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Nelson Mandela's relative and great-grandson and neighbour  Xolani Mandela, is a UDM  Ward 19 candidate, which includes Qunu in the Mthatha-based King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality. The ANC has no candidate in the  Mandela village where he lies buried. Pictures LULAMILE FENI
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ANC fails to field candidate in ward where Mandela grew up and is buried

For the first time since 1994, the ANC will not field a candidate in Ward 19 of the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality, which encompasses Nelson Mandela's home village of Qunu.

Coega Steels shareholder Sanjeev Garg, middle, discusses a point with Mediterranean Shipping Company chair Salvatore Sarno, left, during a tour of Coega Steels' new rolling mill in the Coega special economic zone
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Coega Steels' new rolling mill to create hundreds of jobs

Coega Steels has launched a R360m rolling mill in Nelson Mandela Bay, creating 300 direct jobs and providing a more affordable local supply of finished steel products.

South African lawyer and champion of international law Navi Pillay is pictured after she was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, on October 9, 2026 at the historic Courtroom 600 of Nuremberg's Palace of Justice, venue of the 1945-1946 Nuremberg Trials against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany, in Nuremberg, southern Germany, where she was attending the Nuremberg Forum 2026 conference of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South Africa's Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. Pillay, currently a judge on the International Court of Justice in a case where Myanmar also stands accused of genocide, has been "instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are prosecuted," said Jorgen Watne Frydnes, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo.

SA's Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize, dedicates award to survivors of international crimes

South African jurist and human rights champion Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her dedicated fight against war crimes and genocide, dedicating the honour to survivors of international atrocities amid widespread praise…

READER LETTER | Results, not speeches, needed in fight against GBV

South Africans need real results, not more speeches and slogans, to combat gender-based violence and rampant crime. True safety demands professional policing, effective detectives, and government accountability.

Mourners at the memorial service of Jonas Jongisizwe “JJ” Ndzambule

Calls for Mthatha West villages to be renamed after founder JJ Ndzambule

Community leaders in Mthatha West are rallying to rename the eight-village cluster and local landmarks in honour of its late founder, Jonas 'JJ' Ndzambule, celebrating his pivotal role in building homes, schools, and preserving local…

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