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Joburg Council Meeting Moving Slow As Members Request Yet Another Caucus Break

The Johannesburg City Council Meeting has halted proceedings once again following another caucus break being granted to the members by Speaker, Colleen Makhubele. This is the third caucus break granted since the meeting commenced. With t...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Third Time Lucky for Opposition as Phalatse is Ousted from Office

A battle well fought by Dr. Mpho Phalatse, saw her removed once again as the mayor of Johannesburg. In what was a lengthly procedure, filled with caucus breaks and singing all around, the results proved the predictions of disgruntled opp...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

The Sushi King as Joburg's mayor, and the real mayor under fire from opposition

It is day two of the MMC of Transport of the City of Joburg, Kenny Kunene's temporary tenure as the mayor of the city, and criticism is continuing to mount against the "real" mayor of the city, Kabelo Gwamanda.If the Twitter congratulato...

Tshegofatso Makola·11 months ago

The Power of Words: Gayton McKenzie Calls the DA Racist

On this week's feature of the ‘Power of Words’, we analyse the words of Gayton McKenzie, the President of the Patriotic Alliance. McKenzie had quite a lot to say about the DA and how it ought to be seen by black people and people of colo...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Joburg Council cancels today's planned sitting amid Thapelo Amad's resignation

The City of Johannesburg will have to wait yet another week before receiving another mayor. This is as Al Jama-ah's Thapelo Amad resigned yesterday on the eve of what was meant to be a motion of no-confidence tabled against him and the c...

Tshegofatso Makola·11 months ago