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Premier Oscar Mabuyane.

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

Eastern Cape DA provincial leader Andrew Whitfield has released the names of several mayoral candidates from the party

DA releases names of mayoral candidates as it seeks to make impact in Eastern Cape

The in the Eastern Cape is banking on 10 mayoral candidates to make further inroads into the province, including taking aim at two municipalities…

ANC provincial chair Oscar Mabuyane

Mabuyane takes Malema defamation battle to SCA

Eastern Cape premier and ANC provincial chairperson Oscar Mabuyane is taking his defamation battle against EFF leader Julius Malema to the Supreme…

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane
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ANC throws lifeline to mayoral candidates left off final list released by IEC

The ANC national leadership has offered a lifeline to senior provincial politicians whose names were left off the final PR candidate lists for the…

Secretary-General of the ANC Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane

Mbalula refuses to retract claims in ANC candidate-list row

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Mayoral hopefuls promise to turn KSD around

From fixing potholes and streetlights to tackling crime, poverty and the rising cost of municipal services, mayoral hopefuls are promising to turn…

Eastern Cape ANC chair Oscar Mabuyane (left) says action must be taken against the responsible member for the list crisis, while provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi (right) says he is not to blame. Picture:

‘Anarchy’ in ANC caused ‘catastrophic’ electoral list debacle: Mabuyane

Eastern Cape ANC chair calls for tough action against those responsible as infighting erupts

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech during a formal sitting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 17 2026. Picture:

Pivot from US not easy as ABC for SA or Canada

Trade tensions with Washington complicate countries’ economic strategies

EFF leader Julius Malema addressing party members during the party’s manifesto launch in Rotary Stadium in Ngangelizwe Township in Mthatha on Saturday. Picture: ZIYANDA ZWENI

Malema: ‘We are led by fools’

EFF leader Julius Malema, speaking at the party's provincial manifesto launch in Mthatha, criticized the ANC for poor service delivery, poverty, and…

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo. Picture: LULAMILE FENI

Dalindyebo to sit out local election campaign

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has decided not to participate in any political events or campaigns until November, distancing himself from…

OR Tambo District Municipality mayor Mesuli Ngqondwana

OR Tambo touts financial recovery, water gains in final term report

OR Tambo District Municipality reported significant financial recovery, reducing irregular expenditure by over R1.3bn and achieving three…

Retired justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga is chair of the commission of inquiry in Pretoria. Picture:

Print Only DD180926 pg4 Madlanga reflects on commission’s evidence a year on

The United Democratic Movement has announced Prince Mlimandlela Ndamase as the party’s King Sabata Dalindyebo mayoral candidate ahead of the November local government elections. Picture: FACEBOOK

Ndamase to lead UDM’s KSD takeover bid

The United Democratic Movement has announced Prince Mlimandlela Ndamase as its mayoral candidate for King Sabata Dalindyebo ahead of the November…

Andile Lungisa, left, and Siyanda Mayana

‘I am number 1’: Lungisa rejects rival party’s seat offer

ANC member Andile Lungisa rejected an offer from rival party People’s Power to join their PR election list after his name was reportedly omitted…

An IEC banner. Picture: Mukovhe Mulidzwi
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Panic after claims ANC failed to register candidates in four municipalities

Confusion and uncertainty gripped the ANC in the Eastern Cape over the weekend amid claims that the party failed to register its councillor…

ANC provincial chair Oscar Mabuyane and provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi
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ANC’s Eastern Cape PEC faces fresh legal threats

The ANC’s national executive committee has reinstated the Eastern Cape provincial executive committee (PEC), whose term expired in May, to fill a…

ANC in race to finalise candidate lists with deadline looming

The ANC in the Eastern Cape is in a race against time to resolve branch-level disputes or risk contesting parts of the province without councillor…

ANC takes PTT battle to Supreme Court of Appeal

The ANC on Monday filed an application with the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) as it seeks to overturn a ruling by Makhanda high court judge Vuyokazi…

UDM deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa Nqabayomzi Kwankwa

UDM deploys Kwankwa in bid for BCM

Bridge To Heaven Christian Fellowship Church pastor Phikolomzi Mafanya praying to the MK Party leader by its leader Jacob Zuma in Mthatha on Sunday.

Zuma fires broadside at Ramaphosa on campaign trail in Mthatha

MK Party leader and former SA president Jacob Zuma has called on citizens to vote his party into power in the November local elections, promising it…