# Die DA se burgemeesterskandidaat in Johannesburg, Helen Zille, sê ‘n DA-regering in Johannesburg sal nooit die pynlike jare van apartheid herhaal nie. Zille se uitlatings volg te midde van verskerpte verkiesingsveldtogte voor die plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing, met Johannesburg as een van die sleutelgebiede. Sy het afgevaardigdes by Nasrec in Gauteng toegespreek en gesê die DA wil […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema says electricity should be affordable. Speaking during a campaign in Heilbron, Free State, ahead of the local government elections, Malema questioned why electricity remains expensive when South Africa produces its own coal. He also emphasised that the party has pledged free basic municipal services, including water and electricity, for unemployed […]
# Die ANC-president, Cyril Ramaphosa, het ondersteuners in Emfuleni aangemoedig om in groot getalle deel te neem aan volgende maand se plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing. Ramaphosa het sowat 300 vrywilligers toegespreek en kiesers gevra om die party te help om beheer van Kaapstad terug te wen en die DA-oorheersing in die Wes-Kaap te beëindig. Hy sê Kaapstad is […]
# Die leier van die Inkatha Vryheidsparty, Velenkosini Hlabisa, kritiseer munisipaliteite omdat waterinfrastruktuur verwaarloos word en sê tekorte raak huishoudings sowel as boere. Hlabisa het tydens die party se verkiesingsveldtog in Tzaneen, Limpopo, gesê die instandhouding van infrastruktuur is ‘n kernprioriteit en beklemtoon dat munisipaliteite verouderde en gebrekkige stelsels moet herstel voor dit in groter […]
# Inkatha Freedom Party leader Velenkosini Hlabisa has pledged to end cadre deployment in municipalities. Speaking during a campaign in Tzaneen, Limpopo, Hlabisa said appointments must be based on merit, qualifications and competence, rather than political connections. This forms part of the party’s manifesto pledge ahead of the local government elections. He also called for […]
# DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille says a DA-led government in Johannesburg would never bring back the painful years of apartheid. Zille’s remarks come as political parties intensify their campaigns ahead of the local government elections, with Johannesburg among the key battlegrounds. Addressing delegates in Nasrec, Gauteng, Zille said the party wants to unite South […]
# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has urged supporters in the eMfuleni to vote in large numbers in the upcoming local government elections. Addressing about 300 volunteers, Ramaphosa called on voters to help the party regain control of Cape Town as they challenge the DA’s dominance in the province. Ramaphosa described the city as divided between […]
# Inkatha Freedom Party leader Velenkosini Hlabisa has criticised municipalities for neglecting water infrastructure, saying shortages are affecting households and farmers. Speaking during the party’s election campaign in Tzaneen, Limpopo, Hlabisa identified infrastructure maintenance as a priority emphasising that municipalities must repair ageing and failing systems before they become major crises. Hlabisa says proactive maintenance […]
# Die DA se burgemeesterskandidaat in Johannesburg, Helen Zille, sê indien die party verkies word, sal sy ‘n onafhanklike ondersoek na korrupsie in die stad instel. Zille het afgevaardigdes by Nasrec in Gauteng toegespreek as deel van haar Now or Never-veldtog. Sy sê die ondersoek sal op ‘n soortgelyke wyse as die Madlanga-kommissie aangepak word, […]