ActionSA has signalled that a coalition agreement with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg remains possible, but the party is standing firm against Helen Zille becoming the city’s next mayor. In a proposed compromise, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has offered to withdraw his own mayoral ambitions if Zille also steps aside, paving the way for the DA to nominate another candidate. The proposal was contained in a letter Mashaba addressed to DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis as negotiations over the city’s…
Gauteng police are investigating a case of attempted murder following a shooting targeting Wiandre Pretorius, who was implicated in testimony by Marius van der Merwe, also known as Witness D, at the Madlanga Commission. Pretorius was shot at 16 times by unknown suspects on Thursday in Van Dyk Park, Boksburg. He survived the attack. Pretorius has previously been linked to the dumping of the body of a suspect who was allegedly killed by members of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department…
The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) in the North West has threatened legal action against the Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality, accusing it of corruption. This after it failed to pay workers’ pension fund contribution over the past two years despite deducting the money from workers’ salaries monthly. The municipality has been placed under several unsuccessful interventions by the government, and is notorious for its widely reported maladministration, failure to deliver services, instability and infightings involving councillors and workers. Speaking…
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the party will intensify its focus on the Bojanala District Municipality in the North West in a bid to recover lost votes and grow its support ahead of this year’s local government elections. Malema was briefing the media in Johannesburg following the outcomes of the party’s 2nd Plenum of the 3rd National People’s Assembly held over the weekend. Bojanala District Municipality, which includes major towns such as Rustenburg and Brits, has traditionally…