At no other point in the last fifteen years has the ANC been so well placed to wrestle power from the Democratic Alliance in the province.
President Cyril Ramaphosa was delivering his eulogy on Sunday at the funeral service of the late former Joburg Mayor Mpho Moerane in Alexandra.
Dignitaries from the city and province paid moving tributes to the late African National Congress (ANC) Joburg Regional caucus leader Mpho Moerane on Sunday.
Moerane passed away on Wednesday at Milpark Hospital after he succumbed to injuries from a car accident.
ANC Johannesburg regional members, City of Johannesburg council members, family and friends will convene for the final send off.
Despite allegations of abuse hanging over his head, the ANC’s outgoing secretary in Gauteng Jacob Khawe is going ahead with plans to contest the party’s provincial conference.
Former health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said he has always dedicated himself to public service and that he does not mind continuing with doing so at the request of party branches.
The department's Clayson Monyela says the reports are false, but acknowledges they are repatriating women and children from Syria.
Moerane passed away in a Johannesburg hospital on Wednesday.
Its head of policy Jeff Radebe has warned that the governing party could get to below 50% in the next national election.
Issues to be explored include land ownership, the state of healthcare and education, levels of corruption as well as the ANC's own mission to renew itself.
Thulani Kunene, who is vying for the position of provincial secretary of the ANC in Gauteng, said that he was confident in his candidature and the ability of branches in the province to select a leadership that would help the ANC reconnect with the electorate.
Ekurhuleni secretary Thembinkosi Nciza says the ANC in Gauteng can do without those who are ‘obsessed with themselves’.
The tourism sector, once a beacon of hope for economic growth and job creation, has been hard hit by COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions.
The party has also accused the Public Protector of employing so-called 'Stalingrad' tactics to delay the parliamentary inquiry into her competence.
Higher electricity and fuel prices leading to climbing inflation have been cited as the main reasons why the South African Reserve Bank has hiked the repo rate by 50 basis points.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is one of many who have paid tribute to Moerane, describing him as an entrepreneurial and multi-skilled leader who dedicated his talents to the people of the city of gold.
Manuel called on Tabane to withdraw and apologise for the claims, which he made during a podcast interview with DJ Sbu Leope but Tabane did not comply.
