Helen Zille's headline-grabbing campaign for Johannesburg mayor has mastered social media spectacle, but voters in Gauteng's collapsing metros remain desperate for actual service delivery over political theatre.
Public protector Kholeka Gcaleka discovered dire conditions, severe overcrowding, and unaddressed 2021 recommendations during an unannounced visit to Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha, where patients continue to languish without adequate…
Despite the ANC’s Constitutional Court victory, Eastern Cape chair Oscar Mabuyane says the battle is far from over, insisting those responsible for allegedly manipulating the party’s provincial candidate lists must be exposed and held…
Delivering the 7th annual OR Tambo Memorial Lecture, Prof Barney Pityana called for South Africa's best minds and leaders to serve in local government rather than pursuing high-ranking provincial or national political offices.
Amid candidate list submission failures and mounting court battles, questions arise over Fikile Mbalula's administrative effectiveness as ANC secretary-general ahead of the 2026 local government elections.
Opposition parties in Buffalo City Metro have accused the ANC of employing underhanded election tactics, including defacing campaign posters and running an alleged 'jobs-for-votes' scheme through the EPWP.
Opposition parties DA and EFF criticize the Eastern Cape government for celebrating improved audit outcomes, warning that financial achievements mean little to communities still facing poor basic services and infrastructure.
Despite fielding over 6,500 candidates as an independent contender, the SACP is facing a media blackout. SACP's Phillip Dexter calls on broadcasters and editors to implement transparent rules for fair election coverage.
As local elections approach, Nelson Mandela Bay's business and civil society leaders present an 18-month Rebuild Plan to reverse municipal decline, restore services, and rebuild economic confidence.
Political parties and independent candidates in the Eastern Cape have pledged peaceful and lawful campaigning after signing the Electoral Code of Conduct in East London ahead of the municipal elections.
Despite severe staff shortages in Eastern Cape clinics and hospitals, dozens of government-trained doctors remain unemployed years after completing their community service.
Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane writes on why true heritage requires safer communities, accountable governance, and the decisive delivery of public infrastructure.
Community activist Thulani Dasa warns that society's silence and institutional complicity enable figures who abuse power, arguing that no political title, respected name, or church position should ever provide immunity from accountability.
