Sol plaatje municipality
NC protesters torch municipal building
The police have urged residents not to resort to violence or damage property and to try to resolve their grievances in an amicable manner.
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Malema accuses NC ANC councillors for demanding sex for houses, jobs
Malema addressed a women’s day celebration in Springbok in the province on Friday.
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NC health department to probe deductions from Sol Plaatje staff salaries
Some Sol Plaatje municipal staff members have approached their unions claiming as much as R1,200 was deducted from their salaries on at least two occasions.
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Political analyst warns ANC of tensions in Sol Plaatje municipality
The municipality is expected to go to the ballot boxes for by-elections on Thursday.
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Pule Thabane moves back into mayoral office after probe
Thabane is among nine councillors expelled from the African National Congress for voting against fellow party member and former mayor Mangaliso Matika.
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New Sol Plaatje mayor among 9 expelled ANC councillors
The party took the decision on Friday after the members voted against fellow party members and then mayor Mangaliso Matika.
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Axed Sol Plaatje Municipality councillor Boitumelo Stout vows to fight
Nine councillors in the party were expelled on Friday after they voted against fellow party member and then mayor, Mangaliso Matika.
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ANC NC rejects new mayor’s appointment
A new mayor was elected during a special council meeting on Thursday, in the Sol Plaatje Municipality.
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ANC NC expels 9 Sol Plaatje councillors
The party says the councillors colluded with the opposition to remove Sol Plaatje executive mayor Mangaliso Matika through an illegal meeting.
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NC court grants interim order for Mangaliso Matika to vacate office
Pula Thabane, who was voted in as Sol Plaatje Municipality mayor last week following a motion of no confidence in Matika, will wear the mayoral chain for now.
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Police beef up presence in protest-hit Kimberley
Schools in the Sol Plaatje Municipality had to close on Monday due to the unrest in the area, which saw roads being barricaded.
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75 Kimberley schools closed due to violent protests
Law enforcement officers are monitoring the situation, trying to unblock roads that have been barricaded by protesters, mainly in Galeshewe.
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Ousted Sol Plaatje Municipality Mayor to head to court over removal
Mangaliso Matika was stripped of his mayoral chain following a majority council motion of no confidence vote earlier this week.
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NC DA says will go to court if Matika refuses to leave office
Mangaliso Matika was removed following a majority council vote on Wednesday following violent protests against his leadership in the province's capital city.
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Service delivery resumes in Kimberley municipality after protests
During the protests last week, roads were barricaded with burning tyres and some shops were looted.
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Kimberley residents burn tyres, block roads calling for mayor to resign
Disgruntled community members are up in arms after authorities at the Sol Plaatjie Municipality introduced a hike in electricity tariffs.
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Municipal officials to be investigated following Kimberly protests
The Sol Plaatje Municipality was rocked by violent protests last week when residents demanded the city's municipal manager and chief financial officer be axed.
