At least 20 people were killed in Diepsloot, northern Johannesburg, in the first three months of the year (January to March), making it one of the most dangerous places to live in Gauteng.
Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda is back at his post after an “illness” that resulted in the abrupt adjournment of last week's state of the city debate.
This is the third time Gwamanda has appeared to evade accountability, after damning allegations that he used to run a funeral burial scheme and scammed communities out of their payouts.
Joburg mayor Thapelo Amad could face a motion of no confidence following an interview in which he said he had secured the prospect of a R9.5bn loan to fund service delivery.
ActionSA has slammed the ANC-EFF coalition government in Johannesburg for seeking to approve a R2bn Development Bank of Southern Africa loan it had previously rejected from the opposition benches.