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3 days ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Sharon Seretlo
Joburg mayor Dada Morero survived a motion of no confidence on Wednesday after most of the parties in council voted against it. Chief whip Sithembiso Zungu also survived the motion against him, while speaker Nobuhle Mthembu was removed after the majority voted against her. One hundred and forty-four members voted against the motion of no confidence in Morero, while 75 voted for his ousting and 43 abstained. IFP councillor Mlungisi Mabaso said the motion was a distraction to destabilise the council.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Sharon Seretlo
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature House Sitting at Selbourne Hall on June 17, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi remains in the dark about the future of e-toll bills in the province as he waits for an official update from the national government. This is despite Gauteng motorists, including himself, are still being billed for using the e-tolled highways.
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3 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Jeanette Chabalala |Sharon Seretlo
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. The DA says it will scrutinise the appointments and work of the City of Johannesburg’s so-called “Bomb Squad” — a unit the metro says will assist in arresting crime, combating lawlessness, and unlocking service delivery. On Thursday, mayor Dada Morero officially announced the members of the Bomb Squad, which will be led by ANC veteran Snuki Zikalala. The 12-strong team will operate for the next two years.
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3 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Sharon Seretlo
Panyaza Lesufi (Premier of Gauteng). Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi's office has received an additional cash injection of R50 million to augment their R1.5bn budget which will go towards Nas’iSpani with the aim of helping fight youth unemployment in the province. This was revealed by finance MEC Lebogang Maile on Tuesday morning while re-tabling the 2025/26 provincial budget, which now stands at R172.3bn.
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1 month ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Sharon Seretlo
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero’s state of the city addresspromised action to fix the city’s problems. Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero’s state of the city address sparked heated debate in a divided council on Thursday, as some parties voiced support for his infrastructure-led vision while others slammed it as out-of-touch with what the city needs.
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Sharon Seretlo
The City of Johannesburg conducted over 7,000 inspections and found 1,444 spaza shops and food-handling facilities were non-compliant. Gauteng MEC for economic development, Lebohang Maile, on Sunday said there were 243 closures due to non-compliance. In Tshwane, 5,851 inspections were done with 1,905 found to be non-compliant. Ekurhuleni had 9,433 inspections, 8,848 were non-compliant, and five closures. Mogale City conducted 2,351 inspections, 23 were non-compliant, with no closures.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Innocentia Nkadimeng |Sharon Seretlo
ANC national executive committee (NEC) member Donald Selamolela has defended secretary-general Fikile Mbalula's luxurious mode of transport to Robben Island for the party's 113th birthday celebration in Cape Town. The Sunday Times reported Mbalula arrived at Robben Island on a luxury yacht belonging to businessman Fernando Acafrao instead of the museum ferry, Sikhululekile, which transported other leaders.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Herman Moloi |Sharon Seretlo
The Jacob Zuma Foundation released a statement on Wednesday morning in which it said Zuma had sent a letter to the party demanding to be reinstated as a member before the end of the month. Reacting to the letter, Mbalula instead said Zuma was being mischievous. “We are not going to respond because it [letter] seeks to divert us from the 113th-year celebration. He had an opportunity to send his love letter many days ago and he didn't. That is how he works, that's how he operates.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Innocentia Nkadimeng |Sharon Seretlo
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula defends Ramaphosa amid calls for him to step down. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has dismissed calls for a national shutdown demanding President Cyril Ramaphosa step down. This after a public outcry about Ramaphosa's governance and decision-making, particularly his recent commitment to strengthen trade ties with Nigeria.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Sharon Seretlo
Gauteng MEC for finance and economic development Lebogang Maile at a media briefing in Johannesburg to present the provincial government’s strategy to assist spaza shop owners to register and adhere to required business standards on November 19 2024. It took swift police action to stop community members who were barring foreigners from registering their spaza shops for Ali Karar to start the process.
