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Ramokgopa to be redeployed at national level?
Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Friday said outgoing Economic Development MEC Kgosientso Ramokgopa would be redeployed to a position to be announced in due course.
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Ramokgopa out of Gauteng Cabinet to make way for female MEC
Earlier this year, the ANC NEC made a decision that Makhura should comply with its policy and have 60% female MECs.
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New Gauteng taxi inquiry hopes to resolve conflict between operators
The inquiry expected to investigate the many problems plaguing the industry, including murders in the industry, fights over routes, as well as operating permits.
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Makhura working with all political parties to bring calm to Gauteng
Following a week of violence, looting and tension in Gauteng, Premier David Makhura said that all members within the legislature had been working to calm the situation.
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Cele defends security cluster intelligence amid Gauteng violence
Police Minister Bheki Cele has defended the security cluster, saying that those who believed that intelligence was failing to detect riots in Gauteng were wrong.
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Mashaba wants SANDF deployed to deal with JHB violence against foreign nationals
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba said he would write to Gauteng Premier David Makhura, requesting he ask President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the army to assist the South African Police Service (Saps).
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Makhura says criminal syndicates behind Gauteng riots
The Premier was in Alexandra together with Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko and Provincial Police Commissioner Elias Mawela.
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Magashule: ANC top six won't meet Makhura over Cabinet change again
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule said that the top six leaders did not want to meet with Makhura again to repeat the NEC’s instruction that he fire one male MEC from his Cabinet and replace him with a woman.
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Makhura: Counterfeit goods trade harming economy, taking jobs
Gauteng Premier David Makhura said that his administration has committed to eradicating the sale of counterfeit goods.
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Gauteng ANC PEC to meet national officials over Makhura Cabinet
The meeting comes after this weekend’s PEC meeting where the party apparently stuck to its decision on why it defied the national executive committee’s (NEC) decision to have a 60% woman majority Cabinet.
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Gauteng ANC to meet with top party officials over Makhura's Cabinet
Last month, the ANC ordered Gauteng Premier David Makhura to make changes to his Cabinet in line with the organisation’s resolution that provinces led by men must have 60% women in the Cabinet.
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Gauteng's Makhura given deadline to replace male MEC with female one
Gauteng Premier Makhura now faces the tough task of choosing who to axe amongst Panyaza Lesufi, Bandile Masuku, Jacob Mamabolo, Lebogang Maile and Kgosientso Ramokgopa.
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Police seize machine guns, pistols in Joburg CBD raid
Police returned to the Johannesburg CBD as they continued their fight against counterfeit goods.
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Makhura calls for more policing in Joburg CBD after clashes during raid
Street vendors stoned police vehicles when police tried to seize fake goods from them.
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Transport Dept urges motorists not to panic over future of e-tolls
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Gauteng Premier David Makhura got into a heated debate on social media a few days ago over the future of e-tolls, forcing the president to intervene.
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'We won't pay': Mboweni receives backlash for tweets on e-tolls
Tito Mboweni took to his Twitter account to respond to Gauteng Premier David Makhura's stance on e-tolls.
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Makhura: Corrupt Gauteng officials' days are numbered
Gauteng Premier David Makhura said that efforts were in place to clean up his government, warning that the days of those involved in corrupt activities were numbered.
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DA gives Gauteng premier until August to scrap e-tolls or face dispute motion
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said it would bring a motion of an inter-governmental dispute next month if Premier David Makhura failed to dismantle e-tolls in Gauteng.
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Gauteng DA oppose Makhura’s plans for academic hospitals
DA Gauteng shadow Health MEC Jack Bloom said that the party welcomed Gauteng Premier David Makhura's promises to fix the state of hospitals in the province but believed it would be a disaster if the national government took over the running of the academic hospitals.
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Makhura calls for stricter border controls as Gauteng population swells
Gauteng Premier David Makhura claimed that 9% of people moving to Gauteng every five years were foreigners.
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Makhura: Gauteng must ensure 30% of procurement goes to township SMEs
Gauteng Premier David Makhura said that SME’s were the key to unlocking jobs and economic activity in Gauteng but only a quarter of procurement in Gauteng went to township businesses in the past five years and that number must go up.
