ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has refused to retract or apologise for statements allegedly blaming Eastern Cape ANC provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi for problems with the province’s councillor candidate list submission to…
From fixing potholes and streetlights to tackling crime, poverty and the rising cost of municipal services, mayoral hopefuls are promising to turn around the troubled King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality after the November 4 local…
Eastern Cape ANC chair calls for tough action against those responsible as infighting erupts
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EFF leader Julius Malema, speaking at the party's provincial manifesto launch in Mthatha, criticized the ANC for poor service delivery, poverty, and neglect in the Eastern Cape, urging voters to reject the ruling party in upcoming local…
AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has decided not to participate in any political events or campaigns until November, distancing himself from the party-political roles he played in the 2021 elections.
OR Tambo District Municipality reported significant financial recovery, reducing irregular expenditure by over R1.3bn and achieving three consecutive unqualified audit opinions during its five-year term.
Retired justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, chairing a commission of inquiry, reported emerging evidence of serious criminality and undue influence within the country's criminal justice system, based on public hearings held since September 2022.
The United Democratic Movement has announced Prince Mlimandlela Ndamase as its mayoral candidate for King Sabata Dalindyebo ahead of the November local government elections.
ANC member Andile Lungisa rejected an offer from rival party People’s Power to join their PR election list after his name was reportedly omitted from the ANC’s list submitted to the IEC.
Confusion and uncertainty gripped the ANC in the Eastern Cape over the weekend amid claims that the party failed to register its councillor candidate lists on time in four municipalities ahead of the November 4 local government elections.
The ANC’s national executive committee has reinstated the Eastern Cape provincial executive committee (PEC), whose term expired in May, to fill a leadership vacuum after the interim task team was dissolved by court order. This move…
The ANC in the Eastern Cape is in a race against time to resolve branch-level disputes or risk contesting parts of the province without councillor candidates. Only 10 days are left before the Electoral Commission’s (IEC) August 28 deadline.
The ANC on Monday filed an application with the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) as it seeks to overturn a ruling by Makhanda high court judge Vuyokazi Noncembu declaring the establishment of the party’s provincial task team (PTT) unlawful…
The UDM has named deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa as its Buffalo City Metro mayoral candidate, deploying one of its most senior leaders as it mounts an ambitious bid to expand its presence in the metro in the November 4 local…
MK Party leader and former SA president Jacob Zuma has called on citizens to vote his party into power in the November local elections, promising it will improve people’s lives.
The DA says it is ready to unveil what it describes as its most comprehensive local government election manifesto yet, while urging South Africans to register before the voters’ roll closes at midnight on Friday
The race for the Buffalo City Metro mayoral chain is heating up ahead of the November 4 local government elections as political parties prepare to unleash their big guns to battle it out for control of the city.
Former King Sabata Dalindyebo mayor Nyaniso Nelani and municipal manager Ngamela Pakade have petitioned prosecutors to withdraw fraud charges against them arising from Nelani’s municipality-funded trip to an ANC rally in Durban.
Other strategic deployments include Mkhululi Dlepu for Buffalo City, with national spokesperson Sinawo Thambo selected to lead the party in Nelson Mandela Bay.
