be the ANC’s Joburg mayoral candidate?
148 Chikane dismisses Joburg mayoral candidate claims, while an analyst says no credible leader can save the ANC. The ANC in the City of Johannesburg has confirmed that it has submitted a…
‘A very sad indictment’: How Morero chooses his MMCs
109 Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero was before Scopa where he also blamed Herman Mashaba for the state of the city. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has revealed the considerations taken into account when…
Morero defends City leadership as SCOPA questions Joburg’s worsening audit outcomes
102 The City of Johannesburg’s political and administrative leadership came under intense scrutiny in Parliament on Tuesday, with members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) questioning whether leadership failures lie…
Johannesburg ‘striking a balance’ to stay afloat but won’t abandon R10bn Samwu deal
113 Johannesburg city officials have defended the R10 billion deal with Samwu while explaining how the city is dealing with financial constraints. The Johannesburg municipality is making ad hoc decisions as it…
Malema’s Lawsuit Against Kunene Struck Off The Roll
109 Malema’s Lawsuit Against Kunene Struck Off The Roll EFF leader Julius Malema has suffered a setback in his R1-million defamation lawsuit against Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene after the matter…
Malema Returns to Court Seeking Six-Month Prison Sentence for Ngizwe Mchunu
129 EFF leader Julius Malema has intensified his legal fight against social commentator Ngizwe Mchunu, launching an urgent contempt of court application in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria after accusing him…
ActionSA questions slow pace of Phala Phala inquiry as Rise Mzansi backs Gana
143 ActionSA has raised concerns over what it describes as the slow pace of Parliament’s newly established Section 89 Committee. The party has warned that further delays in the long-running Phala Phala…
Mbenenge Moves to Block Parliament From Considering His Removal
122 Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has turned to the courts in an effort to stop a process that could ultimately cost him his position on the bench. Mbenenge has filed…