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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Independent candidates look set to play a greater role in the metro municipality after 1 November
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The EFF has a stronger online presence than the ANC and Democratic Alliance
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Addressing climate change is largely absent in the three major parties’ election manifestos
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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.
At the ANC’s manifesto launch, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to reduce unemployment, increase social security, and stamp out corruption in the party
The EFF has made bold promises to root out corruption in ailing municipalities and redistribute land to the poor ahead of this year’s local government elections.
The DA launched its 37-page manifesto on a virtual platform under the banner “The DA gets things done”.
It is still unclear how discontent with politics, and the effects of Covid-19, will affect voter turnout, according to research company Ipsos
Far from an election being a more risky environment, ongoing anger without an election is more dangerous
The ANC and the DA have blamed the Electoral Commission of South Africa for ‘waking up late’ to request a postponement of the local government elections
Former defence minister voted in ahead of the Democratic Alliance’s Annelie Lotriet
‘This would be a very serious disincentive to investment,’ says Thabo Mbeki in a document arguing that the ANC should not proceed with the Constitutional amendment of section 25
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The public protector has called for the impeachment process against her to be halted with immediate effect
Parliament will conduct a formal hearing into what transpired in the National Assembly in March between EFF and DA MPs
The social, political and economic problems of poor governance need to be fixed so that public resources are managed and distributed equally
Judge Cassim Sardiwalla says there are no compelling private or public reasons for disclosure
The president wants local government overhauled, so that it no longer a manager of contracts, which has resulted in a weak tender system that has led to corruption, patronage and the poor delivery of services
Illegal occupations of unsuitable land coupled with heavy rains cause disruption of flood management systems
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The electoral commission heard that delaying local government elections will be an assault on democracy and that people’s lives should not be put at risk during the Covid crisis
Pro-democracy citizens have called for an end Mswati’s absolute rule while the government denies using excessive force against protesters
The apex court agreed with one of the most scathing rulings yet against the public protector and found the president did nothing wrong
The Electoral Commission has asked the high court to postpone nine by-elections
It is from the beneficiaries of the ANC’s ‘cadre deployment’ that you will mostly hear the fawning praises sung
Good election outcomes for the party will mean Julius Malema’s dangerous racism will again receive airtime
Johannes Mahlangu’s torture by police and charge for a murder he didn’t commit should never have happened
The labour dispute resolution body says there is a growing trend of political parties and civil society organisations representing workers at hearings
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A 827-page register compels members of parliament publicly to declare anything worth more than R500, and it makes for interesting reading
The former president failed to file papers or indicate whether he intended to proceed with the matter after his lawyers withdrew
But Afriforum’s business wing says the finance minister is playing the race card
The new political party funding law brings changes to allocations – and possibly an end to dodgy donors
Speaking in the national assembly after Ace Magashule tried to ‘suspend’ him, the president told the DA he keeps quiet when internal strife hits the opposition.