Bongani Mdakane

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Mayor under fire after defying ANC intervention team

17th May 2026

Free State’s Matjhabeng mayor Thanduxolo Khalipha and acting municipal manager Thabo Panyani are facing mounting pressure inside the ANC after allegedly defying...

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Former North West premier Bushy Maape dies aged 69

17th May 2026

Former North West premier Bushy Maape has died. The passing of Maape, who was the platinum province’s premier between 2021 and 2024,...

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President Cyril Ramaphosa fires social development minister Sisisi Tolashe

14th May 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expelled embattled social development minister Sisisi Tolashe. Ramaphosa’s office confirmed the dismissal in a statement issued on Thursday...

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Tourism is SA’s great economic spinner – Cyril Ramaphosa

12th May 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed tourism as one of South Africa’s most powerful economic drivers, saying it has the potential to generate...

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Mangaung speaker axes five after ANC conference

10th May 2026

The speaker of the Mangaung council and ANC regional chairperson, Lawrence Mathae, also the husband of Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae, is...

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Matjhabeng traffic vehicles seized over failure to pay service provider

3rd May 2026

The failure of the beleaguered and financially stricken Matjhabeng Local Municipality to pay one of its service providers has led to the...

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Speedsters run amok as JMPD has no cameras

26th April 2026

The City of Johannesburg (COJ) is bleeding millions in revenue while scrambling to restore its speed enforcement systems on the roads and...

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West Rand ANC conference scrutinised over ‘pre-certified’ party branches

26th April 2026

The ANC’s West Rand regional conference this weekend faced growing questions after an official verification report appeared to approve branches before their...

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Free State says shoddy projects will not be paid for

26th April 2026

Free State government officials are warning contractors and service providers involved in a multimillion-rand housing project to improve their performance or risk...

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Just In | SIU freezes Siyabonga Nkosi’s properties valued at R76.5m, cars over Eskom ‘graft’

21st April 2026

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a preservation order to freeze 17 properties worth R76.5-million and seven luxury cars belonging to...