Disgraced Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa calls for a change of leadership in the ANC immediately after being released on parole
With people queuing for services, no water, lax enforcement of mask rules and plenty of partying, the virus is flourishing once again, and a quarter of the growth is in the Eastern Cape
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Former youth league leader Andile Lungisa cites ANC constitution, and argues assault is not corruption in a bid to keep his party membership
South Africa’s Covid-19-related deaths have been comparatively lower than the rest of the world. But municipalities are preparing for the worst
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing us to respond to issues that were around before Covid-19, including at schools in poor areas
With the shift to lockdown level three on Monday, details are emerging of how the previous relaxation added pressure to the already poorly performing Eastern Cape Covid-19 response
Health workers on the front line in one of the poorest provinces are struggling with a shortage of protective equipment and accuse the health department of being unprepared for the pandemic
“It was the opportunity of a lifetime for some of our kids … allowing them to explore a world of programming and the creative use of technology.”
In the past year alone, the Asset Forfeiture Unit has recovered money and assets gained through corruption-related crimes
Bobani’s lawyer, Danie Gouws, confirmed the Hawks raided his client’s office at the City Hall in Port Elizabeth and his residence
And universities in the Eastern Cape have not taken up the challenge of creating knowledge centres to produce solutions
The past 18 months have been gruelling for the country’s official opposition
The DA launched its 2019 election campaign last week. It will focus on winning Gauteng, the Northern Cape and the Western Cape.
A World Bank report on doing business in South Africa says there is room for its cities to improve business conditions
The United Democratic Movement’s Mongameli Bobani therefore remains mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay
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Bantu Holomisa says the official opposition uses other parties to gain control and then shuns them
The DA will meet with the EFF to discuss the red berets’ “ongoing co-operation with the ANC in attacking coalition governments across the country”
The party believes the Municipal Structures Act was violated when Trollip was ousted
The DA has described the meeting as a mock council sitting which was illegal, insisting it would challenge the validity of Trollip’s removal.
‘The Ramaphoria train has its own problems. Its rural vote is declining rapidly, threatening its hard-won gains in KwaZulu-Natal’
The municipality has avoided being placed under administration, after the fourth to pass the next year’s financial budget was finally successful
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The ANC is accusing the DA-led governments of being anti-poor for proposing tariff hikes in Jo’burg
The almost R12-billion budget for the 2018/19 financial year has to be passed. If it is not passed, the City’s administration could grind to a halt
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The reshuffle was part of a deal that would see Masualle keep his job as premier after losing power at last year’s chaotic ANC provincial conference
Magistrate Morne Cannon said the ANC Eastern Cape heavyweight had shown no remorse for his actions
But the feisty mayor of Cape Town is taking it slow — and might even decide to go it alone again
The Eastern Cape heavyweight was accused of smashing a glass jug over the head of former member of the mayoral committee Rano Kayser
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Trollip sees another day as the speaker walks out on a special council meeting which could have seen the mayor’s removal
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says anybody who is willing to be a mayor, other than the DA or Trollip, his party will support.
The EFF has filed a notice of intent to bring a motion of no confidence in Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip
Red berets angered by DA defiance on land expropriation without compensation
Major problems confront a party that was once confident of seriously damaging the ANC in 2019