The ANC in the Alfred Nzo Region is in mourning following the fatal shooting of comrade Nelisile Xolo in what the party has described as a tragic ambush. According to a statement issued by ANC Alfred Nzo Region’s communication unit, Xolo was attacked by unknown gunman in the late hours of Friday where he was…
The Harry Gwala District Municipality recently inaugurated councillor Nokuthula B. Mngadi during a special sitting held at the Council Chambers in the municipality’s headquarters. Councillor Mngadi assumes office following the passing of the late Councillor S.D Bekwa, who was laid to rest on the 17th of May 2026. The inauguration ceremony was attended by senior…
“Her selection is not merely a political appointment,” EFF says. The Economic Freedom Fighters Matatiele Sub region has officially welcomed Commissar Babalwa Mathulelwa as the party’s candidate for Mayor of Matatiele Local Municipality in the upcoming 2026 Local Government Elections. The announcement was made by EFF President and Commander in chief Julius Malema, and welcomed…
“This has nothing to do with politics”, Siqwayi. The Special Investigating Unit has been given expanded powers to investigate IT procurement at the Greater Kokstad Municipality, with the probe now stretching from June 2020. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed an amendment to proclamation 244 of 2025, widening the scope of the SIU’s investigation into the municipality’s…
“We are treated like outsiders in our own town.” Street vendors say. The Local Economic Development unit in partnership with Harry Gwala District Municipality, SAPS and Traffic department conducted inspections with informal traders across Kokstad this week. While Greater Kokstad Municipality says it is working to create “orderly spaces” for informal traders, street vendors in…
“They don’t want to account for anything,” said EFF. On the 9th of July, the Alfred Nzo District Municipality hosted the State of the District Address at Maggie Resha municipal building in Matatiele, where the Executive Mayor Tsileng Sobuthongo said the occasion presents an important constitutional opportunity, for the Municipality to reflect on progress made…
Executive Mayor Cllr Tsileng Sobuthongo recently led a delegation to carry out an oversight visit to track the growth of two companies that have previously received municipal funding. According to reports by the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, ZK Kerbing concrete company in Kwa-Bhaca received heavy duty kerb moulds, a hydraulic lift, electric concrete mixer, kerbing…
“I encourage fellow entrepreneurs not to lose hope or give up”. Celebrations filled the air at the Shayamoya Sports Field in Kokstad during the Greater Kokstad Mayoral Imbizo, as entrepreneurs stepped forward to receive funding and working equipment from the Greater Kokstad Municipality. The initiative was designed to confront the structural barriers that continue to…
“We are the only transparent organisation among all political parties”. Community members in Kokstad and Franklin are divided after residents burned African National Congress (ANC) regalia while calling for their current ward councillor to step down on Sunday, 7 June 2026. The ANC Kokstad Regional Secretary, Qiniso Mnguni, said the African National Congress is an…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the recent statement by Provincial Treasury clarifying the true extent of the on-going fiscal crisis within the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport (DoT). The statement by KZN Finance MEC, Francois Rodgers, affirms what the DA has consistently maintained: that the department’s financial distress is not the result of a so-called “system…
