Officials at cash-strapped Mbombela jet off to Kenya for ‘study trip’
/ 31 May 2023

Officials at cash-strapped Mbombela jet off to Kenya for ‘study trip’

The municipality has received a series of disclaimers from the auditor general since 2016 and has had serious liquidity problems since 2020

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No revenge no-confidence motions in Nelson Mandela Bay — for now
/ 30 May 2023

No revenge no-confidence motions in Nelson Mandela Bay — for now

Outgoing DA mayor Retief Odendaal says stabilising the city should be the priority for all parties

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EFF’s embracing of African monarchies is not socialist or revolutionary
/ 18 May 2023

EFF’s embracing of African monarchies is not socialist or revolutionary

The Economic Freedom Fighters has switched from the teachings of Fanon and Lenin to the interests of chiefs and kings

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EXPLAINER: Musical chairs in the City of Johannesburg
/ 9 May 2023

EXPLAINER: Musical chairs in the City of Johannesburg

At the 2021 local government elections, neither of the two biggest parties got a mandate to govern alone in Johannesburg

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Sisulu: Public protector’s report aimed at smearing my good name
/ 18 April 2023

Sisulu: Public protector’s report aimed at smearing my good name

Former minister rejects findings of ‘maladministration’ against her over the national rapid response task team she appointed

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ANC coalition debate expected to be the next proxy in factional battle
/ 15 April 2023

ANC coalition debate expected to be the next proxy in factional battle

National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement

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NFP faces liquidation ahead of national and provincial election
/ 13 April 2023

NFP faces liquidation ahead of national and provincial election

The party is also dealing with an internal revolt by its councillors over its coalition with the ANC and Economic Freedom Fighters

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Eskom U-turn on energy state of disaster and utility’s exemption
/ 5 April 2023

Eskom U-turn on energy state of disaster and utility’s exemption

The two interventions have received major blowback with critics accusing the government of undermining public oversight

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Lights on for Putin, as South Africa visit beckons
/ 31 March 2023

Lights on for Putin, as South Africa visit beckons

The Russian leader has more chance of being arrested at home than he does in Mzansi

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Hard choices over coalitions loom as DA chooses new leadership
/ 31 March 2023

Hard choices over coalitions loom as DA chooses new leadership

Will the official opposition consider doing business with the ANC after the 2024 elections?

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Power battle between the DA’s Zille and Steenhuisen still lurks
/ 31 March 2023

Power battle between the DA’s Zille and Steenhuisen still lurks

Party insiders worry that Democratic Alliance federal council chair Helen Zille has centralised powers as the party has not had a chief executive for two years

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DA elections: Phalatse calls Steenhuisen out on hypocrisy
/ 27 March 2023

DA elections: Phalatse calls Steenhuisen out on hypocrisy

The wannabe leader has asked the DA leader why the party was critical of the government’s ministerial handbook when its politicians also live in state house

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Department misses its target for eliminating pit latrines at schools
/ 27 March 2023

Department misses its target for eliminating pit latrines at schools

However, minister Angie Motshekga says the department is fast tracking the improvement of infrastructure at schools

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Standoff as Steenhuisen accuses Phalatse campaign of dirty tactics
/ 26 March 2023

Standoff as Steenhuisen accuses Phalatse campaign of dirty tactics

Incumbent DA leader takes legal steps after former Johannesburg mayor’s campaign manager allegedly reported that he used donor funding for his benefit

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Mashatile: We’re not shielding Ramaphosa on Phala Phala
/ 23 March 2023

Mashatile: We’re not shielding Ramaphosa on Phala Phala

The majority had made a decision and that was how democracy worked, the deputy president told the National Assembly

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