By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Bongani Baloyi, former mayor of Midvaal, wants to turn discontent over Johannesburg’s municipal services into support for the uMkhonto weSizwe party. Incumbent mayor Dada Morero is defending his record ahead of the municipal elections, according to IOL.
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Rand Water warns of a risk of water shortages, and several Johannesburg neighborhoods have been without water for a week.
30 Oct83 parties contest Johannesburg municipal elections30 OctATM demands written agreement before any Johannesburg coalition29 OctSouth Africa’s municipal elections could weaken ANC in JohannesburgThe African Transformation Movement (ATM) is making any support for a municipal coalition in Johannesburg conditional on a written agreement, with commitments on financial management, public services and a five-year action plan. Its mayoral candidate, Vuyo Zungula, says the party is ready to talk after the 4 November local elections, according to the Sunday Times.
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South African local elections could weaken the ANC in Johannesburg, where polls put it below 30%, and keep the Democratic Alliance in power in Cape Town. Coalition negotiations could prove decisive after the vote, according to analysts cited by the Mail & Guardian.
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Eighty-three parties and independent candidates are contesting Johannesburg’s municipal elections, with more than 7,400 candidates for ward seats. Each ward has at least 49 candidates and voters will receive two ballot papers, reports Our City News.
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Candidates from the Democratic Alliance, ActionSA and the Economic Freedom Fighters set out their priorities for Ward 102 in Randburg, South Africa. They highlight municipal service failures, crime and the decline of the city centre, according to Our City News.
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SASSA suspends Thamo Mzobe after former employer seeks disciplinary actionThamo Mzobe, regional manager of South Africa’s social security agency SASSA in KwaZulu-Natal, was placed on precautionary suspension from 28 October 2026. The measure follows a request from her former employer, the National Development Agency, for disciplinary proceedings to be initiated, SASSA says.
Zimbabwean supervisor jailed for $16,241 fraudMichellene Muzenda, a supervisor in Mutare, has been sentenced to two years in prison for falsifying sales records and embezzling US$16,241.05. The fraud, committed over four months, was uncovered by reconciling records with ATM statements, according to Zimbabwe’s National Prosecuting Authority.The week in Africa
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