The ANC in Eastern Cape will hold an urgent provincial working committee meeting to discuss postponing its long-awaited conference.
The member at the centre of the successful court bid to interdict the party’s regional conference described thuggery as the order of the day
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Regional conference threatened with litigation after disgruntled members cry foul following a decision to disband branches
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Many learners in the Eastern Cape have not received stationery and textbooks because of budget shortfalls
The party’s NWC is said to have discussed disbanding its Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces, with the North West calling for an extended term
The suspended Amathole regional secretary has nowhere to go after he was suspended after the reinstatement of corruption charges, but vows to continue his fight
The Eastern Cape leadership race between Oscar Mabuyane and Babalo Madikizela is heating up
ANC provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi has come out against those proclaiming on a preferred candidate after Eastern Cape ANC chairperson Oscar Mabuyane named on Ramaphosa
A company implicated in the Special Investigating Unit report is still doing business with the South African Social Security Agency
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While Danny Msiza’s faction is gaining ground in Limpopo, those close to him say it does not necessarily mean Ramaphosa will be affected
Unreported locust swarms in unoccupied farms, game and environmental parks can grow, cover large distances and destroy entire crops
Workers on strike for a ninth week at a vehicle manufacturer in Gqeberha have accused the company of flip-flopping during negotiations for better wages and medical aid contributions.
Conference delegates resolved that Babalo Madikizela should be considered for chair with Terris Ntuthu as secretary.
Revisiting a childhood holiday spot — Chintsa in the Eastern Cape — helped to kickstart recovery from burnout and depression
Despite a shake-up in defence and intelligence, the security cluster remains shaky ahead of potentially explosive elective conferences
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The 2021 local government elections are a clear demonstration of the failure to manage internal disagreements, where many of the parties, civic movements and independent candidates that contested these local government elections are direct offshoots of the ANC
As a result of its over reliance on coal fired power, the energy transition is set to be a monumental shift for provinces — Mpumalanga in particular — where the local economy is driven by the coal value chain
Shell’s 3D seismic survey is set to begin on Wednesday. But a high court application brought by rights groups to block it will be heard as an urgent matter on Tuesday
In this second feature on land restitution in Stutterheim, a farmer allocated land by the government loses it to a member of a prominent ANC family
Only a few people have chosen who will govern South Africa’s municipalities
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Unimaginable levels of poverty in far-flung rural villages in South Africa are not being addressed by local councillors who are supposed to help improve the lives of residents in their wards
The Eastern Cape premier has been granted a temporary reprieve from the public protector’s remedial action, but the fight is far from over
Police minister Bheki Cele said they have identified the KZN, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces as high risk areas deploying a high contingent of police and SANDF
A song about Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane preventing looting was way off the mark in a province riddled with corruption and theft
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The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk
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In papers filed on Tuesday, Mkhwebane said that she would abide by the court’s decision in the matter.
The Makana Citizens Front brings together diverse groups with a focus on accountability
A multi-stakeholder approach has been implement to improve teenagers’ access to sexual and reproductive health rights services
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.
A dumping site near the school is hazardous to pupils, who are forced into hot, crowded classrooms often targeted by criminals. The municipality says it cannot help
Public protector finds that money that was meant to celebrate the struggle icon was used to benefit senior politicians
Veteran broadcaster Noxolo Grootboom talks to Denvor de Wee about her childhood in the rural Eastern Cape, the day her neighbour Chris Hani was murdered and the secret to her ageless beauty
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