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The Citizen
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Citizen
Could Helen Zille be what's best for Joburg?
Zille may not be everyone's cup of tea, but her controversial style might be just what the Joburg needs to recover. Helen Zille is unlikely to be called 'diplomatic'; 'arrogant' and 'abrasive' describe her political style more accurately. Yet, do we, as residents of the evolving train smash that is the city of Joburg, want hearts and flowers… or do we want someone who does the job? That job would be the herculean task of turning around Joburg after decades of mismanagement and corruption – some of it, it must be said, emanating from the time Zille's own DA ran the metro – and Zille has indicated she is considering running for the job of mayor. That suggestion has had multiple DA-haters – led by the embittered ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba – crawling out of the woodwork to scream their opposition. Mashaba is flashing his newly acquired race card with great gusto, remarking: 'These people do not have confidence in black leaders. They have proven beyond reasonable doubt that they do not believe in black excellence.' ALSO READ: Zille to the rescue: Will she save Joburg as the city's mayor? Not so long ago, when he was in the DA fold as mayor of the city himself, Mashaba would often pillory the ANC for playing race politics… but clearly this game changes everyone. What Zille does have is a track record nobody else does: as mayor of Cape Town between 2006 and 2009, she helped stabilise a demoralised and under-skilled city bureaucracy brought to its knees by previous ANC rule. That's according to an analysis done not by a DA praise singer, but by an academic at a leading American university. It is true that the DA is accused of neglecting black townships in Cape Town, but many of those residents are still better off than they are in ANC-run towns and cities. Former Wits University chancellor Adam Habib said on social media that Zille would be 'Johannesburg's best hope'. What have we got to lose – apart from our potholes? NOW READ: ActionSA-ANC slams Zille's plans for Joburg: 'They do not believe in black excellence'
IOL News
06-05-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
Let the readers have their say
Illegal foreigners need to go back to their countries. I am in support of the protest. Good job. | Sheila Verulam q q q I pledge my support to the protest 100%. In the first half of 2025, I have been mugged four times, twice at gunpoint and have been assaulted three times by the Shona-speaking individuals. The last attack was on April 29, at around 9.15am on the N12 westbound freeway near the Giloolies interchange. | Daily News reader q q q I see Independent Media has come up with a new, slimmer look Daily News, which is called the Berliner Format and is designed to make for easier reading, especially when 'on the go' or outside. This is progressive, and I am glad to know that you are considerate of the reader's comfort. However, I have two more suggestions: 1. Please refrain from having loose pages in the newspaper, as the pages invariably flop about and easily fall out of the main body, making for an irksome reading experience. 2. Secondly, now that you've reduced the width of the paper, consider the same for the length so there is a sense of proportionality in size to the paper. The slim, lean appearance is disproportionate to the paper. Thanks, loyal subscriber and reader for many years. | Pravin Thakur q q q The Democratic Alliance (DA) in eThekwini is alarmed by the findings presented at the Finance Committee meeting of March 2025, which confirm that the City is failing to invest in basic infrastructure while its financial position worsens. | Councillor Alicia Kissoon DA eThekwini councillor. q q q Ethekwini Municipality water unit blames the increased water demands and its ailing infrastructure for the water woes in the south of Durban. Where were the engineers, building inspectors and related disciplines with the concomitant oversight functions? Why did this weak leadership at eThekwini allow new holiday flats and shopping centres like Galleria and Arbour Crossing to be built without proper due diligence? Apartments built three years ago in Amanzimtoti are experiencing blocked sewers and weak water supplies for weeks because of the dereliction of duty by the ANC-run municipality. | Sanj q q qI walked into a Shoprite store and discovered that Albany bread now costs R20.00. Something is wrong with the pricing. | Daily News reader q q q Why call for the resignation of the Minister of Finance (Enoch Godongwana). Every parliamentarian who voted for the minister's budget are accomplices to the crime. Either they resign voluntarily or be booted out. | Kamal Panday q q q Please, enough with the page 2 articles about Joshlin Smith. Your journalists are just rehashing the same article daily. It's very frustrating. Please post proper news about this poor child. | Daily News reader q q q Why does this completely failed ANC want to stay in power? My humble advice is for them to close shop, apologise to the citizens of this once most beautiful country and say loudly, 'We have failed you'. | Bhagat Singh q q q I just wanted to comment on the new law on having to restrict firearms for security personnel and companies. Why don't the government or Psira upskill the companies or the guards? Why don't they bring in additional programmes or training to the ones in possession of these? | Daily News reader q q q The proposed private security amendments are catastrophic. Minister Mchunu has drafted this without thinking. Imagine if these amendments were passed, that would mean more South Africans would be left jobless, adding to the already high number of unemployed. | Daily News reader q q q I don't know why (Police Minister) Senzo Mchunu is still in office when he clearly is failing to do his job. Instead of fighting crime, he wants to cripple the private security sector with his dizzy amendments. Who does he think he is? Why isn't he going after the real criminals? And when is Cwecwe going to receive justice? | Daily News reader q q q Corruption still remains a societal and moral evil, causing suffering to our despised economic classes. It is perpetrated by self-oriented human beings. We have unending investigations into government, business and legal corruption. | Mervyn Appadu q q q The ANC is dead in KZN and nationally. | Daily News reader q q q The DA, please investigate the Durban Metro together with the ratepayers associations, as corruption between the course management and metro is continuing, as huge funds are being allocated to both golf courses by the course management, but the playing conditions on these courses are below acceptable levels. We need to take back our golf courses, and looters and corrupters must be jailed. | Daily News reader
IOL News
23-04-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
Democratic Alliance demands reversal of 13.5% water tariff increase in Ilembe District
The DA march to Ilembe district municipality offices in KwaDukuza demanding the reversal of 13.5% water tariff increase. The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal has given the ANC-run Ilembe District Municipality 14 days to reverse its decision to increase water tariffs by 13.5%. This is contained in a list of demands in a memorandum the party submitted to the municipality representative during a march to district offices in KwaDukuza north of the province on Wednesday. The party is calling for a zero-rate increase until the water supply has improved or after the municipality has responded positively to its demands. The party said its march was prompted by consistent water outages and water-shedding in the areas under the district. The march was led by the top party leadership including party provincial leader Francois Rogers, his deputy Sithembiso Ngema, and Ilembe district constituency head Sakhile Mngadi who had organised the march. Another demand was the renewal and expansion of Siza Water, a private water services provider which was contracted by the municipality.
