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Zille: Only the DA can fix Joburg as she launches bold bid for mayor

Helen Zille says she wants to be mayor of Johannesburg to save the city from collapse, declaring that the ANC, EFF and MK Party have created a mess they can no longer

October 17, 2026

2026 Mayoral chain showdown·Politics·South Africa

MK’s Baloyi pitches 10-point plan to take Joburg with outright majority

MK Party mayoral hopeful Bongani Baloyi has told Johannesburg voters that fixing the metro will require more than another change of mayor – it will require a plan that survives the mayor.

October 7, 2026

2026 Mayoral chain showdown·Politics·South Africa

ANC top gun attacks Zille, branding her “flat spare tyre”

Democratic Alliance (DA) mayoral candidate Helen Zille’s bid to lead Johannesburg has come under scrutiny over the party’s governing record, with ANC Gauteng MPL Greg Schneemann questioning whether the DA’s model can

September 24, 2026

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Johannesburg mayor tells resident ‘o buwa masepa’ during heated electricity meeting

City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has apologised after telling a Tshepisong resident, “O buwa masepa,” during a heated electricity imbizo in the Roodepoort township on Thursday. The Sesotho insults, which means

August 28, 2026

News·South Africa

City of Joburg settles R5.25bn Eskom debt in full, ending power supply threat

The City of Johannesburg has settled its R5.25 billion overdue electricity debt to Eskom in full, bringing an end to a months-long dispute that threatened the security of power supply to the

August 21, 2026

Business·News·South Africa

Malema says Zille, Mashaba no match for EFF’s Joburg mayoral pick

EFF leader Julius Malema defended his party’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, insisting neither the DA’s Helen Zille nor ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba could be compared to her, while accusing the

July 30, 2026

News·Politics

Poet and Singer Ntsiki Mazwai Enters Joburg Mayoral Race

Media personality, author and poet Nontsikelelo “Ntsiki” Mazwai has announced her bid to become Johannesburg’s next mayor after accepting the Land Party’s nomination ahead of the November local government elections. Her candidacy

July 9, 2026

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Zille: Only the DA can fix Joburg as she launches bold bid for mayor

MK’s Baloyi pitches 10-point plan to take Joburg with outright majority

ANC top gun attacks Zille, branding her “flat spare tyre”

Johannesburg mayor tells resident ‘o buwa masepa’ during heated electricity meeting

Malema says Zille, Mashaba no match for EFF’s Joburg mayoral pick

Poet and Singer Ntsiki Mazwai Enters Joburg Mayoral Race

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Zille: Only the DA can fix Joburg as she launches bold bid for mayor

MK’s Baloyi pitches 10-point plan to take Joburg with outright majority

ANC top gun attacks Zille, branding her “flat spare tyre”

Johannesburg mayor tells resident ‘o buwa masepa’ during heated electricity meeting

City of Joburg settles R5.25bn Eskom debt in full, ending power supply threat

Malema says Zille, Mashaba no match for EFF’s Joburg mayoral pick

Poet and Singer Ntsiki Mazwai Enters Joburg Mayoral Race

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