In this episode, M&G politics journalist Khaya Koko chats with Professor Barry Hanyane and Advocate Selby Makgotho about corruption and elections
Opposition leaders hit out at ANC over social media fracas, saying residents of Enoch Mgijima municipality deserve better
The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets
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Citizens want a meaningful say in how they are governed, not local government that foists on them what it has decided the people need.
Action SA is planning to take the IEC to court after it failed to undertake to address its concerns over the draft ballot papers for the local government elections
As South Africa gears up for the local government elections on 1 November, disgruntled voters in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni say they have little reason to cast their ballots
Warrenton’s residents live in sewage mess and battle with chronic water delivery problems
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In this first episode, our politics journalist Lizeka Tandwa and veteran journalist Paddy Harper chat to our guest about service delivery and the elections.
The party wants to use 2021 as a platform to vote the ANC out in 2024
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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At the ANC’s manifesto launch, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to reduce unemployment, increase social security, and stamp out corruption in the party
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has promised a more rigorous mayoral selection process, which will involve the party’s top six
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.
At a time when unemployment and poverty must be tackled head on, our country appears rudderless
In love, as in politics, look before you leap
The DA launched its 37-page manifesto on a virtual platform under the banner “The DA gets things done”.
If Jacob Zuma is our Nelson Mandela, what does that leave Mzwanele Manyi?
Candidate court challenges loom for ANC
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Branding itself as a corruption busting party, ActionSA said it will establish dedicated independent forensics units in each of its municipalities, with the mandate to investigate all potential corrupt activities
The organisation has sent another letter to staff members saying that salaries for July, August and September will not be paid on 25 September
We must hold faith that law will prevail
Young people make use of online portal and women account for more than half of the total registered
Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
The apex court’s dismissal of the Democratic Alliance’s application to declare reopening candidate registration unlawful came as no surprise
Local government is about cutting the grass and filling potholes, not about the death penalty and prayer in schools
Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November
Deputy secretary general Jesse Duarte ordered that they come to the party headquarters to ‘sit with the registration teams and go over their lists’
Voters can register on the weekend of 18 and 19 September – or they can do it online
The governing party will call off political activities in areas of KwaZulu-Natal where threats are detected ahead of time
The governing party faces legal hurdles thrown up by the Democratic Alliance — and its own members
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma calls for Covid-19 caution as she gives political parties the green light to canvass for votes
It is still unclear how discontent with politics, and the effects of Covid-19, will affect voter turnout, according to research company Ipsos