By Bongani Hlatshwayo The long-awaited ANC provincial conference will finally take place during the first week of March, after being postponed for the umpteenth time. The Acting Provincial Secretary revealed this on the sidelines of the Armed Forces Day that was held today in the City of Mbombela. READ | ANCYL…
Emalahleni Local Municipality has a new mayor following the untimely passing of Linah Malatjie. Cornelia Ntombikayise Nkalitshana was sworn in as the new mayor yesterday. This is after the ANC Provincial Executive committee convened a special meeting to process the deployment of a new mayor. READ | Emalahleni mayor and husband…
The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environmental Affairs Chief Financial Officer was fired with immediate effect on January 20. Bishop Mapholoba Andries Letswalo’s dismissal comes after he allegedly spread lies about the department’s HOD Cain Chunda. An internal investigation conducted by cyber experts and professional investigators found that Bishop…
The African National Congress Youth League in Mpumalanga has given the ANC Provincial Executive Committee and National Executive Committee 48 hours to rectify the PR list submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission. The Youth League has rejected the list deemed as “bogus.” This was followed by an urgent Provincial Working…
The African National Congress has temporarily suspended Deputy Convener of Ehlanzeni Region, Ngrayi Ngwenya with immediate effect. This follows after what the organisation describes as “inflammatory speech,” that he made outside former President Jacob Zuma’s home in Nkandla last weekend. The Provincial Working Committee said Ngwenya’s behaviour and utterances brought…
Deputy Speaker of the Mpumalanga Legislature, James Jim Skosana passed away yesterday. SANCO and ANC Chief Whip’s office in the legislature announced his passing. The cause of death is still unknown at this stage. SANCO described his passing as shocking. “SANCO Mpumalanga has learnt with great shock and sadness of…
A video has been circulating on social media where one of the African National Congress members was attacked. The violent act took place in Nkomazi sub-region where there was a Branch General Meeting. The ANC issued out a statement distancing itself from the act and described it as anti-ANC. “This…
The Electoral Commission announced the results of the 24 by-elections held across 17 municipalities in all nine provinces on December 9. 2020. In Mpumalanga, Lucky Nhlanhla Shongwe of the African National Congress won in Ward 5 in the Nkomazi Municipality. The party retained the seat it won in the 2016 Municipal…