Amathole
latest news & developments
Ongoing battle to get clean water in Butterworth
Residents of Butterworth in the Eastern Cape created their own clean water supply – before their municipality dismantled it
Defiant Ntutu vows to fight back against ANC suspension
The suspended Amathole regional secretary has nowhere to go after he was suspended after the reinstatement of corruption charges, but vows to continue his fight
Eastern Cape regional conferences pit Mabuyane and Madikizela against each other
Party insiders say Ramaphosa is unlikely to feel the pinch as a result of Eastern Cape regional conferences pitting Oscar Mabuyane against Babalo Madikizela
A Madikizela win against Mabuyane could tilt the scales against Ramaphosa’s camp
Babalo Madikizela is considering standing against Oscar Mabuyane to become chair of the key Eastern Cape ANC region in December
E. Cape MEC orders graft probe after two workers are killed at troubled district municipality
The killing of two council workers at the Amathole district municipality appears to be linked to tender fraud and corruption
As rivers run dry, Day Zero strikes Eastern Cape’s villages
Severe drought and a struggling municipality means some people drink from muddy puddles
ANC’s ‘chief disrupter’ unbowed
Andile Lungisa fears for his life after the chaotic Eastern Cape party election, but won’t back down