For the first time since 1994, the ANC will not field a candidate in Ward 19 of the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality, which encompasses Nelson Mandela's home village of Qunu.
EFF leader Julius Malema has pledged to scrap the 35-year age limit on government jobs and secure land tenure for residents facing eviction in Bhongweni.
A political row in Knysna has escalated after the Knysna Independent Movement filed a criminal complaint against the DA and constituency head Ryan Smith over allegations regarding council coalitions.
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.
South African municipal coalitions that exclude the party with the most council seats are four times more likely to collapse, according to new research by MISTRA tracking local government pacts and hung councils.
Residents in the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality are reporting service delivery problems and labour issues directly to the EFF using the party's new 'Thetha Mhlali' mobile app.
