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Secretary-General of the ANC Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane

Mbalula refuses to retract claims in ANC candidate-list row

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 parties lock horns in Buffalo City Metro

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.

Eastern Cape ANC chair Oscar Mabuyane (left) says action must be taken against the responsible member for the list crisis, while provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi (right) says he is not to blame. Picture:

‘Anarchy’ in ANC caused ‘catastrophic’ electoral list debacle: Mabuyane

Eastern Cape ANC chair calls for tough action against those responsible as infighting erupts

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech during a formal sitting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 17 2026. Picture:

Pivot from US not easy as ABC for SA or Canada

Trade tensions with Washington complicate countries’ economic strategies

EFF leader Julius Malema addressing party members during the party’s manifesto launch in Rotary Stadium in Ngangelizwe Township in Mthatha on Saturday. Picture: ZIYANDA ZWENI

Malema: ‘We are led by fools’

EFF leader Julius Malema, speaking at the party's provincial manifesto launch in Mthatha, criticized the ANC for poor service delivery, poverty, and neglect in the Eastern Cape, urging voters to reject the ruling party in upcoming local…

Suspended Nelson Mandela Bay city manager Noxolo Nqwazi
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Nqwazi’s long-delayed disciplinary process found to be defective

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s disciplinary case against former city manager Noxolo Nqwazi has been brought to a grinding halt after the chairperson found that the municipality had failed to follow crucial regulations governing the…

Nkosi Mandla Mandela. Picture: Gallo Images/Brenton Geach

Mandela’s mayoral bid hits election-list snag

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…

Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at her trial in the North Gauteng High Court. Picture:

‘I don’t deal with tenders’: Mapisa-Nqakula on defence contracts

Former defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has denied awarding any department of defence contracts to SANDF contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech during a formal sitting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, September 17. Picture: AP Photo/
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Mark Carney welcomes EU associate proposal — Trump calls it ‘hostile’

Canadian prime minister outlines deeper integration across trade, defence, critical minerals and AI in speech to European parliament

ANC Eastern Cape provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi

Ngcukayitobi’s attorneys demand retraction from Mbalula over candidate list row

ANC secretary in the Eastern Cape Lulama Ngcukayitobi has given party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula five days to retract claims he was to blame for the candidate list submission that left several municipalities uncontested by the party…

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane speaks at the African Green Hydrogen Summit  2026 in Cape Town

Green hydrogen project at heart of ambitious Eastern Cape investment plan

The Eastern Cape is putting green hydrogen at the heart of an industrial comeback, betting on billions in investment to revive its manufacturing base and turn Nelson Mandela Bay and Buffalo City into major players in the global low-carbon…

The move follows concerns raised in US President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14204, ‘Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa’. Picture:

Why the US has imposed visa limits on some South Africans

US secretary of state Marco Rubio warns of further action if South Africa fails to address US concerns

The ANC challenged the IEC’s exclusion of its candidates in six municipalities after the party failed to complete the final submission process on the commission’s online candidate nomination system before the August 28 deadline. Picture:

Electoral Court dismisses ANC appeal over candidate exclusions

ANC loses its bid to reinstate 181 candidates in local elections

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says he is on the road to recovery after a 'minor medical procedure'.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile remains on medical leave

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says he is “regaining strength each day” after undergoing a minor medical procedure but will remain on medical leave on the advice of his doctors

Another woman’s body was found near Blesbokspruit River in Kwathema, Ekurhuleni. Stock photo:

Another woman’s body found in Ekurhuleni

A sixth woman’s body has been found in Kwathema, Ekurhuleni, near the Blesbokspruit River

Former minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma refuses to back down on claims ANC SG Fikile Mbalule was involved in vote buying during party's elective conference in 2022. Photo: Sandile Ndlovu
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Dlamini Zuma stands by vote-buying allegations against Mbalula

Former minister says ANC delegates witnessed cash handouts at 2022 elective conference

Cosatu’s first deputy president Mike Shingange during the labour federation’s national elective congress at Gallagher Conference Centre in Midrand on September 14 2026. Picture: Business Day/

From comrade to critic — Cosatu issues sharp warning to ANC

Federation questions continued support for party as municipal service delivery collapses

ANC national executive committee member Andile Lungisa

Lungisa turns to court after removal of name from ANC candidate list

ANC national executive committee member Andile Lungisa has turned to the Gauteng High Court asking it to declare that his removal from the ANC candidate list for Nelson Mandela Bay was unlawful.

Veteran ANC leader Reverend Frank Chikane has denied suggestions he intends to take the ANC to court following his omission from the party's IEC candidate lists. Picture:

Chikane dismisses litigation claims over IEC snub

ANC veteran Frank Chikane has dismissed a circulating rumour that he has taken up litigation against the ANC for the omission of his name in the IEC candidate lists

Nelson Mandela Bay City Hall.

Nersa approves Bay metro’s application to reinstate inclining block tariff

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved Nelson Mandela Bay’s application to reinstate the inclining block tariff, which provides for a 10.95% electricity tariff increase.