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The ANC Youth League has called for the immediate dismissal of all mayors and municipal managers in municipalities, which the Auditor-General has flagged as collapsed and non-functional.
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The DA leader insists he is “going nowhere” despite his announcement that he will not be contesting for the party’s leadership role
In a message seen by the M&G, he says that even if he does stand as leader, he intends to remain mayor
‘If I stood for re-election, I would have won hands down,’ DA leader says
Last year Mabuza’s daughter, Tamara Silinda, filed an urgent application to stop Alexforbes from paying the money to Nonhlahla Mnisi, who was the country’s second lady when Mabuza was President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deputy
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa did not say whether it had opened a case with the police
Sources in the DA say the decision was partly influenced by Steenhuisen’s soured relationship with Helen Zille
Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said she had received one of the death threats while travelling to parliament
At 58%, most of the households in the ANC-led Mpofana Local Municipality don’t have access to electricity, and the town is at risk of a “possible grid collapse”.
Israel retaliated on Friday after South Africa declared the chargé d’affaires of its embassy, Ariel Seidman, persona non grata.
Parliament has been asked to intervene as tensions brew between Eastern Cape residents and the KwaZulu-Natal-based Ugu District Municipality over the uMtamvuna River, which straddles both provinces
The Eastern Cape chair said he would stand for deputy president too if nominated to do so
The emphasis on might and control risks further weakening America’s position as a dependable global partner in diplomatic settings
Johannesburg executive mayor, Dada Morero, has survived another day after the motion of no confidence in him was deferred.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has accepted the recommendations in the interim report of the Madlanga commission of inquiry into the capture of the criminal justice system, which urges the criminal investigation of five police officers and nine Ekurhuleni Metro officials.
The Department of Defence has announced a board of inquiry to investigate the participation of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s navy in the “Will for Peace 2026” naval exercise, contrary to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive that Iran be asked to withdraw.
Party sources said they found a woman at the house trying to burn the ballot papers
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal believes the party’s bilateral meeting with the National Freedom Party on Saturday was “a positive step in the right direction” to keep the provincial coalition government intact.
The possibility of its leader being jailed means the party faces an unprecedented leadership issue
Gwarube will vie for the position at the 2026 elective congress, aiming to succeed Helen Zille as federal council chair rather than pursuing the federal leader role