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Kabelo Gwamanda

Wanted: A new government for Johannesburg’s great people

South Africa

Wanted: A new government for Johannesburg’s great people

By Ferial Haffajee

The smouldering contestations around the ANC’s provinces as 2026 elections loom

Maverick News

The smouldering contestations around the ANC’s provinces as 2026 elections loom

By Stephen Grootes

Joburg mayor puts MMC Kabelo Gwamanda on special leave following arrest on fraud charges

Business Maverick

Joburg mayor puts MMC Kabelo Gwamanda on special leave following arrest on fraud charges

By Victoria O’Regan

Joburg mayor invokes ANC step-aside rule after Al Jama-ah member Gwamanda’s arrest

South Africa

Joburg mayor invokes ANC step-aside rule after Al Jama-ah member Gwamanda’s arrest

By Victoria O’Regan

Former Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda arrested for alleged funeral Ponzi scheme

Business Maverick

Former Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda arrested for alleged funeral Ponzi scheme

By Victoria O’Regan

Goodbye Mayor Kabelo, hello new face of Eau de Incompetence

South Africa

Goodbye Mayor Kabelo, hello new face of Eau de Incompetence

By Malibongwe Tyilo

Second time lucky as ANC’s Dada Morero elected as new Joburg mayor

Politics

Second time lucky as ANC’s Dada Morero elected as new Joburg mayor

By Nonkululeko Njilo

New mayor – The ANC is cooking its goose for Joburg in 2026

South Africa

New mayor – The ANC is cooking its goose for Joburg in 2026

By Ferial Haffajee

Dada Morero tipped to be new Joburg mayor as Kabelo Gwamanda resigns

South Africa

Dada Morero tipped to be new Joburg mayor as Kabelo Gwamanda resigns

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Joburg is too big to fail. It’s time to give it back to its people

DM168

Joburg is too big to fail. It’s time to give it back to its people

By Ferial Haffajee

Come the 2026 local government elections, the ANC slide is likely to continue

South Africa

Come the 2026 local government elections, the ANC slide is likely to continue

By Stephen Grootes

ANC to stage municipal interventions in bid to boost 2026 electoral prospects

South Africa

ANC to stage municipal interventions in bid to boost 2026 electoral prospects

By Queenin Masuabi