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Herman Mashaba's legacy as City of Joburg mayor
'Xenophobic,' a fighter against corruption, a great administrator - these are some of the things the city's once unlikely mayor has been called. On his final day in office after a controversial resignation, we ask people what they think of the Black Like Me businessperson's tenure at the helm of the City of Johannesburg. He also speaks about his relationship with the DA.
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EFF announces Musa Novela as Joburg mayoral candidate
The Johannesburg council is expected to sit on Thursday to elect a new mayor following Herman Mashaba’s resignation last month.
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Will Mashaba and Maimane join forces?
Last month, Mashaba announced that he would be stepping down as mayor and terminating his membership from the Democratic Alliance.
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JMPD includes GBV programme for newly enlisted officers
As the country marks 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, outgoing Mayor Herman Mashaba alongside Public Safety MMC Michael Sun attended a pass out parade for 1,000 new officers.
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Mashaba: New JMPD recruits to help fight crime in CBD, surrounding suburbs
Outgoing Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba attended a pass out parade for the new JMPD recruits earlier on Monday.
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JHB mayor race: EFF says ready to govern, but ANC & DA have plans too
Current Democratic Alliance (DA) Mayor Herman Mashaba steps down on Wednesday.
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DA to continue with engagements over Joburg mayor position - Selfe
In a lengthy statement, the head of the DA governance unit, James Selfe, stated the possible scenarios at play which ultimately left the EFF as the kingmakers.
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EFF will field own mayoral candidate for City of Joburg – Malema
The EFF leader said the party wasn’t in talks with other political parties represented in council, particularly the DA and ANC.
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Ngobeni: DA must rectify messages on race, policies ahead of 2021 polls
Democratic Alliance Johannesburg mayoral candidate Funzela Ngobeni said all contradictions in the party needed to be rectified sooner rather than later.
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Mashaba describes his tenure as Joburg mayor as painful but rewarding
Outgoing Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba said he hoped his replacement would not interfere with the work of JMPD chief David Tembe who he recruited.
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Funzela Ngobeni confident he will take over as Joburg’s next mayor
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will nominate him in the city council to take the mayoral chains over from Herman Mashaba who resigned in September.
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DA confident candidate Funzela Ngobeni will be next Joburg mayor
Herman Mashaba resigned last month, citing that he couldn't reconcile himself with a group of people that thought race was irrelevant.
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Funzela Ngobeni is DA's candidate to replace Mashaba as Joburg mayor
Herman Mashaba resigned last month as mayor and DA member, saying he could not reconcile himself with a group of people that thought race was irrelevant.
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ANALYSIS: DA’s woes signify historical dilemma of SA’s liberals
The Democratic Alliance’s problems can be traced back to the politicisation of race, which has persisted even after the dawn of democracy in 1994.
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Zille says she's not interested in leading DA again
Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille said that she would not throw her name in the hat to lead the party again.
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Madikizela: DA needs to be stabilised quickly
Bonginkosi Madikizela has been approached to run for DA leader following Mmusi Maimane’s shock resignation last week.
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DA has ‘big shoes’ to fill after Maimane’s resignation
Newly-appointed parliamentary leader John Steenhuisen said he had been approached to lead the DA after Mmusi Maimane’s resignation last week.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Maimane the casualty of a DA with no core identity
Whoever leads the party next must provide clarity of vision, which reconciles the DA’s past, its roots and its future in a way which captures the imagination of South Africans, writes Judith February.
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Zille: DA still committed to diversity despite resignations over race
Following its federal executive meeting on Thursday, the party has moved to allay fears that its imploding, saying it will not be derailed by internal or external issues.
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DA allays fears of implosion, says won't be derailed by internal issues
As things stand, the party has no CEO, no leader, no federal leader, no chief whip in Parliament and it will soon be without a mayor in Johannesburg.
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Former DA leader Maimane: I'm looking forward to the next chapter
Mmusi Maimane resigned together with former Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip on Wednesday afternoon, saying that the party was no longer a vehicle best suited to take forward the vision of building one South Africa for all.
