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WATCH | Malema says he did not understand VBS Bank 'donations' to be bribes

EFF leader Julius Malema says he was not aware the donation then VBS Mutual Bank chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi offered to the party was a bribe.

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ActionSA unable to submit petition over electricity hikes as BCM ...

Dissatisfied ActionSA leaders were unable to submit a petition signed by more than 6,000 residents and ratepayers on Friday at Buffalo City Metro’s ...

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Umzimvubu local municipality elects 27-year-old as speaker

The Umzimvubu local municipality has elected a new council speaker.

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Mqoqi-Mondi lands top BCM infrastructure job

Eight months after Buffalo City Metro infrastructure services head Nceba Ncunyana was shot dead by unknown gunmen who ambushed his vehicle, the council has endorsed his replacement. The council approved the appointment of former BCM Development ...
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City overspends despite its plans to tighten belts

Buffalo City Metro's ambitious belt tightening plans have partly failed, with the city's cost containment measures instead attracting more expense.
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Zizi Kodwa resigns from parliament after corruption charges

Cosatu says Kodwa’s deployment to National Assembly was ‘ill-considered’

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Third time lucky: Joburg finally passes R2.5bn loan

With the loan, the city plans to fix, replace and upgrade roads, bridges, water pipes, wastewater plants and the power ...

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Makana councillors head to court after reinstatement order ignored

Five municipal councillors from the Makana Citizens Front have resorted to the Makhanda high court in a bid to ...

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‘Voting for the first time is exciting and empowering’

Inga Ntlanyana is one of millions of South Africans who are going to cast their vote in the upcoming elections for ...

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Ramaphosa defends 'Super Presidency' as centre that ensures delivery

President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended the size of the Presidency, saying strong co-ordination from the centre of ...

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WATCH | Malema slams ‘painful’ demotion of Zikalala, calls for cabinet reduction

EFF leader Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to reduce the size of his cabinet, specifically deputy ...

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'Disneyland combatants': Nonceba Mhlauli on Ramaphosa's critics

Deputy minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli gave a critique of President Cyril Ramaphosa's opposers during her ...

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ANC Youth League leader Collen Malatji slams Panyaza Lesufi's executive choices

ANC Youth League leader Collen Malatji says there are 'untouchables' who get appointed as MECs when they don't deserve ...

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Parties demand a parliamentary committee to oversee Ramaphosa’s ballooning Presidency

Political parties are pressing for the establishment of a parliamentary committee that will hold the president and ...

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‘It was biologically impossible for me to be there’ — Malema responds to Ramaphosa

EFF leader Julius Malema has implied that President Cyril Ramaphosa was being a crybaby for complaining about the ...

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BCM’s ‘dysfunctional’ ANC Youth League dissolved

The ANC Youth League’s provincial leadership has dissolved its “dysfunctional” Dr WB Rubusana region in Buffalo City ...

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Tsomo community angered by moves to block new shopping centre

A R32m  retail development plan that seeks to employ 350 unemployed youth in Tsomo has been shut down by the Intsika ...

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Overtime splurge amid BCM’s financial woes

While Buffalo City Metro  finances are said to be in the red, and the ailing city is under a financial recovery plan, ...

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'Too soon to claim victory': Ramaphosa says as SA heads for 120 days of no load-shedding

While lauding the work done to reduce the instances of load-shedding, President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that the ...