Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen speaks in Soweto, Johannesburg on September 20, 2025. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has warned Johannesburg residents against voting for smaller parties in next year’s local government elections, saying they have trapped the city in unstable coalitions. He was speaking in Soweto, where the DA announced its Federal…
[FILE IMAGE]: ANC Secretary-General Fikile MbalulaN speaks during an event. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula will on Sunday lead a report back meeting for ANC councillors in the Greater Johannesburg Region at Turffontein Racecourse in the south of Johannesburg. The meeting follows last week’s ANC Special NEC meeting in Boksburg and Monday’s national roll call of…
[FILE IMAGE]: Food parcels. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says it’s tabling a motion in the provincial legislature to debate a proposal to reverse the centralisation of the food parcel distribution to community-based non-profit organisations and regional food banks. The party’s shadow MEC for Social Development, Refiloe Nt’sekhe, says this follows the revelation by…
DA’s Helen Zille speaking in Soweto where the party as its choice for JHB mayor, 20 September 2025. Former Western Cape Premier and Democratic Alliance (DA) Johannesburg mayoral candidate, Helen Zille has called on Johannesburg residents to vote for change in the 2026 local government elections. She was speaking in Soweto, where the DA announced…
Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC says service delivery needs to be ramped up. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula has urged discipline and unity among Johannesburg councillors ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. [WATCH] We have acknowledged where there’s shortcomings with ANC councillors, and many of them have been engaged on…
Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC says service delivery needs to be ramped up. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula has urged discipline and unity among Johannesburg councillors ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. [WATCH] We have acknowledged where there’s shortcomings with ANC councillors, and many of them have been engaged on…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has praised Johannesburg councillors for what he calls their “thankless job” of delivering services on the ground. Speaking at the party’s regional councillor report-back meeting in the south of Johannesburg, Mbalula said councillors remain the first point of call for communities and must remain visible in addressing…
Helen Zille addresses DA members after she was announced as the party’s mayoral candidate for the 2026 LGE, in Soweto, September 20, 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed Helen Zille as its mayoral candidate for Johannesburg in the upcoming 2026 Local Government Elections. Addressing party members in Mofolo, Soweto, Zille based her campaign for…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, September 19, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that North-West businessman Brown Mogotsi knew about the disbandment of the province’s political killings task team before he did. He says this was revealed in a…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Before July 2025, Brown Oupa Mogotsi was widely regarded in the North West province as a politically connected businessman with significant influence. Known for his proximity to decision-makers and involvement in major deals, he largely operated out of the public eye. On Friday, his name featured prominently at the Madlanga…
