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Electricity finally restored to Eldorado Park almost a week later
Electricity has finally been restored to all the residents who were affected by the fire at the Eldorado substation, south…
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Mayor Phalatse: R3 billion spent irregularly in 2020/21 financial year in City of Joburg
R3 billion has been spent irregularly in the 2020/21 City of Johannesburg financial year. This was made public by Johannesburg…
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Vandalism and cable theft could be sabotage – Mpho Phalatse on Eldos Substation Fire
There is coordinated sabotage of Joburg’s electricity infrastructure, according to Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse. She has received reports from the…
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Joburg Mayor Phalatse meets police leadership in Diepsloot
Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse has met with Diepsloot police leadership. This is after residents protested against crime in the community…
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Joburg Mayor expected to visit Diepsloot
Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse is expected to visit #Diepsloot on Saturday. This is after residents protested against crime in the…
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Former JHB MMC Mfikoe lashes out at Mayor Phalatse over termination of 130 contracts
Former City of Joburg Finance MMC Matshidiso Mfikoe has penned a scathing open letter to Mayor Mpho Phalatse over the…
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Joburg ANC takes up cudgels with Mayor Phalatse over firing of its former political staff
Sparks are flying over the decision of the City of Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse to review the permanent appointment of…
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Over 120 City of Johannesburg employees have been axed
Over 120 City of Johannesburg employees have been axed. Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Mpho Phalatse has confirmed the reversal of the…
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ANC’s R59 million wage bill reversed
Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse reversed a policy introduced by the previous ANC (African National Congress) administration which aimed to “convert…
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Joburg mayor vows to fix billing crisis
The City of Johannesburg will only cut off customers whose unpaid bills are not in dispute. Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse…
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GP Health Department promises to pay money owed to the City of Joburg by month-end
DA Gauteng health spokesperson Jack Bloom has accused the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) of owing approximately R200 million to…
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CoJ cuts the lights at Sandton City mall over R158 million municipal services debt
After the City of Tshwane embarked on a robust campaign to collect millions from its debtors, the City of Joburg…
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Mayor: Joburg will keep lights on at Gauteng hospitals despite R200 million debt
City of Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse said the municipality had approached Gauteng Premier David Makhura to seek his intervention over…
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Woman arrested for allegedly breaking into City of Joburg offices
Police have arrested a woman who broke into the City of Johannesburg offices on Monday morning. She was found hiding…
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Waging war on crime in Joburg
Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse has promised to work towards ending violence in schools. Phalatse joined the Okae Molao police operation…
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Joburg mayor lays charges against some councillors
Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse has laid criminal charges against several ANC and EFF councillors. The special sitting of the Johannesburg…
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Joburg mayor Phalatse: Archbishop Desmond Tutu lived a life of servanthood
Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse says Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be remembered as a man who lived a life of servanthood.…
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Joburg gears up to honour Archbishop Desmond Tutu with prayer services and memorial
Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse, together with the Anglican Church, has announced various events around the city in honour of the…
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Joburg council negotiations weren’t always smooth sailing, says Phalatse
Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse says mayoral negotiations weren’t always smooth sailing. She’s confident that the City of Johannesburg is in…
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Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse promises to act against those peddling lies about her office
City of Joburg’s Mayor Dr Mpho Phalatse has condemned reports claiming that her office had spent exorbitant amounts for the…
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Eskom lied to us – Diepkloof residents fear for their safety
Residents in Diepkloof, Soweto said yesterday Eskom lied to them, as they had failed to implement their crisis solution plan…
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Joburg mayoral committee to be announced soon – Newly-elected mayor Mpho Phalatse
Johannesburg will have a government in the next few days. Newly-elected mayor Mpho Phalatse says talks with parties are at…
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Victory is a vote against ANC – Mayor Dr. Mpho Phalatse
Johannesburg Mayor Dr. Mpho Phalatse concedes her victory is not necessarily a vote for the DA but rather a vote…
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Joburg ANC happy to warm opposition benches
The ANC says it’s looking forward to being the opposition in Johannesburg. It lost the City of Gold to a…
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Herman Mashaba explains why he handed power to irresponsible DA
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has told voters why he did not contest for Joburg mayor, with his party councillors voting…
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DA’s Mpho Phalatse elected new Joburg Mayor
The City of Johannesburg has a new mayor. This was after the DA’s Mpho Phalatse was elected the city’s new…
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DA Joburg mayoral candidate accuses Sanral of not paying electricity bill
THE DA’s mayoral candidate for the City of Joburg, Mpho Phalatse, has accused the South African National Roads Agency Limited…
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The 7-point plan DA mayoral candidate has for Johannesburg
She may be diminutive in stature, but DA mayoral candidate for Johannesburg Dr Mpho Phalatse is no ordinary aunt next…
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Solly Msimanga: DA doesn’t want a coalition government for Joburg
The Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga said on Saturday that the party had no desire to be part of…
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Joburg Health MMC reinstated with conditions after pro-Israel remarks
Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has reinstated member of the mayoral committee for health Mpho Phalatse who was suspended earlier this month for…
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Health Minister Suspended for Falsely Claiming City is “Friend of Israel”
On Tuesday, Johannesburg mayor, Herman Mashaba, suspended his Health Minister, Mpho Phalatse, for falsely claiming that the City of Johannesburg…
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