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Motion of no confidence

Motion of no confidence against Knysna mayor Aubrey Tsengwa lapses

Maverick News

Motion of no confidence against Knysna mayor Aubrey Tsengwa lapses

By Suné Payne

ANC Tshwane boss threatened to collapse council during waste tender contract interests saga, police told

Maverick News

ANC Tshwane boss threatened to collapse council during waste tender contract interests saga, police told

By Ferial Haffajee

Ekurhuleni loses clean audit status after attempt to oust mayor stalls again

South Africa

Ekurhuleni loses clean audit status after attempt to oust mayor stalls again

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Tshwane Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana 'hopelessly conflicted,' ActionSA tells high court

South Africa

Tshwane Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana 'hopelessly conflicted,' ActionSA tells high court

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Meet the African Transformation Movement’s first mayor, Danny Thupane

South Africa

Meet the African Transformation Movement’s first mayor, Danny Thupane

By Queenin Masuabi

Chaotic revolving door continues to spin as Joburg gears up for ninth executive mayor in seven years

Politics

Chaotic revolving door continues to spin as Joburg gears up for ninth executive mayor in seven years

By Nonkululeko Njilo

DA death knell sounds in Mogale City as ANC-EFF partnership juggernaut steams onwards

South Africa

DA death knell sounds in Mogale City as ANC-EFF partnership juggernaut steams onwards

By Queenin Masuabi

Ekurhuleni: DA’s Tania Campbell removed, AIC's Sivuyile Ngodwana elected as new mayor

South Africa

Ekurhuleni: DA’s Tania Campbell removed, AIC's Sivuyile Ngodwana elected as new mayor

By Michelle Banda

National Assembly Speaker breezes through no-confidence motion as EFF stands alone

South Africa

National Assembly Speaker breezes through no-confidence motion as EFF stands alone

By Marianne Merten

Replacing the President of South Africa

Politics

Replacing the President of South Africa

By Anton Katz

Former Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Tania Campbell despondent after being booted out by 'coalition of corruption'

Politics

Former Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Tania Campbell despondent after being booted out by 'coalition of corruption'

By Queenin Masuabi

ANC’s Dada Morero steps down after 25 days in office as DA's Mpho Phalatse reinstated as Joburg mayor

Politics

ANC’s Dada Morero steps down after 25 days in office as DA's Mpho Phalatse reinstated as Joburg mayor

By Ferial Haffajee