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  • FILE: Late Joburg Mayor Jolidee Matongo. Picture: @Matongo_jolidee/Twitter

    Driver of vehicle involved in car crash that killed Matongo succumbs to injuries

    It's understood the driver of the other vehicle involved in the deadly crash succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Sunday.

    243 days ago
  • New Joburg Mayor Jolidlee Matongo. Picture: @CityofJoburgZA/Twitter.

    President Cyril Ramaphosa ‘deeply saddened’ by death of Jolidee Matongo

    Joburg Mayor Jolidee Matongo had been participating in a local government voter registration drive in Soweto, alongside Ramaphosa.

    243 days ago
  • FILE: Late Johannesburg Mayor Jolidee Matongo. Picture: @CityofJoburgZA/Twitter

    Johannesburg mayor Jolidee Matongo (46) killed in car accident

    Jolidee Matongo was killed in a car crash as he was returning from a voter registration event in Soweto.

    244 days ago
  • FILE: Joburg Mayor Jolidee Matongo. Picture: @Matongo_jolidee/Twitter

    Matongo: COVID's reminded SA of public health system's important role in economy

    Johannesburg Mayor Jolidee Matongo said that COVID-19 had been the ultimate leveller between those who were able to access private healthcare and those who turned to the state.

    248 days ago
  • FILE: Firefighters stand in front of the Bank of Lisbon building where 3 of their colleagues died while trying to extinguish a fire. A memorial service was held for the firefighters on 12 September 2018. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Bank of Lisbon fire probe 3 years later: still no answers

    Four reports into the tragedy that killed three firefighters in the iconic building have been done, but none have been released to the public.

    259 days ago
  • FILE: Late Johannesburg Mayor Jolidee Matongo. Picture: @CityofJoburgZA/Twitter

    Meet new Johannesburg Mayor Jolidee Matongo’s MMCs

    Matongo, an African National Congress (ANC) member and the former finance MMC in the metro, replaces Geoff Makhubo, who died of COVID-19 complications last month.

    282 days ago
  • FILE: ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba (centre) makes a point during an engagement in Dobsonville on 11 October 2021. Picture: @Action4SA/Twitter

    Mashaba: Matongo to offer JHB residents continued corruption

    Herman Mashaba, once a DA mayor of Joburg and now vying to be elected back to that position but under his party, has accused newly elected Mayo Jodilee Matongo of only being there to continue with corruption and broken service delivery.

    283 days ago
  • New Joburg Mayor Jolidlee Matongo. Picture: @CityofJoburgZA/Twitter.

    New JHB Mayor Matongo to announce mayoral committee on Tuesday evening

    Matongo was elected unopposed during a special sitting earlier on Tuesday.

    283 days ago
  • FILE: Jodilee Matongo. Picture: @MatongoMmc/Twitter

    Jolidee Matongo elected as mayor of Johannesburg

    Jolidee Matongo was the only candidate who was nominated for the position.

    283 days ago
  • Late Joburg Mayor Jodilee Matongo. Picture: @MatongoMmc/Twitter

    Special sitting announced to choose new Joburg mayor

    The seat was left without a mayor after Geoff Makhubo passed away in July due to COVID-19-related complications.

    284 days ago
  • Late Joburg Mayor Jodilee Matongo. Picture: @MatongoMmc/Twitter

    ANC approves MMC Matongo’s CoJ mayoral candidacy

    Eyewitness News has seen a letter from the party's deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte to Gauteng provincial secretary Jacob Khawe informing him that the party's top officials had approved of Matongo being nominated to fill the vacant post.

    288 days ago
  • Late Joburg Mayor Jodilee Matongo. Picture: @MatongoMmc/Twitter

    Gauteng ANC to consider approving Matongo for Jo'burg mayor

    This is ahead of council having to elect a new mayor following the passing of Geoff Makhubo last month.

    291 days ago
  • Late Joburg Mayor Jodilee Matongo. Picture: @MatongoMmc/Twitter

    CoJ's Matongo earmarks Ivory Park, Kliptown and Orange Farm for major upgrades

    Joburg MMC for Finance Jodilee Matongo told the metro’s council that the areas would enjoy public services and facilities, just as Soweto has since 1994.

    360 days ago
  • FILE: City Power officials on 3 June 2020 disconnected illegal electricity connections at Phumula Mqashi informal settlement in Vlakfontein. The officials were joined by JMPD and SAPS officers. Picture: @CityPowerJhb/Twitter.

    City Power granted R19.9bn to address operational challenges

    City Power has been allocated R19.9 billion for its operational expenditure budget to deal with streetlight repairs and installations, electricity failures, facility repairs and preventative maintenance to improve network stability.

    360 days ago
  • FILE: City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Mashaba aims CR17 barb at ANC after no-confidence motion U-turn

    The ANC on Thursday withdrew its planned motion of no confidence against Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba.

    1001 days ago
  • The City Power strike has entered its second day with many areas left without electricity. Picture: Michelle Lubbe/EWN

    ANC: Punish City Power workers

    The ANC on Thursday called for striking City Power employees to face disciplinary action.

    3179 days ago
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