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Top TV actor dumps ANC for ActionSA

Television actor Gabriel Temudzani, who is widely recognised for playing Chief Vhafuwi Azwindini on the SABC soap opera Muvhango, has ditched the ANC joined ActionSA. The political party announced Temudzani’s membership on

August 19, 2026

Celebrity News·Politics·South Africa

“People are living in shit in Ekurhuleni because of EFF” says Msimanga

DA federal chairperson Solly Msimanga has taken a brutal swipe at the EFF’s record in Ekurhuleni, saying residents are ‘living in shit’ because the party allegedly ‘failed’ to get the municipality’s water

August 19, 2026

Politics·South Africa

City of Tshwane was taken from DA by a government of tsotsis,’ says Brink

DA Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says the current city administration is behind the collapse of Tshwane and that the metro was “taken” from the DA by a government of “tsotsis”. He

August 19, 2026

News·Politics

DA to lay criminal charges against 10 municipal managers over alleged failures

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will lay criminal charges against the municipal managers of 10 of the country’s worst-performing municipalities, accusing them of presiding over years of financial mismanagement, weak accountability

August 13, 2026

Politics

ANC ‘not scared’ of DA bid to reclaim Joburg, pleads to voters for another chance

The ANC says it is not scared of the Democratic Alliance’s bid to reclaim Johannesburg and other Gauteng municipalities, while appealing to voters to give the governing party another opportunity to correct

August 12, 2026

Politics

Johannesburg’s Runners Are a Symptom of a Much Bigger Crisis

The young men and women who have built livelihoods as runners in Johannesburg’s inner city represent more than another informal business model. They represent resilience in the face of an economy that

August 12, 2026

Opinions

Hlabisa Sets 4 November as Date for 2026 Local Government Elections

South Africans will go to the polls on 4 November 2026 to elect their municipal representatives after Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa officially proclaimed the date. Hlabisa announced the

August 7, 2026

News·Politics

Treasury releases withheld R7.1bn municipal funds but warns non-compliant councils remain under scrutiny

National Treasury will begin releasing the remaining withheld July 2026 Local Government Equitable Share allocations from 31 July, saying the decision is intended to safeguard basic service delivery rather than signal that

July 28, 2026

News·South Africa

’Choose a side’: Mettler vote leaves coalition partners questioning ActionSA

The ActionSA’s decision to oppose the suspension of Tshwane city manager Johann Mettler has intensified tensions within the ANC-led coalition, with some coalition partners now questioning where the party stands politically. The

July 13, 2026

News·Politics

Free State CoGTA backs Treasury funding freeze against 16 ANC-run municipalities

The Free State Department of Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) and Human Settlements says it supports National Treasury’s decision to withhold equitable share allocations from municipalities, despite the province having the highest

July 9, 2026

News·South Africa

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Top TV actor dumps ANC for ActionSA

“People are living in shit in Ekurhuleni because of EFF” says Msimanga

City of Tshwane was taken from DA by a government of tsotsis,’ says Brink

DA to lay criminal charges against 10 municipal managers over alleged failures

ANC ‘not scared’ of DA bid to reclaim Joburg, pleads to voters for another chance

Johannesburg’s Runners Are a Symptom of a Much Bigger Crisis

Hlabisa Sets 4 November as Date for 2026 Local Government Elections

’Choose a side’: Mettler vote leaves coalition partners questioning ActionSA

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