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ANC and SACP must not burn bridges in election contest — Mabuyane

SA Communist Party (SACP) members holding public office on the ticket of their alliance partner, the ANC, should not be hounded out of office because of their choice to contest the upcoming municipal elections outside the ANC. These party…

QUESTIONED: The car belonging to Ngqushwa council speaker Daniswa
Ncanywa was photographed under a white cover behind an RDP house
in Peddie extension.
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Conflicting accounts of Ngqushwa speaker’s car’s involvement in two accidents

Mystery surrounds two crashes involving a state vehicle allocated to Ngqushwa council speaker Daniswa Ncanywa, including one in Gauteng while she was allegedly attending ANC business.

BIG SPENDER: Enoch Mgijima municipality mayor Madoda Papiyana, whose R1.2m state sponsored vehicle has caused a stir.
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Struggling Eastern Cape municipality haunted by luxury BMW

The cash-strapped Enoch Mgijima municipality’s decision to buy a luxury vehicle for the mayor at a cost of more than R1.2m has come back to haunt it.

University council chair Prof Tembeka Ngcukaitobi made the disclosure while appearing before parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education this week.
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WSU buckling under ‘crippling decline in funding by NSFAS’

The academic future of hundreds of Walter Sisulu University students hangs in the balance after their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding was abruptly terminated this year.

The Eastern Cape department spent R247.6m on two ICT contracts. This is the equivalent of 13% of its education infrastructure grant budget of R1.9bn.
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R529m sword hangs over Eastern Cape education bosses

The Eastern Cape education department is facing severe criticism and potential financial penalties after diverting millions intended for school infrastructure projects to two unauthorised Information and Communication Technology (ICT)…

EFF MPL and provicial secretary Simthembile Madikizela has sent a letter to all EFF public representatives instructing them to desist from municipal or legislature activities.
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EFF calls on EC councillors to stop their municipal duties

The EFF in the Eastern Cape has banned all its MPLs and councillors from participating in any activities in their respective municipalities and in the Bhisho legislature.

DA councillor Anathi Majeke.
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Councillor labelled ‘political spoilt brat’ in heated metro meeting

Drama unfolded during the Buffalo City Metro’s special council meeting on Wednesday, resulting in an ANC councillor being forced to withdraw his statements after he referred to an opposition party councillor as a “political spoilt brat”.

The city agreed to pay R6,000 to each of more than 4,800 organised workers.
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Metro approves R29m ‘hardship relief’ for staff

Metro approves payment to restore ‘harmonious relations’ after bitter strike

Premier Oscar Mabuyane wants Eastern Cape communities to benefit from the eastern seaboard initiative.
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Looming tariffs make US an unreliable trade partner — Mabuyane

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has described the US as an “unreliable” trade partner as the province braces for the effects of hefty tariffs set to be imposed on South Africa, saying his administration wants to refocus its trade…