Tlokwe
latest news & developments
Concourt rules that local government elections will go ahead
The Constitutional Court has ruled that local government elections can go ahead on August 3 without a complete voters’ roll.
‘The ANC does not win elections, it steals them’
A Concourt decision to set aside the by-elections results in Tlokwe has left opposition parties questioning the motives of both the ANC and IEC.
Letter: Paraffin contract was legit
The article? “Paraffin for poor fuels outrage” (September 18) contains allegations that are factually incorrect.
Independent candidates claim Tlokwe by-elections were rigged
Eight independent candidates from Tlokwe municipality claim that last month’s by-elections were rigged and want the results set aside.
Mandela mojo wins back Tlokwe
The ANC has drawn on the power of Nelson Mandela’s name to attract voters into the Tlokwe by-elections driven away by party infighting.
ANC trumps DA to take back Tlokwe
The ANC has won all six contested wards in the Tlokwe by-elections to take back control of the embattled municipality.
DA, ANC anxiously await Tlokwe by-election results
The DA and the ANC can now only wait for the outcome of Tlokwe by-election voting after a fierce battle for control over the municipality.
People stream in to vote in Tlokwe by-elections
Residents of Tlokwe are voting in by-elections to decide whether the ANC regains control of the municipality.
Battle for Tlokwe heats up as provincial alliance grows
A growing number of Supra Mahumapelo supporters in leadership positions provides North West ANC with a chance to reclaim Tlokwe from the DA.
Tlokwe: ANC North West denies Maphetle was redeployed
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.
DA stages walkout at Tlokwe council meeting
ANC Tlokwe chief whip Dakota Legoete says a municipality meeting in the North West had to be halted after the DA staged a walked out.
Tlokwe candidates were biased, says Electoral Court
The independent candidates disqualified from taking part in Tlokwe’s recent by-elections were severely prejudiced, says the Electoral Court.
ANC tries to ‘sneak in’ Tlkowe no-confidence vote
The ANC has allegedly attempted to re-take control of Tlokwe by "sneaking in" a motion of no confidence in DA mayor Annette Combrink.
Tlokwe: Madonsela to probe distribution of food parcels
Public protector Thuli Madonsela’s office has said she will investigate the handing out of food in Tlokwe by the minister of social development.
Tlokwe: DA snubs ‘illegal’ council special meeting
The DA has not attended a council meeting in Tlokwe, saying it contravened the council’s rules of order and the Municipal Structures Act.