The EFF leader said the ANC should know that it would never win the elections outright in the foreseeable future

Motsoeneng says he wants to “take over properly” as coalition talks continue in the troubled Maluti-a-Phofung municipality

Petrol will rise by R3.06 a litre and diesel by up to R7.51/litre but a temporary R3/litre fuel levy relief will be in effect until 5 May

In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that councillors must come to council even if they were sick

The EFF leader also questioned why Johannesburg residents would vote for Helen Zille, saying she is ‘old’ and ‘does not have teeth’

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

Launching a billboard that pokes fun at the Gauteng premier’s recent gaffe about water shortages, the DA said the ANC had lost touch with voters and would lose its majority in all municipalities in the province later this year

DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga put his hand up for the federal chair position held by Ivan Meyer

Parties and labour organisations have slammed the 2026 Budget for failing to tackle low growth, high unemployment, and municipal distress, while cautiously welcoming tax relief and social grant increases

Joburg’s Dada Morero assured residents that the city would not implement water-shedding in the same way South Africans endured load-shedding

For the first time in several years, electricity did not dominate the president’s address

The president said the South African National Defence Force would be deployed to support police in tackling gang violence and illegal mining

Party leader Julius Malema said the move signalled the president’s loss of confidence in the police

The DA leader insists he is “going nowhere” despite his announcement that he will not be contesting for the party’s leadership role

‘If I stood for re-election, I would have won hands down,’ DA leader says

Sources in the DA say the decision was partly influenced by Steenhuisen’s soured relationship with Helen Zille

Councillors approved a deputy mayor position for the first time in the city’s history, with 107 voting in favour

Police said there was a possibility of more arrests following that of Themba Mathibe on Monday

The Democratic Alliance’s Johannesburg chair said the region would not rule out Zille joining council as it was open to all options that were beneficial

The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference