The red berets had previously threatened not to support any budgets tabled by the ANC after their speaker was removed in Ekurhuleni
Senior ANC leaders warn that controversies over Nkabane, Morero and Lesufi could cost the party crucial support in Johannesburg
Stanley Itshegetseng said he supported Morero but those who had “beef” with Dada must take it to Morero and not reduce him to Dada’s boy
Joburg mayor humorously urged UDF leader Bantu Holomisa to stop his party’s councillor from filing motions of no confidence against him. Morero also honoured Lekota’s decades-long contribution to South Africa’s struggle against apartheid
Joburg’s Dada Morero assured residents that the city would not implement water-shedding in the same way South Africans endured load-shedding
As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepared to present his State of the Nation address (Sona) on Thursday, his second in the government of national unity (GNU), residents of some suburbs across Joburg were protesting about the lack of water. The crisis has left no one untouched. Businesses, forced to shut their doors as the crisis deepens, […]
The party’s regional secretary said should it be forced into a coalition following the local government elections, with a majority, it would demand the mayoral chain
Councillors approved a deputy mayor position for the first time in the city’s history, with 107 voting in favour
Morero should long have heeded the call to quit for the stability of the city, or face the humiliation of a motion of no confidence
The annual remuneration for a full-time councillor serving as executive deputy mayor is estimated at R1 280 117
Party sources said they found a woman at the house trying to burn the ballot papers
Allegations of manipulated ballots and conflicts of interest at the regional conference have deepened factional divides
The party’s regional conference was a clean sweep for Masuku’s faction
The infighting points to internal strife which could hurt the party in the region in next year
Sources said Gwamanda had brought the motion out of anger after being dropped as a member of the mayoral committee
The regional conference was initially scheduled for July but has since been postponed twice
The people of Johannesburg have cried many tears over the past decade and become accustomed to temporary service delivery ‘solutions’
Residents, civil society groups and business leaders call for immediate action to fix the city’s collapsing water system
With Johannesburg said to be fast approaching ‘Day Zero’, the mayor was also questioned about missing funds
The DA has not ruled out sabotage as one of the reasons the city has failed to provide water
