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JUDITH FEBRUARY: No matter who governs, SA’s future political landscape is messy
Quite what the future political landscape will look like after the local government elections is unclear, writes Judith February.
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Pro-Palestine demonstrators in CT call for sanctions against Israel
The protesters called on government to do more to show support for the people of Palestine.
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CT protesters call on SA govt to show more support for Palestinians
Representatives of political parties, including the African National Congress (ANC), the Good Party and the National Freedom Party (NFP), were also part of the demonstration. Protesters said that they were shocked and appalled at the scenes of violence they were seeing on social media.
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Madikizela resignation: Good Party happy, WC ANC accuses DA of double standards
Former Western Cape Transport MEC and Democratic Alliance provincial leader Bonginkosi Madikizela tendered his resignation on Wednesday after he admitted to lying about his tertiary education qualifications on his CV.
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GOOD party: Madikizela's suspension is not enough
Madikizela is being forced to stay at home amid questions over his academic qualifications.
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Calls mount for WC DA leader Madikizela to be fired over CV qualification claim
Democratic Alliance (DA)'s Western Cape leader, Bonginkosi Madikizela, said in response to the accusations that he took full responsibility for not correcting the information on his CV. He also admitted that he did not finish his BCom degree.
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DA, Good Party welcome SCA ruling against Zuma over legal costs
Jacob Zuma has been fighting to remain on the taxpayer’s bill to pick up his personal legal costs for his corruption trial. But the SCA has agreed with an earlier High Court judgement that there was no legal basis for this.
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Winde criticised for not detailing plans announced in WC Sopa
The Good party's Brett Herron said that Winde had failed to give details of his infrastructure plans.
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EFF, Good against Winde's call for COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted in WC
Premier Alan Winde has written to the health minister requesting curbs be relaxed as the peak of the second wave of infections has now passed in the region.
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Preliminary vote counting shows DA the biggest loser in by-elections
While results are still being tallied, with the final outcome expected to be announced at midday, the DA appears to have lost at least eight seats in Gauteng, the North West, Northern Cape and the Western Cape.
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Voters begin casting ballots in SA's largest by-elections ever
It is the largest by-elections in South Africa ever and takes place on a single day with 107 seats are up for grabs in 95 wards. More than 400 candidates will contest in 55 municipalities across all nine provinces.
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CoCT slammed for not reducing water tariffs after dam levels improve
The city said that tariffs were currently on level 1 and were based on the projected consumption trends so that the income received covered the cost of providing water services.
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CoCT spent over R40m on tents for the homeless, Good Party wants answers
According to the city, R44 million was spent on weather-proof tents, to shelter those living on the streets under national lockdown regulations.
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Opposition critical of WC govt's handling of COVID-19 pandemic
The Western Cape is the epicenter in South Africa, accounting for around 65% of all infections.
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Vehicle of Sea Point man who feeds homeless petrol-bombed
The incident comes after Peter Wagenaar ran into trouble with a police officer for continuing to distribute food during the lockdown.
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Same old, same old: Opposition parties in WC not impressed with Winde's Sopa
Opposition parties said that Western Cape Premier Alan Winde’s State of the Province Address (Sopa) was a repeat of last year's.
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Good party rejects DA proposal to increase WC legislature seats
The party’s Brett Herron labelled the DA proposal, supported in principle by the ANC, as ‘immoral and ludicrous’.
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DA hoping to send strong message with by-election wins in WC
DA candidates appear to be the front-runners in all of today's by-elections to be held in the City of Cape Town and the Matzikama Municipality.
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Good not keeping promises, says member making DA switch
On Sunday, scores of DA members gathered in Elsies River to welcome about 20 new members from Good.
