{
  "id": 14780709,
  "title": "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Loyiso Masuku promises culture shift in Joburg, says ANC could have done better",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/local-elections-2026-loyiso-masuku-promises-culture-shift-in-joburg",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T20:22:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-15-loyiso-masuku-promises-culture-shift-in-joburg-says-anc-could-have-done-better/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy mayor Loyiso Masuku of Johannesburg promises a cultural shift and calls for a more accountable municipal administration to tackle the city's financial pressures and service delivery issues. She criticizes the ANC for not doing enough amid the city's decline under the party's watch. Masuku advocates for better revenue collection, urgent action on failing services, and greater use of technology. She acknowledges the party's shortcomings and emphasizes the need for a sole mandate to implement plans without coalition constraints. Masuku defended the ANC's record, citing the commissioning of reservoirs, disciplinary action, and efforts to ring-fence funding for City Power. She urged voters to judge the party on its ability to achieve these goals with a full mandate and warned that if the ANC falls short, national leadership would manage coalition negotiations.",
  "summary": "Johannesburg deputy mayor Loyiso Masuku, one of the party’s potential mayoral candidates, says the ANC must rebuild public trust through accountable councillors, better revenue collection and urgent action on failing services. But will voters buy it?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}