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Mpho Phalatse
Mpho Louisa Phalatse (born 7 November 1977) is a South African medical doctor and politician who was the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. A member of the Democratic Alliance, she served in the position from 22 November 2021 until her ousting in a motion of no-confidence on 26 January 2023. She is the first woman to serve as mayor of the metropolitan municipality, which was established in 2000. She is the first black woman to serve as mayor of the city of Johannesburg and only the second female mayor of the city after Jessie McPherson, who served from 1945 to 1946. From 2016 to 2019, Phalatse had served as the member of the mayoral committee (MMC) in Johannesburg for Health and Social Development. Early life and career Phalatse was born on 7 November 1977 in Hebron, Pretoria. She lived with her grandmother in Hebron for the first few years of her life before she joined her parents in Mabopane. They were both educators. Phalatse matriculat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Johannesburg
The mayor of Johannesburg is the highest elected position in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Since 2000, they are the chief executive of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality council. On 16 August 2024, the council elected Dada Morero to the position. List of mayors Johannesburg Metro: 2000–present The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality was established in 2000 and its inaugural council was elected in the municipal elections of that year. Johannesburg: 1897–2000 The following lists the mayors of Johannesburg before the establishment of the present-day metropolitan municipality in 2000. * Johan Zulch de Villiers (1897–1900) – appointed by South African Republic The South African Republic (, abbreviated ZAR; ), also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer republics, Boer republic in Southern Africa which existed from 1852 to 1902, when it was annexed into the British Empire as a result ... Executive Committee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jama-ah
Al Jama-ah (, ) is a South African political party. It was formed in 2007 by present leader Ganief Hendricks and contested the 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2024 national elections. The party aims to support Muslim rights and interests, though the party states that it supports working for the shared interest of all South Africans from different religious and cultural backgrounds. The flag of Al Jama-ah depicts a white ''ǧīm'' (, the first letter in its Arabic name), upon a field consisting of the other Islamic colours. In January 2023, party member Thapelo Amad became Mayor of Johannesburg. He resigned in April and was replaced by fellow party member Kabelo Gwamanda. History Until 2019, the party had no elected representatives nationally or provincially although it came close in both the 2009 and 2014 elections, and won nine seats at the local level in the 2016 municipal elections. It made a breakthrough in 2019, winning its first national representative (becoming the first Islam- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inkatha Freedom Party
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP; ) is a conservative political party in South Africa, which is a part of the current South African Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, government of national unity together with the African National Congress (ANC). Although registered as a national party, it has had only minor electoral success outside its home province of KwaZulu-Natal. Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who served as chief minister of KwaZulu during the Apartheid period, founded the party in 1975 and led it until 2019. He was succeeded as party president in 2019 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) National General Conference, 2019 by Velenkosini Hlabisa. During the first decade of the History of South Africa (1994–present), post-Apartheid period, the IFP received over 90% of its support from ethnic Zulus. Since then, the party has worked to increase its national support by promoting Social conservatism, social and economic conservative policies. In the 2019 South African general election, 2019 general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Christian Democratic Party
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is a South African political party founded in 1993. It is a conservative Christian Christian party based on Biblical principles. The leader of the party is Kenneth Meshoe. Following the 2016 municipal elections, the ACDP joined with the much larger Democratic Alliance (South Africa), Democratic Alliance (DA) and several other smaller parties to form coalition governments in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Nelson Mandela Bay, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Johannesburg and City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Tshwane. As of 2024 South African general election, 2024, the ACDP has three members in the Parliament of South Africa, South African Parliament, and one member each in the provincial legislatures of Western Cape Provincial Parliament, Western Cape, and Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Gauteng. It also has 22 municipal councillors across the country. In June 2024, ACDP was offered an opportun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moratorium (law)
A moratorium is a delay or suspension of an activity or a law. In a legal context, it may refer to the temporary suspension of a law to allow a legal challenge to be carried out. For example, animal rights activists and conservation authorities may request fishing or hunting moratoria to protect endangered or threatened animal species. These delays, or suspensions, prevent people from hunting or fishing the animals in discussion. Another instance is a delay of legal obligations or payment ('' debt moratorium''). A legal official can order due to extenuating circumstances, which render one party incapable of paying another. In the context of capital punishment, it can be referred to as a temporary suspension of its practice, or suspension of verdicts resulting in execution Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct. The sentence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ActionSA
ActionSA is a political party in South Africa established in 2020 by Herman Mashaba, a former mayor of Johannesburg, shortly after he left the Democratic Alliance (DA). The party states that it has been established to "set South Africa free from the restraints of a broken political system and build a prosperous, non-racial and secure future for all its people." and that it follows the ideal of "Act as One to build a prosperous, non-racial and secure future for all South Africans." In the 2024 general election, ActionSA won six seats in the National Assembly with 1.2% of the vote. In June 2024, ActionSA declined an invitation to join the ANC-led Government of National Unity. Formation Party launch On 29 August 2020, a former Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, announced that he had started a new political party, which would be known as ActionSA and was intending to run for the three Gauteng metro cities (Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane) in the 2021 local governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedom Front Plus
The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus or FF+; , ''VF Plus'') is a right-wing political party in South Africa that was formed (as the Freedom Front) in 1994. It is led by Corné Mulder. Since 2024, it is a part of the current South African Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, government of national unity together with the African National Congress (ANC), the Democratic Alliance (South Africa), Democratic Alliance and other parties. History Origins as the Freedom Front (19942003) The Freedom Front was founded on 1 March 1994 by members of the Afrikaners, Afrikaner community under Constand Viljoen, after he had left the Afrikaner Volksfront amidst disagreements. Seeking to achieve his goals through electoral means, Viljoen registered the Freedom Front with the Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa), Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on 4 March 1994 to take part in the April South African general election, 1994, 1994 general elections (This date has also been given as 7 March). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economic Freedom Fighters
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African communist and black nationalist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema, and his allies, on 26 July 2013. Malema is president of the EFF, heading the Central Command Team, which serves as the central structure of the party. It is currently the fourth-largest party in the National Assembly. History Foundation and early history At a 26 July 2013 press briefing in Soweto, Malema announced that the new party had over 1000 members, double the 500 required for registration with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The EFF is now registered with the IEC, after an objection to its registration by the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) was dismissed in September 2013. In 2015, the EFF suspended MP Lucky Twala and expelled three MPs, Mpho Ramakatsa, Andile Mngxitama and Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala. Mngxitama formed his own party, named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 South African Municipal Elections
The 2021 South African Municipal Elections were held on 1 November 2021, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. It was the 6th municipal election cycle held in South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994, with the previous municipal elections having been held in 2016. On 21 April 2021, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the elections to be held on Wednesday, 27 October 2021. It had been recommend by Dikgang Moseneke to delay the municipal elections until 2022. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) requested the Constitutional Court to support the date postponement. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supported the date postponement while the Democratic Alliance (DA) was against the postponement of the date. The Constitutional Court dismissed the application to postpone the date until 2022, ruling that they had to take place between 27 October and 1 November. On 9 September 2021, the Minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Steenhuisen
John Henry Steenhuisen ( ; born 25 March 1976) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister of Agriculture (South Africa), Minister of Agriculture since July 2024. He has been the leader of the Democratic Alliance (South Africa), Democratic Alliance (DA) since November 2020, having served as the interim leader for one year from November 2019. He served as the 20th Leader of the Opposition (South Africa), leader of the Opposition from October 2019 to June 2024. Pursuant to the 2024 South African general election, he was appointed to the Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, third cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa when the DA joined the Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, Government of National Unity (GNU). Born in Durban, he matriculated from Northwood School (Durban North, South Africa), Northwood Boys' High School. Steenhuisen joined the Democratic Party (South Africa), Democratic Party and was elected to the Durban City Council in 1999 as the councillor for Durban Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality () is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite services for the city. Zulu is the most spoken home language at 23.4% followed by English at 20.1%. Johannesburg is a divided municipality: the poor mostly live in the southern suburbs or on the peripheries of the far north, and the middle- and upper class live largely in the suburbs of the central and north. As of 2012, unemployment is near 25% and most young people are out of work. Around 20% of the municipality lives in abject poverty in informal settlements that lack proper roads, electricity, or any other kind of direct municipal service. History Following the end of the apartheid era, in April 1991 the Central Witwatersrand Metropolitan Chamber was formed as a "people-based" negotiating forum prior to holding a democratic election a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
