Ray Mahlaka puts metro mayoral candidates in Johannesburg, Cape Town and eThekwini under the spotlight, probing their manifestos, coalition strategies and plans to fix infrastructure and create jobs ahead of the 4 November local elections.
ActionSA’s fixer: Zwakele Mncwango’s ten-point plan for eThekwini
Mncwango is a former Democratic Alliance leader who knows the city’s council chambers from the inside. He is promising a ten-point plan to fix basic services, insourcing municipal work, and restoring financial discipline.
20 Oct 2026
IFP’s Mkhuleko Hlengwa takes the accountability fight to eThekwini
Hlengwa built his reputation chairing Parliament’s Scopa and now serves as Deputy Minister of Transport. He is taking that oversight record to eThekwini, promising consequences for service delivery failures.
Ray Mahlaka
18 Oct 2026
From Langa to City Hall: Nolutshungu’s EFF bid to lead Cape Town
Born in Langa and shaped by Cape Town’s deep inequalities, EFF mayoral candidate Nontando Nolutshungu is promising a land audit, social housing and integrated transport.
15 Oct 2026
Hoosen: The DA veteran who wants to fix eThekwini’s water crisis
After 17 years in parliament and a brief retirement, Haniff Hoosen is back on the campaign trail. His focus is on fixing collapsing services, not on criticising from the sidelines.
13 Oct 2026
Herron’s GOOD fight to unite Cape Town’s two cities
GOOD’s Cape Town mayoral candidate Brett Herron wants to draw on his years inside the DA’s governance structures to argue for a different and inclusive city.
11 Oct 2026
Mkhaliphi puts communities at the centre of her EFF eThekwini campaign
Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi outlines her priorities if elected mayor: tackling unemployment, poverty, and crime; delivering free basic services to vulnerable households.
8 Oct 2026
Zille: 'I’m committed to Joburg and getting it on the right track'
The DA mayoral hopeful says tackling unauthorised spending, electricity and water theft, and revenue losses could help turn the city's finances around.
6 Oct 2026
Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng's EFF prescription for Joburg
Her fix for Joburg includes expanding 24-hour healthcare, writing off indigent debt, and insourcing municipal workers.
1 Oct 2026
‘God first’: The Patriotic Alliance’s vision for Joburg
Kenny Kunene, the Deputy President of the Patriotic Alliance, outlines the party’s vision for Joburg.
30 Sept 2026
Herman Mashaba: ‘I have unfinished business in Joburg’
The president of ActionSA outlines his vision for Johannesburg if he wins the upcoming local election.
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