The ANC is appealing a Gauteng High Court ruling that ordered the party to reinstate Andile Lungisa to its candidate list, citing concerns over party autonomy and internal processes.
Following a steep increase driving petrol prices over R30 a litre, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the South African government is considering relief measures to assist motorists and struggling farmers.
The Democratic Alliance has announced four new mayoral candidates across Eastern Cape municipalities, seeking to capitalize on recent candidate registration setbacks faced by the ANC ahead of local government elections.
Former Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Zanoxolo Wayile has stepped down from the Civil Society Coalition to run as the SACP’s mayoral candidate in the upcoming local elections.
Eastern Cape ANC chair Oscar Mabuyane has warned that the party enters the upcoming local government elections in a severely weakened state, citing factionalism, failing municipalities, and the SACP's independent electoral bid.
DA Ward 13 candidate Justin Oliphant argues that Nelson Mandela Bay's ruling coalition cannot be trusted to deliver the president's mandated women's safety audit amidst dark streets, unmanaged crime hotspots, and service delivery failures.
