Morero should long have heeded the call to quit for the stability of the city, or face the humiliation of a motion of no confidence
Lesetja Senoma testified that he was not aware of Matlala’s criminal history although they were close, adding that he did not do background checks on friends
His body was recovered in southern Mozambique days after the vehicle he was travelling in was swept away by floodwaters
The annual remuneration for a full-time councillor serving as executive deputy mayor is estimated at R1 280 117
Lesetja Sesona said the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner sent the messages before his appearance in front of the Madlanga commission
Lesetja Sesona rejected allegations made against him at the Madlanga Commission, saying his relationship with Matlala was casual, with no business dealings
Anthony Gopaul said the suspended police minister broke protocol and often contacted him to request case updates
Party sources said they found a woman at the house trying to burn the ballot papers
Allegations of manipulated ballots and conflicts of interest at the regional conference have deepened factional divides
The provincial secretary says he will accept nomination for chairperson of the ANC
He said the party would be run strictly, with zero tolerance for corruption, ill-discipline and factionalism
Residents told party leader Cyril Ramaphosa about water shortages, electricity outages, potholes, and slow service delivery, and he promised them the ANC would prioritise interventions
The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference
The deepening rupture between the two was laid bare at the commemoration of Joe Slovo’s death
The South African Communist Party joined a protest march to the US embassy in Pretoria, accusing Washington of state terrorism
Residents were sceptical that anything would change after ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile’s visit to the area this week
The ANC president said this was a fact, whether people liked it or not
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The ANC chairperson dismissed as insignificant, the party’s loss last September of a ward which includes Marikana
At a Joe Slovo commemoration, Ramaphosa warned the communist party that going it alone would be a historic mistake and undermine the broader liberation alliance
The two parties condemned the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as a violation of international law
Rasool is perhaps one of the few South African political figures able to articulate the global consequences of misused narratives
Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency
Malatji said those who raise such comments are obsessed with capturing the youth league and were not succeeding
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Malatji’s slate was also not contested at the youth league’s 27th national congress
A scuffle broke out when MK party members rejected the results, prompting the proceedings to be adjourned
The league said most of the people who had voted for the party last year were young people
The party is set to address factionalism, corruption and alliance fallout ahead of next year’s local government elections
Earlier this week, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said those belonging to both parties would have to choose between the ANC and the SACP
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader said the uMkhonto weSizwe party had won the most votes in the province at last year’s elections and should be given a chance to lead
Party spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri raised eyebrows when she suggested that the ANC would not have its financial woes if it was corrupt