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You called us drunks - Ramaphosa angers Mangaung residents while campaigning
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa was in the Mangaung metro on Monday where there has been some unhappiness about local government leaders.
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ANC in Parly ‘aware’ of dysfunctional municipalities, promises to fix them
The ANC caucus said it was alive to these challenges and had already identified hotspot municipalities where it was intervening using Section 139 of the Constitution to place the struggling municipalities under administration.
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'He was a good fighter': Probe into EFF councillor candidate's murder under way
Thulane Shangase was shot and killed in the Herwood area in Msunduzi region on Sunday.
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Corrupt leaders not the fault of the party, says Mangaung ANC supporter
An ANC Youth League convenor, who only identified herself as Eunice, said that she was confident about an ANC win in the Mangaung metro.
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FS Premier Ntombela jeered at while campaigning with ANC's Ramaphosa
Residents of Phuthaditjhaba aired their grievances loudly when African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa led an election campaign in the area. They did not give local leaders a chance to speak at all when they tried to address a large crowd at the Riverside sports field.
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Municipal polls likely to yield more coalition govts than in 2016, say analysts
Coalition governments are a fact of life in South Africa, thanks to its proportional system of representation, while the impact of low voter turnout on the once-mighty African National Congress (ANC) makes hung councils more, not less, inevitable in municipalities across the country.
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ANC KZN wants swift action from SAPS after murder of ward candidate
The call comes after the murder ward candidate, Siyabonga Mkhize, and another party member at Cato Crest in Durban.
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ANC tries to win back Magashule supporters in Phuthatitjhaba
The ANC has sent a number of its national leaders to the Free State over the past few weeks to try to lure back supporters of suspended party secretary general Ace Magashule who want to run against the party.
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Intabazwe residents picket on the sidelines of an ANC rally in Harrismith
An aggrieved resident said police prevented them from entering the stadium because the rally was only meant for ANC members, some of whom were bussed in from surrounding areas.
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Julius Malema says EFF will end poor performance in Free State municipalities
EFF leader Julius Malema has told residents of Bothaville in the Free State that his party will change their municipality for the better.
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Ramaphosa promises to fix municipalities during Free State campaign blitz
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says many municipalities around South Africa are not serving the communities as well as they are expected to.
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FEATURE: Voter sentiment in Kliptown is downbeat ahead of November polls
Some residents are resigned to voting on the slim chance that it changes their circumstances, others are undecided and those without identity documents feel hopeless.
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EFF leader Julius Malema calls for DNA testing to curb crime
Senekal in the Free State is facing a huge backlog of sexual offence cases due to problems at national forensic laboratories.
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Here are the overflowing and stinking pit toilets EC learners must use at school
1,500 schools in the province still have pit toilets and some schools can’t afford to get them emptied.
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Mounting calls for the release of military vets arrested after hostage drama
The disbanded uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans' Association has accused the presidential task team of exacerbated divisions among military veterans.
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Political parties continue campaign blitz ahead of hotly contested elections
With almost two weeks left until local government elections, political party campaigns are in full swing across South Africa.
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Political party leaders campaigning across the country 15 days before elections
Service delivery issues have taken centre stage with parties making promises to garner support in hotly contested metros.
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ALEX LENFERNA: President Ramaphosa's vital climate test: firing Gwede Mantashe
President Ramaphosa’s promises on climate change are rendered empty by his continued support of Minister Mantashe and his polluting coal, oil and gas agenda, writes Alex Lenferna.
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Ramaphosa to Mabopane residents: ANC will do better if it wins in Tshwane
He started his campaign in Ward 22 on Friday where one of the party's councillor candidates was killed last month.
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It was ignorance: Buthelezi apologises for IFP post featuring King Misuzulu
Mangosuthu Buthelezi said the IFP infographic with a picture of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini was due to “ignorance” and the “fundamental error was not approved by the party’s leadership.
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LIVE BLOG: 'we will make sure we are not taken hostage again' - Govt
Defence Minister Thandi Modise and her deputy, Thabang Makwetla as well as Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele give a briefing on what unfolded at St George's Hotel on Thursday night.
