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Crackdown on ANC poll rebels

In a move to whip electoral dissidents back into line, the African National Congress is planning to expel 33 members registered as independents.

What are you doing to protect us, Mr Nqakula?

A letter sent this week to the Mail & Guardian Online heart-rendingly underscores how bad conditions are in many townships.

Khutsong, my personal hell

Amid the chaos of his family home, Rapule Tabane comments on a tragic situation the government could have avoided.

Unity govt for CT?

DA canvassers believe they may need the ID or FF Plus to rule the city.

Cross-border dispute splits community

The ANC in Kokstad's Matatiele municipality has splintered over the government's handling of the cross-border dispute in the area.

'We don't hate the ANC'

Residents expressed their disgust at the incorporation decision and told the Mail & Guardian they would resist the move to the bitter end.

Reaping the whirlwind

- the Mail & Guardian focuses on 'cross-border' communities in open rebellion against the ANC.

Crackdown on municipal managers

The department of provincial and local government this week published guidelines on the competency profile of each municipal manager.

Hustings heat up in fight for Cape Town

The African National Congress-led Cape Town council appears to have been drafted to boost the party's faltering municipal election campaign.

Errant mayors are purged from lists

The ANC has pledged to weed out candidates with skeletons in their closets, but a few have slipped the net.