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The week ahead: Wafa wafa as parties have seven days left to win over voters
With a week before the local government elections, political parties are steaming up their campaigns to woo voters.
A new-look DD rebrands to position himself for the top job
The run-up to the 2021 local government elections has unleashed a new version of Deputy President David Mabuza.
“Cops have ended my political career” claims mayor involved in triple-murder case
Alfred Duma Local Municipality Mayor Vincent Madlala has blamed the police after failing to clinch the chance to stand as mayor for a second term after he was arrested in August.
Jacob Zuma lunges for one more escape hatch
Jacob Zuma is pinning his hopes on Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Piet Koen to finally escape Arms Deal prosecution.
Covid pushes Zimbabwean elderly to the brink
Elderly Zimbaweans have been particularly badly hit by Covid.
Police can’t find ANC councillor accused of rape – even though he’s out campaigning
The ANC is continuing to turn a blind eye to a candidate in Mpumalanga who allegedly raped his daughter over a period of five years.
ANC councillor wants police protection after threats from her own party
An ANC ward candidate in the Johannesburg township of Alexandra has opened a case of intimidation with the police, saying she fears for her life in the run-up to the local government elections next month.
Who’s fooling who? Did Jacob Zuma pull a fast one about his health?
A not-so-frail-looking Jacob Zuma trekked from Nkandla to Pietermaritzburg on Thursday to open a case against senior state prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer for allegedly leaking his medical records to a journalist.
Qualified, unemployed and angry! Desperate educators protest over job stealing
The Department of Education in KZN has come under fire for employing teachers’ assistants as teachers, leaving thousands of qualified educators jobless.
“They are not well, mentally” – Buthelezi attacks the Zulu royal family
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has hit out yet again at members of the royal family who continue to insist that King Misuzulu was not the legitimate heir to the Zulu throne.
A MUNICIPALITY SO BAD IT’S A CRIME SCENE
Lots of municipalities have failed their citizens by ruining infrastructure projects and service delivery.
Msibi claims Mpumalanga premier was behind his arrest for murder
Murder accused and former MEC of Agriculture, Mandla Msibi, has made damning allegations that the office of Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane landed him behind bars.