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ANC admits municipal failures as Ramaphosa unveils six-point local government plan

The African National Congress (ANC) has acknowledged its failures in municipalities, conceding that poor leadership, corruption, deteriorating infrastructure and unreliable service delivery have left communities frustrated ahead of the 2026 Local Government

August 23, 2026

Politics

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 Manifesto 2026: Jobs, service delivery drive young voters backing DA

Speaking to Africa Daily at the DA’s manifesto launch rally at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg, young supporters said they were turning to the party because they believed it had demonstrated

August 8, 2026

News·Politics

DA Election Manifesto 2026: Geordin Hill-Lewis pledges end to cadre deployment, protected municipal revenue

The Democratic Alliance has put fixing failing municipalities, ending cadre deployment and ring-fencing money collected for water and electricity at the centre of its campaign for the November local government elections. DA

August 8, 2026

News·Sport

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

Treasury defends municipal funding freeze, says failing councils are being forced to comply

National Treasury has defended its decision to withhold equitable share allocations from dozens of financially distressed municipalities, arguing that the intervention is already forcing failing councils to comply with their financial obligations

July 17, 2026

News·South Africa

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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ANC admits municipal failures as Ramaphosa unveils six-point local government plan

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 Manifesto 2026: Jobs, service delivery drive young voters backing DA

DA Election Manifesto 2026: Geordin Hill-Lewis pledges end to cadre deployment, protected municipal revenue

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