
ANC will not abandon partners
Smaller parties in the coalition running the metro accuse the ANC mayor of failure to address chronic service delivery problems in Johannesburg and not consulting them enough
SUNDAY, 01 FEBRUARY 2026, 16:43

Smaller parties in the coalition running the metro accuse the ANC mayor of failure to address chronic service delivery problems in Johannesburg and not consulting them enough
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has survived another day after a no-confidence motion against him was deferred. City councillors were focused on debating whether to create a position for the first deputy mayor, weighing the R1.2m cost and the necessity of the new post amid rising living costs.
In response to serious audit failures, Nelson Mandela Bay commits to an action plan focused on improving governance, financial management, and infrastructure maintenance.
An industry that once employed almost 32,000 people and generated more than R7-billion per annum has been halted by inaction within the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. Something has to be done, or South African filmmaking will be killed off – perhaps forever. Part one of, yes, a series.
A R46m borehole project, rendered inoperable by theft and vandalism, is just one example of how Nelson Mandela Bay’s water infrastructure is slowly crumbling and putting immense strain on the city’s dwindling water supply.
The Nelson Mandela Bay council has rejected two motions tabled by DA councillor Ondela Kepe, aimed at securing accountability for ongoing metro streetlight issues.
The Proteas have beaten the West Indies by six wickets at Centurion in the second T20 clash between the two sides and with that, taken the series.
A common perception of the Democratic Alliance is that it has gradually drifted to the ideological right over the last decade. We examined the evidence.

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A decade of talk, five years of building and nothing to show for it as Franschhoek High School, where Swimming SA’s High Performance Centre was to have been built, is a decaying wasteland.
A lack of vaccines, new strains of disease and the unopposed spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has Eastern Cape farmers on their knees, praying they do not see a second outbreak of the financially devastating disease.
Mayor Babalwa Lobishe faces intense scrutiny over a controversial R25m transformer lease, raising questions about governance and accountability as two ANC figures confront mounting allegations.
The City of Cape Town has passed an adjustment budget that will see R115m spent on building a security wall on the N2 ‘Hell Run’, as well as pedestrian crossings, improved lighting, landscaping and access control.

South Africa risks losing preferential access to the US market under a key African trade pact that’s before Congress, though the economic impact would likely be limited even if the country is excluded.
The South African Reserve Bank maintains its repo rate at 6.75%, aiming for a stable inflation target amid global uncertainties and economic growth challenges.
The freedom – and lower costs – that gas brings only heightens the importance of keeping an eye on what happens to our neighbouring countries. Because we might hit a supply crisis faster than you can say ‘gas cliff’.

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At a time when nearly a million animal and plant species are slipping towards extinction, at least one endangered insect has been sighted alive and kicking after an absence of nearly a half a century
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed “really good progress” on issues including visa-free travel and tariffs during talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday.