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INSIGHT JOZI NEWS Johannesburg • South Africa • Independent Local Reporting Johannesburg | Local Government Elections 2026 | Insight Afrika Johannesburg Needs People Who Understand the City: Surprise Ndou Takes Its Complexities to the Global Conversation Born and bred in Johannesburg and shaped by years of service in the city, ANC branch chairperson Surprise Ndou offers a deeply local perspective on service delivery, homelessness, infrastructure, affordability and the political choices confronting Johannesburg. By Noko Maleka · InsightJoziNews.org · Johannesburg · 28 September 2026 Johannesburg is not a city that can be understood from a boardroom. It has to be lived, walked, listened to and experienced — and Surprise Ndou believes his own journey through the city has given him a particular understanding of its contradictions, pressures and possibilities. Johannesburg is a city of extraordinary contradictions: financial cap...
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Johannesburg • South Africa • Independent Local Reporting INSIGHT JOZI NEWS InsightJoziNews.org Johannesburg Politics • Local Government Elections 2026 Johannesburg’s Service Delivery Battle: ANC Defends Its Record as Coalition Politics Comes Under Fire ANC branch chairperson Surprise Ndou argues that some of Johannesburg’s most criticised municipal policies must be understood against the social realities facing residents, while MMC Jack Sekwaila points to programmes targeting homelessness, recycling and environmental management. By Noko Maleka · InsightJoziNews.org · Johannesburg · 28 September 2026 “The question is not only whether Johannesburg is delivering — but what stands in the way of a city capable of serving everyone who lives and works in it?” As Johannesburg heads towards the 2026 Local Government Elections, the city's political debate is increasingly being fought around one fundamental question: what is standing ...
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Beyond the Glamour: Soweto Pride

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Soweto Pride: Africa in One Space | InsightJoziNews.org Johannesburg • South Africa Independent Local Reporting INSIGHT JOZI NEWS Stories that matter. Voices that count. Home Community Photos Comments COMMUNITY • CULTURE • PRIDE Soweto Pride: Africa in One Space Fashion, fun, conversations and networking came together as people from across the continent gathered in Soweto to celebrate identity, community and self-expression. By Noko Maleka · InsightJoziNews.org ❤️ Like 0 💬 Comment ↗ Share ✉ Email 🌐 Visit InsightJoziNews.org ...
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Insight Jozi News | Johannesburg's Independent Newsroom JOHANNESBURG • SOUTH AFRICA INDEPENDENT LOCAL REPORTING INSIGHT JOZI NEWS News • Politics • Johannesburg • Community • Culture • Opinion Home Politics Johannesburg News Opinion Community Contact LATEST InsightJoziNews.org — Independent reporting from Johannesburg and beyond • Follow the stories shaping our communities • News with context. Voices with purpose. Johannesburg • Lead Story Johannesburg Is Changing. The Question Is Who Gets To Shape Its Future? From inner-city communities to the political corridors of power, Johannesburg remains a city of extraordinary contradictions, ambition and possibility. Read the latest → ...
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"How deeply has democracy transformed the material lives and opportunities of the people who inherited the consequences of the past?"

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34 Years Later: Has Democracy Changed the System — Or Only Who Governs It? A 1971 book by Heribert Adam raises an uncomfortable question about South Africa's unfinished transformation. By Noko Maleka InsightJoziNews.org My hands stumbled on this book. Not in a library. Not while searching for some grand political theory. I simply found myself holding an old book whose title seemed almost deliberately provocative in the South African context: Modernizing Racial Domination: The Dynamics of South African Politics , written by sociologist Heribert Adam and published in 1971 . I stared at the cover for a moment. 1971. South Africa was still deep inside apartheid. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. Black South Africans did not possess the political rights that democracy would later establish. The architecture of racial separation and political ex...
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‘WE WERE USED!’ — ZONE 12 MKP MEMBERS TURN ON JOHANNESBURG REGION, THREATEN TO SHUT REGIONAL OFFICE DOORS

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INSIGHT JOZI NEWS NEWS • POLITICS • COMMUNITY • CURRENT AFFAIRS 🔴 POLITICS | JOHANNESBURG MKP members during the Zone 12 grievances gathering in Johannesburg. ‘WE WERE USED!’ — ZONE 12 MKP MEMBERS TURN ON JOHANNESBURG REGION, THREATEN TO SHUT REGIONAL OFFICE DOORS Johannesburg | 10 September 2026   |   By Noko Maleka What was meant to be a gathering to air political grievances has erupted into a deeper internal dispute within the Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) , with angry Zone 12 members accusing the Johannesburg regional leadership of failing to properly address their concerns. The dispute centres on allegations surrounding the nomination of candidates and claims that candidate names were changed while members maintain that the part...
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InsightJoziNews.org | Africa & Society “Nigerians Banned From South Africa?” — The Viral Claim That Needs a Second Look By Noko Maleka InsightJoziNews.org | 17 September 2026 Image: Social media post circulating online. A screenshot circulating on social media has sparked a provocative conversation, carrying the claim that Nigerians have been banned from travelling to South Africa. For some, the message is being celebrated as long-awaited retaliation. For others, it represents another worrying chapter in the relationship between two of Africa's most influential nations. But there is a problem with the headline: it does not accurately describe the decision announced by Nigeria's National Assembly. “A parliamentary boycott is not the same thing as a nationwide travel ban.” So, What Actually Happened? Ni...
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