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NADISWA MPOLWENI | Accountability starts after the votes are counted

As local government elections approach, politicians flood communities with promises. However, the true test of leadership begins after the votes are counted, where service delivery must take priority over coalition bargaining and council…

Ex ANC MPL Zinzi Rabe

INSIGHT | ZINZISWA RABE | ANC's biggest crisis is failure to fix itself

As the ANC heads toward the 2026 local government elections, former Eastern Cape MPL Zinziswa Rabe examines the party's deep-rooted organizational challenges, candidate list troubles, and the urgent need for genuine leadership…

ANC election posters in Beach Road in Nahoon were removed this week.

READER LETTER | Communities need to insist on accountability from political parties

As elections loom, grand campaign promises mask the ongoing reality of poverty. Voters are urged to reject empty rhetoric and demand real accountability for marginalized communities.

Parties, independent candidates promise to observe electoral code of conduct

Political parties and independent candidates in the Eastern Cape have pledged peaceful and lawful campaigning after signing the Electoral Code of Conduct in East London ahead of the municipal elections.

Eastern Cape DA provincial leader Andrew Whitfield

DA announces four more mayoral candidates for Eastern Cape

The Democratic Alliance has announced four new mayoral candidates across Eastern Cape municipalities, seeking to capitalize on recent candidate registration setbacks faced by the ANC ahead of local government elections.