Monday, 24 August 2026

ANC mayors and councillors will have 100 days to fix streetlights, potholes, water leaks and sewage spills, with published priorities, service baselines and a tracking mechanism for delivery.

Every ANC mayor and councillor will sign a public performance agreement and ethical code; those who fail to deliver can be removed from office as part of a six-point municipal renewal plan.

The manifesto’s pledge to close taverns near schools triggered pushback from liquor traders, who argued that licensed outlets should not be punished for historical township planning and that each case must be assessed individually.

Popcru rejected Action SA’s court challenge over disciplinary outcomes for two Presidential Protection Service officers, saying internal SAPS discipline is a corrective process and political parties are overstepping.