Politics
Bail granted for two Abahlali leaders accused of conspiracy to murder
Shack dweller movement believe arrests are a political ploy to destroy and discredit them
By Nokulunga Majola and Peter Luhanga
News | 21 May 2021
Uitenhage councillor excludes ward committee members for squabbling over projects
Committee members accuse the councillor of withholding money
Brief | 18 September 2020
ANC infighting blamed for halted Ekurhuleni water project
Some community members say that jobs should be given to people living while others are angry that the fixing of leaks has stopped
News | 11 September 2020
Residents dissatisfied as ANC chief whip returns to troubled Stutterheim
“They sent back the person who failed us”
News | 26 August 2020
Protest over toilets turns violent in Uitenhage
Project to build toilets for Bobani Village was halted by internal politics
Brief | 28 July 2020
24 arrested in protest against Pietermaritzburg ward councillor
“I was chosen by people of ward 29 not by a few individuals” says ANC’s Spha Madlala
Brief | 28 July 2020
Plans to build hundreds of toilets stopped by Uitenhage politics
Voting district committee at loggerheads with ward committee
Brief | 27 July 2020
Midvaal occupation is no race war, say landowners
“The Elandsfontein landowners are a diverse group of people from all race groups”
News | 13 July 2020
DA and ANC councillors both say hostel is not in their ward
“We are good enough to be used during elections but when we want service delivery we become a nuisance to them”
News | 17 March 2020