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The ANC in Ekurhuleni has offered the Democratic Alliance (DA) the position of council speaker before Thursday’s council sitting in the municipality.

EXCLUSIVE: ANC offers DA council speaker position in Ekurhuleni, sidelines EFF and ActionSA

If the Democratic Alliance declined the position, the African Transformation Movement would be next in line, sources said

  • Eyaaz
2 min read
Less decibels: No amount of sloganeering will win the ANC the Gauteng province as more and more voters are seeing through the chimera of noise. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Gauteng not seduced by slogans

Urban voters navigating the daily realities of transport breakdowns, potholes, water outages, electricity instability, crime and failing municipalities are not impressed by spectacle

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
‘Still a daughter of Johannesburg’: The Democratic Alliance’s federal chair, Helen Zille, now wants to fix Johannesburg if she’s elected mayor. Photo: DA/Helen Zille

Zille goes all in for Joburg top job

The Democratic Alliance federal chair declined to commit to a time frame within which she planned to fix the city’s problems if elected mayor

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube. (X)

DA says it wants matric pass mark ‘incrementally’ increased to 50%

It’s detractors say the party has accepted the 30% pass because it is enjoying the benefits of the government of national unity

  • Umamah Bakharia
6 min read
Rubbish jobs: A strike by waste management company Pikitup’s temporary workers, who wanted their jobs to be made permanent, disrupted services in parts of Johannesburg. Photo: Gallo Images

ANC leaders accused of corruption and ‘capture’ of Joburg entities

While residents battle water cuts and filthy streets, Pikitup and Joburg Water leaders face multibillion-rand nepotism claims

  • Khaya Koko
11 min read
Former Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda (Photo: Luba Lesolle)

Korner Talk: Goodbye to ‘Black John Steenhuisen’ Gwamanda

The Johannesburg mayor is about to be ditched

  • Khaya Koko
4 min read
The waste management company’s services are not operational in 10 of the 12 depots around Johannesburg because of protest action

Trade union accuses ActionSA of inciting striking Pikitup workers

The waste management company’s services are not operational in 10 of the 12 depots around Johannesburg because of protest action This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Umamah Bakharia
1 min read
DA leader John Steenhuisen.Photo: Michele Spatari/AFP
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Korner Talk | Burn, burn, burn: Steenhuisen’s ‘Sarafina’ moment

The opposition party’s flag-burning advert has ignited much criticism

  • Khaya Koko
4 min read
ANC NEC member, Parks Tau, at the National Election Debate, hosted by the Mail & Guardian and University of Forte Hare. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

ANC’s message to medical aid users: Stop ‘resistance’ to R200bn NHI plan

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

  • Khaya Koko
3 min read
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi(Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Job schemes and broken dreams

Plans like the one announced by employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi won’t move the needle on joblessness This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Eyaaz
1 min read
From left: Spectrum Party leader Christopher Claassen, United Independent Movement’s Neil de Beer, IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa, DA leader John Steenhuisen, Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Groenewald, ActionSA president Herman Mashaba and the Independent SA National Civic Organisation’s Zukile Luyenge on the first day of the national convention on coalitions at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, 17 August 2023. (Photo: Twitter / @Our_DA)

Déjà vu as Multi-Party Charter unveils economic plan

In trying to provide an alternative to the ANC, the new political grouping has fallen into old traps

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
The remnants of Bree Street. (Scott Peter Smith/M&G)

City of Joburg still waiting for Bree explosion to be declared a disaster to get funding

Businesses struggle to survive as progress in the R196m reconstruction of the street remains at a standstill This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Umamah Bakharia
1 min read