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Volume 1 · Number 1 · The official weekly bulletin of the African National Congress in Gauteng Province
Issue No. 1
17 Aug 2026 — 23 Aug 2026
11 reports this week
Published Mon, 17 Aug 2026, 06:00 SAST
The movement is expected to announce its metro mayoral candidates within days — the last major party to do so — with President Cyril Ramaphosa set to launch the local government manifesto in Riverside, Diepsloot.
More than a third of the city's water is disappearing through burst and ageing pipes, driving wealthier residents off-grid onto boreholes and starving the utility of the revenue it needs to fix the network.
Bulletin Newsdesk
Planned maintenance will cut supply to the inner city on Thursday 27 August and the Crown corridor on Wednesday 26 August. Branches are asked to circulate the schedule in ward WhatsApp groups.
Regional Correspondent, Johannesburg
An angry Reiger Park community is pressing for a permanent anti-gang presence after four people, including two officers attached to the anti-gang unit, were murdered in a mass shooting.
Regional Correspondent, Ekurhuleni
The 42-member Provincial Task Team, led by Panyaza Lesufi and Mandla Nkomfe, is prioritising branch reconstruction, ethical conduct and electoral readiness across the five regions.
Organising Desk
Social Research Foundation figures place the DA on 37% and the movement on 31% among registered voters in Gauteng. The province has responded with a mass door-to-door programme.
Campaigns Desk
Regions are standing up ward-level campaign offices to drive voter registration among young people and first-time voters.
Regional Correspondent, Tshwane
Expanding the network and linking rail with other modes would make public transport more reliable and reduce the number of transfers commuters must make, the management agency says.
Bulletin Newsdesk
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature has confirmed committee leadership changes, with Matshidiso Mfikoe chairing Economic Development and N Mogobe acting at CoGTA.
Legislature Desk
A multi-agency operation found meat stored on floors, animals in food premises and labour law breaches. The Bulletin calls for enforcement paired with support for compliant small traders.
Regional Correspondent, Johannesburg
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