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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has refused to retract or apologise for statements allegedly blaming Eastern Cape ANC provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi for problems with the province’s councillor candidate list submission to…
Twenty-nine political parties and five independent candidates will contest the November 4 local government elections in the Buffalo City Metro, vying for representation in the 100-seat council.
Nkosi Mandla Zwelivelile Mandela, considered the ANC's top choice for mayor of King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality, is unable to run in the upcoming municipal elections as his name is absent from the official candidate lists released by…
Judgment on the bail applications of Uzuzole Goqwana and Sinebhongo Qase, accused in the murder of former world boxing champion Zolani Tete, has been postponed until Monday by the Mdantsane magistrate’s court.
Confusion and uncertainty gripped the ANC in the Eastern Cape over the weekend amid claims that the party failed to register its councillor candidate lists on time in four municipalities ahead of the November 4 local government elections.
Police are closing in on a fifth suspect linked to the murder of former two-time world champion boxer Zolani Tete, with detectives now hunting a man believed to have driven the getaway car after the fatal shooting.
Four suspects were in custody on Sunday night in connection with the murder of two-time world boxing champion Zolani Tete, with Eastern Cape police saying more arrests were expected.
The ANC in the Eastern Cape is in a race against time to resolve branch-level disputes or risk contesting parts of the province without councillor candidates. Only 10 days are left before the Electoral Commission’s (IEC) August 28 deadline.
The ANC on Monday filed an application with the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) as it seeks to overturn a ruling by Makhanda high court judge Vuyokazi Noncembu declaring the establishment of the party’s provincial task team (PTT) unlawful…
Heavy snowfall and severe weather have shut several major mountain passes across the Eastern Cape, with emergency teams assisting stranded motorists and authorities warning drivers to stay off affected roads.
The high court in Makhanda has dismissed the ANC's applications to appeal a previous ruling that nullified the establishment of its interim provincial task team (PTT) in the Eastern Cape. The court also ordered the ANC to pay costs.
Major legal battles over the recent decision to change the names of East London and Graaff-Reinet are on the cards.
Hundreds of others injured, but only 10 convictions secured, Bhisho MPLs told
No record of suspensions despite astronomical bill incurred by police in Eastern Cape since 2022
More than 10 aspiring candidates are set to battle it out for the mayoral chains available for the Eastern Cape’s two metros.
