# Die Patriotic Alliance, onder leiding van minister Gayton McKenzie, het ‘n algehele verbod op media-onderhoude ingestel voor die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing op 4 November. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Redakteursforum veroordeel die besluit en vra dat dit teruggetrek word. Kritici sê die beperking van mediatoegang ondermyn deursigtigheid en aanspreeklikheid tydens die verkiesingsveldtog. McKenzie het in Westbury, Johannesburg, […]
# Freedom Front Plus leader Cornè Mulder says protests against undocumented foreign nationals are understandable. Speaking in Durbanville, Cape Town, Mulder says South Africa must strengthen border security and enforce immigration laws. Mulder says foreign nationals are welcome, provided they enter the country with the necessary visas or permits. He argues that authorities must act […]
# The Patriotic Alliance, led by minister Gayton McKenzie, has imposed a blanket ban on media interviews ahead of the November 4 local government elections. The South African National Editors’ Forum has condemned the move, calling for the boycott to be withdrawn. Critics say restricting media access undermines transparency and accountability during the election campaign. […]
# Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane says the government should use an unspent ten-billion-rand allocation to temporarily reduce the general fuel levy in November amid global uncertainty. Maimane says South Africa must also review fuel pricing, strengthen domestic refinery capacity and reduce reliance on imported crude oil. He called for better spending at […]
# Die ANC-president Cyril Ramaphosa sê terwyl dit demokrasie versterk, maak koalisieregerings doeltreffende dienslewering dikwels moeilik vir burgemeesters en munisipale komitees. Ná die 2021 plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing was 66 munisipale rade sonder ʼn volstrekte meerderheid, wat die ANC in verskeie groot metro’s gedwing het tot minderheids-, koalisie- of opposisie-ooreenkomste. Ramaphosa sê die plaaslikeregeringstelsel het ernstige uitdagings, maar […]
# RISE Mzansi sê na jare se doelgerigte wanbestuur en metodiese korrupsie, is die meeste munisipaliteite op verskillende vlakke van wanfunksionering. Dit sluit metro’s in waar miljoene Suid-Afrikaners woon. Die party het sy bestuursplan vir sewe munisipaliteite bekendgemaak waar hy in November aan die plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing sal deelneem. Dit sluit Johannesburg en Tshwane in. Makashule Gana […]
# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says that while they strengthen democracy, coalition governments often make it hard for mayors and municipal committees to deliver services effectively. Following the 2021 local government elections, the number of hung councils jumped to 66, forcing the ANC into minority, coalition, or opposition arrangements across several major metros. Ramaphosa says […]
# RISE Mzansi says after years of careful mismanagement and methodically executed corruption, most municipalities have fallen into different levels of dysfunction, including metros where tens of millions of South Africans live. The party has unveiled its governance plan for seven municipalities it will contest in the November local government elections, including Johannesburg and Tshwane. […]
# ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the National Water Crisis Committee will address the Bronkhorstspruit water crisis in Tshwane, where tap water has been declared unsafe to drink following an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness. Speaking during an ANC door-to-door campaign in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, Ramaphosa apologised for the illnesses, citing poor water treatment must not put […]
