The Economic Freedom Fighters said it would take up a position on the council’s opposition benches instead

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen much of the progress made ‘bears the unmistakable imprint of the DA’s principled participation’ in the government of national unity

The party singled out the city’s chief financial officer, whom it accused of flouting the Municipal Finance Management Act among other failings

The Economic Freedom Fighters will be accommodated in the reshuffled committee, sources told the Mail & Guardian

The US has not had a permanent ambassador to South Africa since January 2025

ActionSA has confirmed that its leader is among five shortlisted candidates to lead the party’s 2026 Johannesburg mayoral campaign, with a final decision expected on 21 February

For the first time in several years, electricity did not dominate the president’s address

The Gauteng leader said provincial officials had approached him to pursue the national position

Even before his speech on Thursday, many opposition parties had already given the president a ‘fail’

A year after the president’s first State of the Nation address as the leader of a coalition government, performance has been good and bad

The Lanseria smart city remains a dream and hunger, unemployment and crime continue to be high but there has been progress in Eskom’s turnaround

The president said senior officials in municipalities would be appointed through an independent process free from political interference

The president said the South African National Defence Force would be deployed to support police in tackling gang violence and illegal mining

The president said the army would be deployed to tackle illegal mining and gang violence and pledged urgent action against organised crime

Party leader Julius Malema said the move signalled the president’s loss of confidence in the police