The Democratic Alliance announced its #LGE2021 councillor candidates for Gauteng on 4 October 2021. The party’s Gauteng Provincial Legislature leader Solly Msimanga implored the candidates to ensure the party a 50+1 governance so that they wouldn’t need to compromise their standards in a coalition government. #LGE2021 #DemocraticAlliance #SollyMsimanga
DA national leader John Steenhuisen called on Joburg residents to go out in their numbers on 1 November and vote for their candidate for mayor Dr Mpho Phalatse.
The ANC in Tshwane said there must be an investigation into a violent incident involving the former Tshwane mayor who they said may be covering up corruption.
A video of DA provincial leader Solly Msimanga bleeding following an assault went viral on Thursday, but another video later emerged where the two men stood next to one another and Msimanga’s alleged attacker apologised.
A video showing a bleeding Solly Msimanga has now made its way to social medial platforms..
Msimanga a former Tshwane Mayor was elected during the party's virtual congress.
Msimanga is the DA’s former Gauteng premier candidate and mayor of the City of Tshwane.
The DA’s federal legal council and appeals processes found her guilty of leaking Tshwane caucus information to Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema.
DA Gauteng MP Nkele Molapo said she now understood why women feared speaking out about being harassed.
Natasha Mazzone on Thursday insisted the DA Gauteng leader and former Tshwane mayor enjoyed the protection of the assumption of innocence until proven guilty.
Nkele Molapo recalled one specific day where she received a lift from Solly Msimanga following a debate in Pretoria when he allegedly made his move in his car outside her house.
The DA Gauteng interim leader on Monday questioned the timing of the claims made by fellow party member, Nkele Molapo, who came forward six years after the alleged abuse.
John Moodey announced his resignation from the party after 22 years on Wednesday. He said the DA was no longer the same party he joined back in 1998.
This follows the resignation of John Moodey on Wednesday after 22 years with the party.
The 2020 State of the Province Address will be held at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University in Ga-Rankuwa.
Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile said his department would place the City under administration last week after the ouster of mayor Stevens Mokgalapa.
In the audio, Mokgalapa is heard discussing plans to fire the city's chief operations officer James Murphy, he also described his predecessor Solly Msimanga's policies as stupid while he referred to the city's speaker as stupid.
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.
