ANC mayors in Gauteng will set up Twitter and Facebook accounts ahead of the local elections — but won’t be doing any actual tweeting themselves.
Several grassroots social movements are fielding their own candidates in next week’s municipal elections to woo voters fed up with mainstream parties.
PAC president Letlapa Mphahlele told <b>Ngoako Matsha</b> that they are preparing to win Balfour in the upcoming local government elections.
The ACDP will do well in the local government elections despite "battling with resources", its leader Kenneth Meshoe said this week.
The United Democratic Movement is in decline — but that is no reason not to vote for it, says its leader, Bantu Holomisa in an interview.
Under-equipped institutions are patiently waiting for a resources upgrade, writes <b>Ngoako Matsha</b>.
"We’re living like pigs here," said Thobeka Nkenkana from the Zandspruit informal settlement in Honeydew, Johannesburg, this week, following protests.
FET colleges are valuable institutions for further education but suffer from misconceptions among the youth and their parents.