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Nelson Mandela Bay Ward 47 councillor candidates, Mayibuye Civic Movement's Luthando Mange, left, and independent candidate Thamsanqa Nkevu

Two challengers take on ANC in KwaNobuhle ward race

Nelson Mandela Bay council chief whip Wandisile Jikeka and infrastructure and engineering political head Buyelwa Mafaya were at the council meeting on Tuesday

Parties skip final council meeting to campaign

Nelson Mandela Bay’s final council meeting before the local government elections collapsed on Tuesday as the majority of councillors opted to focus…

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane
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ANC throws lifeline to mayoral candidates left off final list released by IEC

The ANC national leadership has offered a lifeline to senior provincial politicians whose names were left off the final PR candidate lists for the…

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…

Twenty-nine parties lock horns in Buffalo City Metro

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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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…

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…

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…

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

Dlamini Zuma stands by vote-buying allegations against Mbalula

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