The DA has not attended a council meeting in Tlokwe, saying it contravened the council’s rules of order and the Municipal Structures Act.
The party’s leaders decry intimidation, but some local despots in its ranks use fear to retain power.
The ANC has won two of the three wards contested in Wednesday’s by-elections in the Potchefstroom-based Tlokwe local municipality.
Following a court’s decision to rule in favour of six independent candidates in Tlokwe, the credibility of the IEC has been put under the spotlight.
The Electoral Court in Bloemfontein has passed judgment on an application to postpone by-elections in Tlokwe.
Political parties have gone head-to-head over the Electoral Amendment Bill, which could see provincial votes being cast by South Africans abroad.
Suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says federation leaders must maintain their independence from the ANC’s NEC to avoid confusion.
The DA’s Lindiwe Mazibuko, who was in Tlokwe campaigning ahead of upcoming municipal by-elections, has criticised the ANC and situation in Tlkowe.
The government says it’s not giving Tlokwe residents food in return for votes in the upcoming by-elections.
The ANC claims they’re vindicated by a Press Council verdict on a recent M&G headline. Play "Devious, or Dim?". You be the judge.
Highlighting land reform, BEE and social grants, the Democratic Alliance has released the second phase of its "untold story".
The ANC has expressed contentment as members of the party’s national working committee have been sent to Tlokwe to campaign ahead of by-elections.
Cosatu and the DA have called for a police investigation into the alleged arson attack at Luthuli House, the ANC’s headquarters.
The ANC has viewed a "suspicious" fire that broke out in parts of its headquarters "as an act of attempting to destabilise" the party.
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Professor Adam Habib addressed the M&G Literary Festival on South Africa’s suspended revolution – past, present and future.
Ronnie Kasrils names his comrades in the fourth edition of his book about the struggle. Other than that, not much is new.
The Concourt has dismissed an application to compel Parliament to debate a vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma.
Eight of the 14 Tlokwe councillors who were expelled from the ANC last month have registered independently with the IEC, says a report.
None of the 14 former North West ANC councillors reinstated as party members over the weekend appear on the ANC’s list of by-election candidates.
The ANC has admitted to talking to Amcu ahead of next year’s general election, but says it will focus its energy on its biggest voter base – women.
Jesse Duarte says the ANC will win next year’s general election with an increase in majority, adding it is working to win back the Western Cape.
Poor work by contractors used by government can no longer be tolerated, says the ANC Free State.
President Jacob Zuma believes Cosatu still has a critical role to play in the ANC.
Replacing KwaZulu-Natal’s premier will not be easy as the president and ANC members have contrary views on who should take Zweli Mkhize’s seat.
Ethics committee heads Ben Turok and Lemias Mashile were grilled by angry ANC MPs on why law enforcement was brought into the Dina Pule scandal.
It feels churlish to berate the MPs who rushed to console former minister of communications Dina Pule after she was disciplined by the House.
After taking over as the ANC’s treasurer general in December last year, Zweli Mhikze has announced that he is stepping down as premier of KZN.
The ANC would drift to the right if the working class opted to abandon the party, says party secretary general Gwede Mantashe.
The Western Cape High Court has reserved judgment on whether the expulsion of ANC Cape Town councillor Andile Lili was unfair.
PODCAST: The ANC in the North West says a report alleging Tlokwe’s former mayor Maphetle Maphetle was corrupt did not contain such evidence.
Despite many voters speaking poorly of the ANC in Tlokwe, the party has won this by-election round.