File image: Sanco protest in Daveyton on the East Rand. 1 minute The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) members have started gathering at Paul Kruger Square in the Pretoria CBD ahead of their march to the Union Buildings. The aim of the march is to demand action from government on issues including illegal mining…
Outside the Thabazimbi Local Municipality offices. 1 minute The hung Thabazimbi Municipality in Limpopo will today hold its first council meeting in which councillors and a Mayor will be elected. Last week’s by-elections didn’t produce an outright winner. This is the third electoral process in which a hung council has been produced since the 2016 Local Government Elections….
File image: Sanco members in Gauteng. 1 minute South African National Civic Organization (Sanco) will lead a march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria today to urge government to address issues such as illegal mining and undocumented migrants. Sanco is also concerned about unregulated tuck shops also known as spaza shops, some of which have…
The Mayor of Lephalale Municipality, Aaron Mokgehle. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in the Waterberg region in Limpopo has confirmed that Aaron Mokgetle is no longer the Mayor of the Lephalale Municipality. The ANC says it has removed him and the political management team, following its sub-regional structure’s recommendation. This comes after the…
Offices of the Matjhabeng Municipality. 2 minutes Angry residents of Matjhabeng municipality are calling for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe corruption allegations levelled against the convicted executive mayor Thanduxolo Khalipha. Residents marched to the streets of Thabong for service delivery and job opportunities. The march takes place a day before Khalipha is scheduled…
ANC Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, delivered the Steve Tshwete Memorial Lecture at the War Memorial in King Williams Town on November 30, 2024. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, will deliver his party’s message of support to the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) fifth Special National Congress, which starts in Boksburg…
Outside the Thabazimbi Local Municipality offices. 2 minutes The hung Thabazimbi Local Municipality is preparing to hold the first council meeting to elect officials on Thursday. The day after the by-elections, the Constitutional Court upheld the legitimacy of the coalition led by the Democratic Alliance in the dissolved council. The by-elections, however, produced another hung council….
SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila 3 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) says its 5th Special National Conference starting in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni metro on Wednesday, will review its relationship with the ANC and assert its independence in the alliance. The four-day gathering comes at a time when the ANC-led alliance, also comprising COSATU, the…
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile arriving in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile has confirmed that the party’s Provincial Executive Committee in KwaZulu-Natal will not be dissolved. Mashatile was addressing the crowd in KwaMpumuza, Pietermaritzburg, as part of his campaign efforts ahead of the by-election scheduled for next week Mashatile…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says inclusive economic growth and job creation must take centre stage in Mpumalanga. Ramaphosa is meeting with the Mpumalanga provincial executive to address key challenges affecting the province, which include dilapidated road infrastructure, water challenges and the high unemployment rate. President @CyrilRamaphosa arriving at Nkangala District Municipality,…
