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ANC’s Governance in North West Province Draws Scathing Critique

With President Cyril Ramaphosa set to deliver the ANC’s pivotal January 8th Statement that weekend, a political analyst had launched a damning assessment of the party’s record in the North West province, labelling it a failure on governance, unemployment, and service delivery. The critique had centred on what the analyst described as a consistent pattern […]

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SACP Stands Firm on Independent Election Run, Citing Policy Rift with ANC

The deepening rift within South Africa’s ruling alliance took centre stage this weekend, as the South African Communist Party (SACP) used its platform at the African National Congress’s 114th anniversary celebrations to publicly defend its decision to contest the upcoming local government elections alone. The historic partners, bound together in the Tripartite Alliance for decades,

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ANC Declares ‘Year of Decisive Action’ Amidst Crisis of Delivery and Unity

In a stark admission of profound challenges, the African National Congress (ANC) has concluded its 114th-anniversary celebrations by declaring 2026 a year of “decisive action,” a pledge met with immediate skepticism as the party confronts crumbling infrastructure, rampant criminality in service delivery, and a fraying political alliance. The announcement was made by the party’s First

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Ethiopian National Faces Court for Illicit Cigarettes and Bribery

A 43-year-old Ethiopian female national will appear in the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 12 January 2026. She is charged with possession of illicit cigarettes and bribery. Her arrest took place on Saturday, 10 January 2026, at approximately 16:30. Members of the Provincial Intervention Task Team made the arrest during routine crime prevention operations in

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