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Rev Musa Xulu resigns as chair of Section 22 Committee, alleging state control of religion
Xulu said a draft Christian sector self-regulatory framework released in December had been rushed through meetings presided over by the chairperson of the Commission for the…
ANC leaders criss cross North West in anniversary blitz
Residents told party leader Cyril Ramaphosa about water shortages, electricity outages, potholes, and slow service delivery, and he promised them the ANC would prioritise…
Cogta, Salga keen for the passing of Bill limiting smaller parties’ influence on municipalities
The Bill seeks to stabilise local government by ensuring that parties which make the composition of municipal councils are a true representation of the will of the majority,…
KZN government cancels R24 m/year lease in clampdown on costly office rentals
The provincial administration plans to use government-owned buildings to cut down on expenditure
Failing Eastern Cape municipality spends just 13% of R123m infrastructure grant
Premier Oscar Mabuyane has been urged to act against Alfred Nzo municipality’s mayor, Vukile Mhlelembana
Outa sounds alarm over new bills that ‘protect’ irregular appointments in local government
The civil society group said the bills were probably being written by legislators with ‘self interest and expediency’ in mind
Public urged to comment on General Municipal Bill, which could extend timeline for fixing irregular appointments
The Bill, open for comment until 31 August, proposes an extension of the timeframe within which irregular appointments must be rectified
Death toll increases to 22 after KZN floods
Cogta has dismissed claims that it has not put measures in place to mitigate against natural disasters
Municipalities still stalling on Special Investigating Unit recommendations
The Special Investigating Unit is owed R986 million by the state institutions it has investigated
Danger of exposing the dark side of prophets and pastors
The head of the Cultural, Religious and Linguistics Rights Commission investigated church leaders abusing their congregants and refused to be distracted by threats on her life
Concourt dismisses IEC application to postpone elections
The ANC will be the hardest hit by the order having failed to register with the Electoral Commission of South Africa its candidates in no less than 93 municipalities
IEC publishes 27 October election date as required by law, but wants to postpone
A report by former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke opens the possibility of a postponement
Eskom to take over distribution, billing at troubled Free State municipality
The Maluti-a-Phofung local municipality owes the power utility more than R5-billion
IEC says it is ready for election, but cautions it has not control over Covid-19 spikes
The chief executive of the IEC, Sy Mamabolo, assured the Salga leaders assembly that the organisation would deliver a free and fair election.
State’s failure to act leaves Mpumalanga community at land grabbers’ mercy
Mpumalanga land claimants have been failed by state organs, whose officials are not helping them to remove land invaders, despite a court order