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Politics

WATCH | ANC wants Gauteng to be a ‘megatropolis’

TimesLIVE Politics · 23 August 2026 at 00:00

WATCH | ANC wants Gauteng to be a ‘megatropolis’

Talks about turning province into ‘city region’ will be held after local government elections, says the party’s first deputy secretary-general, Nomvula Mokonyane.

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