DA’s water tanker mafia ads removed as ANC campaign stalls
Two DA adverts reminding voters about the water tanker mafia have been removed by metro municipalities.Before sunrise on Tuesday morning, the Tshwane metro police removed a DA banner erected outside Tshwane House, the metro’s head office.
‘Sustainable settlements’: Roets asks White House to broker SA government-minority talks
Ernst Roets’s Lex Libertas has met with senior White House officials to lobby for US-facilitated negotiations between the SA government and minority groups, which could lead to “sustainable settlements” for minority groups in South Africa.
ANC deputy mayor faces property attachment after judgment over unpaid rent
Tshwane Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise of the ANC has been issued with a civil judgment for outstanding rent and now risks losing one of his properties in a luxury estate.
Lamola’s Trump tirade puts SA’s AGOA status in the crosshairs, sources warn
The sharp remarks directed at US President Donald Trump by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola risk jeopardising South Africa’s continued participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act.
IEC complaint lodged after ANC mayoral hopeful shares AI deepfake depicting DA ‘tender plot’
A prospective ANC mayoral candidate for Tshwane is in hot water after sharing an AI-generated deepfake video falsely depicting DA politicians discussing corrupt tender deals.
Friends first: McKenzie deploys 19 PA-linked figures to arts and culture boards
Since taking office, Gayton McKenzie has quietly filled the boards of major public institutions with PA members or people that have direct access to the PA leadership – spanning the country’s leading museums, theatres and film agencies.
FF Plus axes Tshwane caucus leader after voting for project party opposed
The FF Plus has removed its caucus leader in Tshwane, where the party enjoys its largest representation, a few months before the municipal election.
New polling suggests the DA and FF Plus could rule Tshwane on their own
The DA and the FF Plus have enough combined support in Tshwane to govern the capital city together in a coalition, according to a new opinion poll.
‘They want to keep white people at the top’: DA slams Ntshavheni’s campaign message
DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has described remarks made by Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni to a black voter during a canvassing campaign as “disgusting”.
Ramaphosa snubs DA bid to install Sarupen as PIC chair
The DA is disgruntled after President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed its efforts to secure the appointment of Deputy Minister of Finance Ashor Sarupen to an influential government post.