As former Tlokwe mayor Maphetle Maphetle takes up a post in the North West legislature, the ANC in the province has denied he was redeployed.
Following a court’s decision to rule in favour of six independent candidates in Tlokwe, the credibility of the IEC has been put under the spotlight.
The Electoral Court in Bloemfontein has passed judgment on an application to postpone by-elections in Tlokwe.
The DA’s Lindiwe Mazibuko, who was in Tlokwe campaigning ahead of upcoming municipal by-elections, has criticised the ANC and situation in Tlkowe.
The party has pulled out all the stops to win votes, including luring over opposition candidates, writes Mmanaledi Mataboge.
The ousted Tlokwe mayor, facing fraud charges, seems to have reached the end of the line, with the DA saying the ANC "knows" he has to be dismissed.
ANC national disciplinary committee chair Derek Hanekom says the expulsion of 14 Tlokwe councillors has been overturned following a misconduct furore.
PODCAST: The ANC in the North West says a report alleging Tlokwe’s former mayor Maphetle Maphetle was corrupt did not contain such evidence.
The ANC has finally decided to respect a court ruling and hand over the Tlokwe municipality’s mayoral position to the Democratic Alliance.
Ousted Tlokwe mayor Maphetle Maphetle would not leave his office as ordered by a court because he plans to appeal, says an ANC spokesperson.
The North Gauteng High Court has dismissed an application to nullify the council meeting at which Tlokwe mayor Maphetle Maphetle was unseated.
The battle for the mayoral position of Tlokwe municipality remains unresolved, although the high court judge disputed arguments made by the ANC.
Judge Neil Tuchten has said that the "long-suffering" people of Tlokwe should not have to foot the bill in the ANC-DA battle over the municipality.
The ANC has served court papers on 48 Tlokwe municipal councillors, following mayor Maphetle Maphetle’s unseating, say the DA.
A meeting meant to resolve issues between the DA in Tlokwe municipality and ousted mayor Maphetle Maphetle has ended in threats of land grabs.
Even though the ANC should have acted faster on corruption claims against Tlokwe’s former mayor, he should not have been voted out, says the party.
The ANC has filed papers in the high court in Johannesburg against Tlokwe mayor Maphetle Maphetle’s unseating, says the party.
Several residents in Potchefstroom in the North West have embraced the deposing of ANC mayor Maphetle Maphetle.
DA Tlokwe mayor Annete Combrink has held informal talks with 14 ousted ANC councillors about cooperation between them.
Former Tlokwe mayor Maphetle Maphetle and his mayoral committee are refusing to vacate their offices after being unseated, says the DA.
Fourteen ANC councillors who voted to unseat Tlokwe mayor Maphetle Maphetle have been expelled from the party.
The ANC will institute an inquiry into the unseating of Tlokwe mayor Maphetle Maphetle – a position now filled by a Democratic Alliance councillor.
A forensic investigation has found large-scale mismanagement in Potchefstroom by the ANC.