Gauteng Da News Today

Gauteng DA leader Solly Msimanga has criticised the government of current premier Panyaza Lesufi, saying the ruling party has run the province down so it's a shadow of its former self.

The system was initially set to be deactivated in December last year but provincial and national government missed the deadline to finalise a memorandum of understanding.

The Johannesburg council is set to meet this Thursday where a vote on a motion of no confidence in executive mayor Kabelo Gwamanda is on the agenda.

Ramulifho, who has watched over the education sector in the province for several years will try to unseat Msimanga as the party’s provincial leader at an elective conference set to begin in Boksburg on Saturday morning.

In a media briefing held in Johannesburg on Thursday, the provincial government presented a weighty legal due diligence report on its plans to establish a state-owned bank.

The DA in Gauteng has condemned the “underhanded dealings by which the ANC-EFF coalition of corruption recaptured control of the city” after the election of COPE’s Murunwa Makwarela as mayor of Tshwane on Tuesday.

The ANC’s grand plan of a Gauteng takeover was foiled when the EFF rejected two power-sharing proposals from the Ekurhuleni region.

The DA has cited poor service delivery, the rising unemployment rate and corruption during COVID-19 as among the main reasons why Premier Makhura should be removed from his position.

Leader of the official opposition John Steenhuisen has condemned the simmering anger that has culminated in several protests directed at foreign nationals, saying protesters' ire should instead be directed towards the Union Buildings and parliament.

Gauteng DA leader Solly Msimanga has cast aspersions on the IEC, saying some of its technical and logistical shortfalls have affected voters' rights, especially in DA strongholds.