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IEC probes Mdantsane presiding officer's lift to ANC party agent

Political parties have lodged a complaint with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) after a presiding officer in Mdantsane allegedly drove around a party agent wearing ANC regalia to conduct door-to-door visits on Monday. The…

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa with Nomvula Mokonyane and Gwen Ramokgoba during the ANC Siyanqoba Rally is underway at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane.
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We're unstoppable in Eastern Cape — Ramaphosa

At the ANC's final Siyanqoba rally in Mdantsane, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that the party will retain control of the Eastern Cape despite growing opposition and service delivery challenges.

Zolani Xego in court.
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Convicted Xego seeks council seat as jail term remains unserved

A former ANC politician sentenced to eight years for faking his death in an insurance fraud scheme has yet to serve his sentence and is now running for ward councillor under the UDM banner in Buffalo City.

Mthatha cable theft arrests spark fresh alarm over infrastructure sabotage

The arrest of three suspected cable thieves at a sewer pump station in Mthatha has heightened concerns among municipal leaders over ongoing infrastructure vandalism and its impact on public service delivery.

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.

The UMkhonto we Sizwe Party senior leader, former ANC Buffalo City Metro councillor Nozizwe Otola.
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ANC accused of underhanded tactics ahead of election

Opposition parties in Buffalo City Metro have accused the ANC of employing underhanded election tactics, including defacing campaign posters and running an alleged 'jobs-for-votes' scheme through the EPWP.

Gandana village residents fixed a road alongside the village after raising funds for cement.

Rural villagers repair access road after long wait for municipality

Fed up with poor service delivery and unresponsive authorities, residents of Gandana village in Qumbu pooled their own money to repair a vital gravel road battered by potholes and rain.