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The Mbalula-driven outrage at Zuma’s use of MK name is smoke and mirrors — the ANC’s real concern is how the masses are flocking to support the ex-president, writes Sipho Singiswa.

From forfeiting R100m while schools are in dire need of infrastructural upgrades to an uproar over a UAE delegation landing at Bulembu Airport, there was never a dull moment in 2023 in the Eastern Cape’s political and administrative affairs. The Dispatch is looking back at the year that was, reflecting on some of the topical issues that had set the news agenda for the province.

The speaker has approved a motion to initiate proceedings to inquire into Botha’s fitness to remain a CGE commissioner

The drive to provide water to the people continues to suffer as a result of too much talk and too little action.

Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane said SA needs a “public protector, not a president's protector”, after the announcement of Kholeka Gcaleka's appointment as public protector.

Parliament's debate to consider the recommendation of deputy public protector advocate Kholeka Gcaleka to replace Busisiwe Mkhwebane started on a heated note on Thursday.

The spokesperson for Zimbabwe's main opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change, Promise Mkwananzi, fled the country after police offered a cash reward for information leading to his location.

The mandate today is to restore the integrity of the office she will be bequeathed by Mkhwebane. An advantage for Gcaleka could be that she knows the institution intimately and should avoid the pitfalls.

The successful candidate will succeed Busisiwe Mkhwebane, whose seven-year term ends on October 14.

The SA Human Rights Commission has confirmed it is investigating a complaint against a Gqeberha shop over the display of a sign barring LGBTQ+ people.