Municipal Governance

The sudden resignation of Ekurhuleni's finance committee member Jongizizwe Dlabathi has left the municipality's R51-billion budget in limbo, just weeks before it was due to be tabled. The move follows Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza's recent reshuffle that reduced the EFF's positions and prompted their withdrawal from the coalition. This has plunged the metro into deeper political uncertainty.

February 14, 2026 Reported by AI

North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has testified before a provincial committee, claiming that affidavits from municipal employees reveal a plot against him. He described communications among the witnesses as evidence of a coordinated effort to undermine him. The testimony addresses allegations of improper conduct raised last year.