Electoral body says this year’s local government vote got off to a fairly good start
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The ANC has reportedly received assurances from smaller parties about continuing existing coalitions, but its top leaders are hesitant to work with Julius Malema
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It’s the economy, stupid — but also service delivery and corruption. The ANC asks voters to forgive past sins, while the EFF tries to consolidate itself with wild promises of a socialist utopia
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Zizi, who was made a pariah in the ANC, is now on the party’s campaign trail to try to woo back voters it has lost
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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
It’s a long shot at political redemption for the former health minister and, more pressingly, a bid to avert criminal charges
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe told people in Daveyton to stop expecting handouts from the government
The EFF has a stronger online presence than the ANC and Democratic Alliance
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The deputy chief justice said all the former spy boss had to do to respond to bombshell testimony implicating him in state capture was to apply for a turn to testify
Former health minister Zweli Mkhize seeks relief to declare the SIU’s conduct against him ‘unlawful and unconstitutional
Angry Atteridgeville residents hurl insults at ‘dysfunctional’ ANC full of ‘corrupt individuals’ as Mabuza fails to placate them with party T-shirts and doeks
For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment
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Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?
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The Hawks have accused the NPA of ‘dragging its feet’ despite voluminous evidence against the Eastern Cape premier
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The sense that the commissioners who nominated five candidates for appointment to the Constitutional Court voted for their constituencies, rather than with their conscience, is difficult to shake off.
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
Afrobarometer reports that confidence in the police has halved over the last 10 years, with 73% of respondents saying they have little to no trust in the police
Luke Feltham has compiled a timeline that represents the major events, testimonies and controversies of the commission
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The alleged intransigence of the national police commissioner Khehla Sitole in working with police watchdog Ipid could see him removed from office
The party’s regional leadership, concerned at the impact the controversial posters will have on voters in the 1 November elections, insist they must be removed
Citizens want a meaningful say in how they are governed, not local government that foists on them what it has decided the people need.
Embattled Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane met the criteria for nomination but are likely to be culled when a presidential advisory panel compiles a short list
Given the slow pace of change in mining and other sectors, some analysts have raised concerns that the ruling will cause empowerment efforts to unravel
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The release of the new James Bond, film’s favourite super spy, is more significant than ever
Scientists say the country needs to significantly improve vaccination rates
Larger gatherings are now allowed, together with a shorter curfew and longer alcohol sale times
The case Zuma refused to answer before Zondo
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The former health minister’s ‘close associates’ laundered cash from the R150-million Digital Vibes ‘heist’ in boxes
Six of the nine implicated officials suspended for their part in the controversial Digital Vibes saga are from the health department
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.
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The president said the former health minister had steered the country around the HIV crisis and now the Covid-19 pandemic, and now a Special Investigating Unit report has implicated Mkhize of wrongdoing regarding the Digital Vibes contract