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DA’s Helen Zille at Eyethu Shopping Centre in Soweto on 20 September 2025. Picture: Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi Furthermore, Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has expressed concern about gang violence following a recent Westbury shooting. Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way.

DA federal leader and City of Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille says the ANC is “running Joburg like a party that knows the future is somebody else’s problem.” Zille launched the party’s manifesto at Johannesburg City Hall on Saturday, as the country prepares for the local government elections later this year. Billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe has, for the first time, publicly denied that he is campaigning for the leadership of the ANC, describing the rumours “false and unfounded.” The ANC has been in the spotlight after intense lobbying by some in the party in favour of Motsepe running for the party Presidency at the 2027 elective conference. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia faced sharp criticism as he was questioned about the delayed deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) following a fatal shooting in Westbury, Gauteng.

The minister was briefed on the incident during a visit to Sophiatown police station on Saturday, 7 March 2026, after five people were shot earlier in the week. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says the country will need 28 million vaccines at no cost to the farmer to stop the foot and mouth disease (FMD) crisis in the country.