Pressure grows on Zuma: ANCYL laments Gauteng “devastating” election result
The ANC Youth League in Gauteng lamented the “devastating election outcomes”, and is holding a special media briefing later today.
Parks Tau
Silke: Coalition politics may shift SA ‘left’, dampen municipal election victory
Whilst many South Africans are cheering the dawn of a more competitive political era and an election process that was remarkably free and fair, the country’s democratic state remains fragile.
Sell: August ‘biggest’ election since 1994 – no such thing as ‘wasted vote’.
Graham Sell goes one further saying the upcoming municipal elections are without doubt the most important since 1994, so whatever you do, don’t waste your vote.
Joburg Mayor sees 4 000 trash collectors ending plague-inducing strike soon
Johannesburg mayor, Parks Tau, says the city hoped to see an end to the unprotected strike of around 4 000 Pikitup workers.
SA cities designed to exclude and segregate, says Mayor
Cities in South Africa were designed to exclude and segregate, posing a challenge to town planning and bringing citizens closer to urban amenities, Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau said
Parks Tau cracks down on R200m fraud and corruption in Jhb
Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Parks Tau, joined Alec Hogg on CNBC Africa’s Power Lunch to discuss the arrest of 22 people for fraud, collusion and corruption. The arrests relate to over 100 cases of criminal activity that have defrauded the city’s coffers of up to R200m. The direct collusion is as far reaching as big … Read more
JSE’s first Green Bond oversubscribed by 150%
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has listed its first green bond. The R1.46 billion ($140 million) bond issued by the City of Johannesburg will be used to fund green initiatives within South Africa’s largest city. The bonds are priced at 185 basis points (1,85%) above the R2023 South African government bond. The bond auction, which … Read more