The gathering will bring together energy experts to discuss the city's desire to reduce its dependence on Eskom and plans to partner with independent power producers.
Dignitaries from the city and province paid moving tributes to the late African National Congress (ANC) Joburg Regional caucus leader Mpho Moerane on Sunday.
Mpho Moerane passed away on Wednesday at Milpark Hospital he was receiving treatment there following a car crash a week ago.
Johannesburg ANC caucus leader Mpho Moerane said that the party had written to Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile to register its unhappiness but to also inform him that the party could turn to other avenues to challenge the sitting.
Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse hosted a media briefing on 28 December 2021 announcing a series of events that the city will be hosting for citizens to pay their last respects to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. The events will occur throughout the week in the lead-up to the Arch's funeral in Cape Town on 1 January 2022. #DesmondTutu #CityOfJoburg #TutuDies
Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse has encouraged MMCs to set their political differences aside and focus on serving Joburg residents.
Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse said that the current situation of a hung council meant that everyone had to compromise.
The mayor made the announcement at a press briefing in Braamfontein on Monday following weeks of negotiations between political parties that earned the governing Democratic Alliance (DA) criticism over the delays.
Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse is meeting with experts to understand the Omicron variant and how the city has responded to it.
Mpho Phalatse was appointed to her new position on Monday and was confident that even if the city was run through a coalition, service delivery would not be slowed down.
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen reassured the party’s members that the support that they received from other parties in order to chair their candidates as mayors in three metros was not expected. In a briefing on 23 November 2021, Steenhuisen emphasised that this support did not come with a ‘quid pro quo’ arrangement. #Coalitions #EFF #DA #LGE2021 #Elections2021
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) caused a political stir on Monday when they put their weight behind Democratic Alliance (DA) candidates Mpho Phalatse in Johannesburg and Tania Campbell in Ekurhuleni.
The African National Congress in Johannesburg congratulated the new Speaker, Vasco da Gama, Mayor Mpho Phalatse and the chief whip of council on their election victories.
