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Research firm BMI warns that the City of Johannesburg's financial difficulties, including high non-revenue losses, above-inflation tariff increases and growing arrears to Eskom and Rand Water, risk weighing on investment and business confidence nationally, given the city's outsized role of about 16% of GDP. BMI analyst Lara Wolfe says a National Treasury agreement addresses symptoms rather than causes, and notes the African National Congress has yet to name a mayoral candidate for the November 4, 2026 municipal elections, while the Democratic Alliance (DA) has put forward Helen Zille.
ActionSA blames DA and ANC for Johannesburg's collapseActionSA president Herman Mashaba has criticised Treasury's move to withhold funding from Johannesburg, saying the 2019 collapse of Zille's administration and the 2022 collapse of Mpho Phalatse's administration, which he says Zille orchestrated within the DA, reversed financial reforms and entrenched instability.
DA takes legal action over water crisis, rejects city budgetZille has filed court papers against Johannesburg, Mayor Dada Morero and Johannesburg Water over the failed 2023 Water Turnaround Strategy, and the DA has rejected the city's R97.1-billion 2026/27 budget as unfunded, with water tariffs set to rise by up to 12.5%.
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Given the recent uptick in the US-Iran military exchange and BMI’s shift to a ‘messy negotiation scenario’, the research unit will be reviewing its forecasts over the coming week, but does not...
South Africa’s government may soon need to make the politically fraught decision to take control of Johannesburg to avert the city’s financial collapse, according to a consultant appointed by two...
The DA has formally requested that the Independent Electoral Commission launch an immediate investigation into ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and his adviser Bongani Mbindwane. This...
The City of Johannesburg has tabled a massive R97.1-billion budget for the 2026/27 financial year, positioning infrastructure renewal, mobility, and inner-city regeneration as its core pillars....
The Democratic Alliance’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg Helen Zille has filed court papers in the South Gauteng High Court arguing that the City of Johannesburg and Johannesburg Water failed...
Following what ActionSA says is National Treasury’s confirmation of a financial crisis in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) , the party wants the municipality, the Gauteng provincial government, and...
Despite facing intense criticism and scrutiny over her stance on foreign affairs, Democratic Alliance Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille has declared that her focus remains on fixing the...
Mixed reactions have emerged following the sentencing of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema in his 2018 firearm case, with some opposition parties and civil society organisations...
The Democratic Alliance is seeking to urgently interdict the R10-billion wage agreement between the City of Johannesburg, and the South African Municipal Workers Union. Last week, the Johannesburg...
Gauteng, the South African province that’s home to Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria, is struggling to grow and its shift from manufacturing and mining to a services hub is deepening...
The Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic Alliance on Friday said they felt vindicated following the Western Cape High Court ruling on the value added tax rate. The court ruled that Section...
The Democratic Alliance said on Thursday it will not be meeting the African National Congress’ 12-hour deadline to remove the party's billboard that plays on recent remarks made by Gauteng Premier...
The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday urged the Special Investigating Unit and President Cyril Ramaphosa to extend the Rooivaal wastewater treatment plant investigation to include the payment of water...
Soweto-based ActionSA Councillor Mandla Nyaqela and five of the party's branch chairpersons and members have defected to the Democratic Alliance and were welcomed into the blue party on Thursday by...
Ahead of the upcoming local government elections, Democratic Alliance Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille assured Polity on Friday that ending corruption is one of her priorities for the...
The Democratic Alliance on Thursday expressed disappointment with Dr Dion George’s resignation ahead of its Federal Legal Commission's probe into alleged violations of the party’s constitution. The...
South Africa’s ruling alliance is unlikely to see out its current five-year term, with internal party dynamics set to test its cohesion, a senior politician who helped negotiate the coalition’s...
The Democratic Alliance’s Federal Executive have resolved to refer the internal dispute between party leader John Steenhuisen and recently removed Minister Dion George to the party’s Federal Legal...
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