Coalitions Bill will miss 2026 local elections, Parliament confirms
CAPE TOWN, Sunday 30 August 2026 — South Africa’s proposed law regulating municipal coalitions will not be completed before the
Coalitions & Local Government
Nelson Mandela Bay defies Treasury over R23bn write-off
GQEBERHA, Friday 28 August 2026 — Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has rejected National Treasury’s warning that its proposed R23.08 billion
Joburg appoints Lesiba Malotana despite security-risk warning
JOHANNESBURG, Friday 28 August 2026 — The City of Johannesburg has appointed former Gauteng health department head Lesiba Malotana to
ActionSA takes Tshwane disinformation dispute to IEC
PRETORIA, Wednesday 26 August 2026 — ActionSA has lodged a formal complaint with the Electoral Commission against ANC figure Kgoši
Grandi Theunissen leaves FF Plus for DA ahead of Tshwane election
PRETORIA, Tuesday 25 August 2026 — Former Freedom Front Plus Tshwane caucus leader Grandi Theunissen has resigned from the party
ANC says Gauteng megatropolis is not an election promise
JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday 25 August 2026 — The African National Congress has said a proposal to potentially merge Gauteng’s three metropolitan
Government shifts infrastructure drive towards municipalities
CAPE TOWN, Monday 24 August 2026 — Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has placed municipal infrastructure at the