The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has called for the Johannesburg Water board to be fired as water woes persist in the metro municipality and across Gauteng. This comes as Johannesburg has been experiencing a severe water crisis, with ongoing water supply issues. This is due to population growth, illegal connections, and damaged and ageing infrastructure. … Read more
ActionSA in Johannesburg is calling on mayor Dada Morero to remove Kabelo Gwamanda from all his executive roles following his arrest. Gwamanda was arrested on Friday, 18 October, and charged with fraud and corruption for allegedly defrauding people through his burial scheme, Ithemba Lama Afrika. ACTIONSA WANTS KABELO GWAMANDA TO BE RELIEVED FROM DUTIES As … Read more
A fire that broke out at the Johannesburg Country Club (JCC) in Auckland Park has been contained, after a blaze ripped through the kitchen and members areas on Tuesday afternoon. A large inferno and massive plumes of black smoke could be seen from the distance. Watch: The cause of Tuesday’s fire at the JCC is … Read more
African National Congress (ANC) regional chairperson in Johannesburg, Dada Morero, has been elected as the new mayor of the city. Morero was elected on Friday, 16 August, following Kabelo Gwamanda’s resignation. DADA MORERO ELECTED NEW JOHANNEBSURG MAYOR Morero was elected Joburg’s first citizen in September 2022 when he took the mayoral chain from the Democratic … Read more
The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants the City of Johannesburg council to be dissolved and is calling for fresh elections to enable voters to make a fresh state for the embattled metro. This comes as council has convened to elect a new mayor after Kabelo Gwamanda handed in his resignation letter earlier this week. DA WANTS … Read more
Political parties have welcomed the resignation of Kabelo Gwamanda as executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg. Gwamanda who was elected in May 2023 finally handed in his resignation letter on Tuesday, 13 August. His resignation will be effective from a date determined by the Speaker. ACTIONSA WELCOMES THE RESIGNATION OF KABELO GWAMANDA ActionSA said … Read more
The African National Congress (ANC) highest decision-making body, the National Executive Committee (NEC) has instructed its national coalition task team to intervene and stabilise municipalities. This was revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in Boksburg where the NEC held a three-day meeting to deliberate on its electoral decline in the 29 May polls among other things. … Read more
ActionSA has placed three key conditions on its conditional support of a new government in the City of Johannesburg, first of which is the removal of executive mayor Kabelo Gwamanda from the Al Jama-ah. Gwamanda was elected mayor in May 2023 following Thapelo Amad’s resignation. He was elected through the support of the African National … Read more
City of Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has clarified that the new surcharge for prepaid electricity customers will provide revenue to fund the municipality’s new infrastructure investment. Johannesburg residents who use prepaid electricity are up in arms over the extra R200 service charge on top of the 12.7% tariff increase approved by the National Energy Regulator … Read more
Eskom has applied to the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg for a declaratory order to force City Power to pay its R1 billion debt. City Power, which supplies residents under the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, is defaulting on its payments. CITY POWER OWES ESKOM R1 BILLION On Monday, 6 May, Eskom said the matter … Read more
