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Speaker Vasco da Gama

South Africa

Ousted Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse ‘reaching out’ to former coalition parties in bid to mend bridges

By Queenin Masuabi

Blow to Joburg DA as Patriotic Alliance helps install Cope’s Colleen Makhubele as council Speaker

South Africa

Blow to Joburg DA as Patriotic Alliance helps install Cope’s Colleen Makhubele as council Speaker

By Queenin Masuabi

Helen Zille unplugged: DA is neither racist nor arrogant

South Africa

Helen Zille unplugged: DA is neither racist nor arrogant

By Queenin Masuabi

Cope’s Colleen Makhubele unshaken after causing a stir in Joburg coalition government

Politics

Cope’s Colleen Makhubele unshaken after causing a stir in Joburg coalition government

By Queenin Masuabi

Joburg council drama dents national cooperation flirtations — and heralds post-2024 deal-making

South Africa

Joburg council drama dents national cooperation flirtations — and heralds post-2024 deal-making

By Marianne Merten

Why does the EFF obstruct Joburg city council vote? It wants to control the powerful public accounts committee

Politics

Why does the EFF obstruct Joburg city council vote? It wants to control the powerful public accounts committee

By Ferial Haffajee