Independent candidate Bhekizenzo Gigi has won a second term as Ward 14 councillor in the Kumkani Mhlontlo municipality after defeating 10 rival candidates in Qumbu.
The ANC has lost Ward 19 in Qunu, Nelson Mandela’s childhood home and burial site, to the African Transformation Movement after failing to register a candidate in the local elections.
As the November 4 local government elections rapidly approach, the citizens of Buffalo City Metro find themselves at a critical historical crossroads. For years, the rhetoric of local government has been dominated by grand political…
Frustrated by decades of poor service delivery and unfulfilled promises, 74-year-old retired mineworker Mehla Xamba is contesting Ward 2 in Port St Johns for the African Transformation Movement.
