Politics

Dunoon left without ward councillor after sudden ANC recall

Councillor Messie Makuwa says she is ready to fight in court

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News | 30 January 2024

ANC liable for over R100-million for 2019 elections’ banners

Nine judges in three courts have now ruled that Ezulweni Investments had a binding contract with the ANC

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Law | 24 November 2023

Coalition governments are here to stay. Here are proposals for making them work better

But even with the best proposals, without a shift in political culture coalition governments will be unstable

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Opinion | 6 November 2023

Court grants Benoni company final interdict against EFF

Last year an armed group wearing EFF regalia blocked the entrance to Gas Giants after demanding it fire immigrant workers and pay protection money

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News | 13 September 2023

Irvin Jim moves to push Zwelinzima Vavi out of SAFTU

Vavi has brought NUMSA “into disrepute”, according to letter

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Brief | 8 March 2023

Rubber bullets fired as over 2,000 people evicted from Nigel housing occupation

Lawyers for the occupiers have subsequently secured a stay of the eviction order in the Gauteng High Court

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News | 28 February 2023

Protests shut down Queenstown for a second day

Protesters want ANC run Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality dissolved

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Brief | 27 January 2023

Politicians blamed for stoking Phoenix protests

After an extended power outage, people took to the streets burning tyres

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News | 17 January 2023

EFF branch chair encourages land occupation in Tshwane

The party has “allocated” 439 plots on municipal land in Ga-Rankuwa Industrial area to people

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Brief | 30 September 2022

Housing activists say Cato Manor community is being “terrorised”

Three suspected arsonists were granted R2,000 bail each and are due back in court in February

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News | 3 December 2021

Elections 2021: Mogale City in the dumps

High unemployment, crumbling public facilities and failing infrastructure are commonplace in Krugersdorp

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News | 28 October 2021

Elections 2021: This municipality is an exception in Gauteng

Midvaal gets clean audit, but some families still live in grim conditions

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Feature | 21 October 2021

Immigrants refused food parcels at Jeppestown distribution

EFF accused of hijacking government food relief for election gains

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News | 6 October 2021

Elections 2021: Plettenberg Bay has had no functioning council for months

For how long the Bitou municipality can function with a hung council remains to be seen

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Feature | 17 September 2021

EFF march in Phoenix: stones thrown and insults hurled at residents

Law enforcement and march marshals were quick to contain the situation

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News | 6 August 2021

Elections 2021: Xolobeni voters may kick ANC out

Poor services and a controversial mining project have fuelled disaffection with governing party

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Feature | 8 July 2021