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FILE: Mzwandile Masina. Picture: @mzwandileMasina/Twitter

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Voting for popular candidate won't save ANC from electoral decline, warns Masina

By Tshidi Madia

Masina, in an opinion piece published on Eyewitness News, raises concerns over what he terms the building of a narrative that only a more popular candidate...

  • Luthuli House, ANC's headquarters in Johannesburg. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/Eyewitness News.

    ANC NEC to decide on 19 Ekurhuleni quarantined votes from elective conference

    The NEC will also have to give a stamp of approval on former ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete being appointed the convener of the women’s league ahead of its anticipated national conference.

    55 days ago
  • Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina at the unveiling of the new statue of the late Oliver Tambo. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    ANC Ekurhuleni’s Masina expected to learn outcome of elective conference soon

    Ekurhuleni’s Mzwandile Masina will find out on Wednesday whether he will be chair of the region for a third time running.

    75 days ago
  • FILE: Mzwandile Masina. Picture: @mzwandileMasina/Twitter

    Masina re-elected as ANC Ekurhuleni chair pending audit of quarantined votes

    Masina's victory might be short-lived, depending on the outcomes of an audit process relating to 19 votes which were quarantined by the ANC.

    77 days ago
  • Gauteng Premier David Makhura at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Makhura 'ashamed' of members at chaotic ANC Ekurhuleni elective conference

    ANC Gauteng Chairperson David Makhura has torn into delegates at a regional conference.

    78 days ago
  • FILE: Chair of the state capture commission Raymond Zondo (L) handed over the first part of the report to President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) on 4 January 2022. Picture: GCIS.

    Masina: Zondo report mustn't be used to purge people in the ANC

    Former Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina said rebuilding the image of the ANC would help it regain the public's support.

    218 days ago
  • ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the ANC's 110th anniversary celebrations at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, on 8 January 2022. Picture: Phill Magakoe/AFP

    Former Ekurhuleni mayor Masinga lauds ANC’s bid to fight internal party battles

    Former Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina has lauded the ANC’s so-called Radical Economic Transformation Forces for fighting their battles from within the party.

    218 days ago
  • Some of the 224 councillors in the City of Ekurhuleni being sworn in on 22 November 2021. Picture: Thando Kubheka/Eyewitness News.

    DA’s Raymond Dlamini elected speaker of Ekurhuleni council

    Most municipalities will be serving through coalitions following South Africa's 2021 government elections.

    266 days ago
  • FILE: Mzwandile Masina. Picture: @mzwandileMasina/Twitter

    Mugg & Bean debunks Masina's 'fake news' about restaurants' permanent closure

    Mugg & Bean had to quickly jump in and assure everyone that the news of the closure was in fact "fake news", adding that it has only disallowed sit down eating in line with current level 4 lockdown measures.

    407 days ago
  • Ekurhuleni Mayor outlines plan to drive job creation, economic growth

    Mayor of Ekurhuleni Mzwandile Masina delivered the State of the City Address on 24 March 2021. During his address, Masina said the Ekurhuleni metro was working on revitalising its economy through various programmes.

    509 days ago
  • FILE: Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina. Picture: @mzwandileMasina/Twitter.

    WATCH LIVE: Ekurhuleni Mayor Masina gives State of the City Address

    He is expected to give full account of what his government has been able to do in the city since 2016 to date.

    509 days ago
  • FILE: Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    A tea party like no other: Malema & Masina set to meet with Zuma today

    EFF leader Julius Malema took to Twitter, asking to hold discussions with Jacob Zuma over tea; he also roped in Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina, a request which the former president heartily agreed to.

    556 days ago
  • FILE: ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    JUDITH FEBRUARY: Accountability must reign supreme in democracies

    The essence of any democracy is that the powerful are held to account, writes Judith February.

    640 days ago
  • FILE: Mzwandile Masina. Picture: @mzwandileMasina/Twitter

    Masina calls on ANC members implicated in wrongdoing to step aside

    ‘No one is bigger than the ANC [and] we must save the ANC, not individuals.’

    716 days ago
  • FILE: Mzwandile Masina. Picture: @mzwandileMasina/Twitter

    City of Ekurhuleni officials donate over R1.4m towards Solidarity Fund

    The fund was established by government to support initiatives aimed at fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

    770 days ago
  • FILE: Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina. Picture: @mzwandileMasina/Twitter.

    Will Masina retract his remarks on economy? ANC says he agreed to

    The Ekurhuleni mayor got into trouble when he tweeted an article and agreed with EFF leader Julius Malema’s remarks that 'the white economy should collapse'.

    802 days ago
  • FILE: Mzwandile Masina. Picture: @mzwandileMasina/Twitter

    ANC Ekurhuleni to shed more light today on handling of Masina matter

    A special meeting was convened on Tuesday where members discussed the Ekurhuleni mayor’s comments, in which he said he would not be gagged by whites nor be friends with ‘white monopoly capital’.

    803 days ago
  • 18,000 food parcels distributed in Ekurhuleni to date

    Food parcels packaged at a food storage facility in Springs, Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg on 21 May 2020. Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina says 18,000 food parcels have been distributed throughout the metro so far. #covid19 #MzwandileMasina #foodparcel

    816 days ago
  • A YouTube screengrab of Malaika Mahlatsi.

    ANCWL defends Malaika Mahlatsi after suspension by Ekurhuleni mayor

    Malaika Mahlatsi was suspended on Tuesday by Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina for allegedly breaching municipal legalisation and the city’s social media policy.

    824 days ago
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