As the three big parties make their last attempts to woo voters in this year’s local government elections, we look back at the promises in their manifestos
Independent candidates look set to play a greater role in the metro municipality after 1 November
Hello from the other side
It’s a long shot at political redemption for the former health minister and, more pressingly, a bid to avert criminal charges
Oscar Mabuyane and MEC Babalo Madikizela allegedly used a portion of state funds for struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s commemoration for their own benefit
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe told people in Daveyton to stop expecting handouts from the government
Former president Thabo Mbeki urged business and government and society to work together to tackle issues such as poverty, unemployment and poor services and infrastructure
The EFF has a stronger online presence than the ANC and Democratic Alliance
In papers filed on Tuesday, Mkhwebane said that she would abide by the court’s decision in the matter.
The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’
One other man was shot dead and two others were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds
Eastern Cape’s head of public works Babalo Madikizela has hit back at Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, saying she had no authority to investigate him
The Hawks have accused the NPA of ‘dragging its feet’ despite voluminous evidence against the Eastern Cape premier
The former president wants his supporters to stay in the ANC and fight for control of the party
Eastern Cape Premier Mabuyane has suggested that ANC secretary general Ace Magashule is behind the fraud and corruption inquiry
Some ANC members claim Tshwane’s regional executive committee is ‘dysfunctional’, but leaders will assess the situation only after the local government elections
During a media briefing on Tuesday, Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane told journalists that she had fired MEC Mandla Msibi with immediate effect
Addressing climate change is largely absent in the three major parties’ election manifestos
The ANC in the Eastern Cape wants Premier Oscar Mabuyane and MEC Babalo Madikizela to submit themselves to the provincial integrity committee after a scathing report by the public protector.
Days after the DA had to take down ‘racist’ posters, the IFP has its own ‘royal’ drama over the use of the Zulu monarch’s picture
ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula suggested deputy president David Mabuza’s announcement that he was in the running for another term was premature
Desperate to claw back the public’s trust, the president missteped and betrayed his own weak understanding of ethics and the meaning of leadership
It would be refreshing if South Africans encountered political parties that actually walked the talk of embracing the ideals of nonracialism
An ANC member has accused the Free State speaker of flouting the Electoral Act after the ANC list was changed twice, resulting in Mxolisi Dukwana being sworn in as a member of the provincial legislature
The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets
ANC says the opposition party is using the racial tensions in Phoenix to garner votes
Citizens want a meaningful say in how they are governed, not local government that foists on them what it has decided the people need.
The party wants to use 2021 as a platform to vote the ANC out in 2024
The NPA has begun proceedings based on some of the testimony given at the state capture inquiry
When the ANC was faced with possible losses in 95 municipalities, it approached two smaller parties in hope that its endorsements would result in trade-offs.
How many R Kellys are we harbouring? It’s a difficult question for all.
The National Prosecuting Authority will conduct its own probe into Angelo Agrizzi’s claims of ill health, after he failed to attend court again