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Unpaid homelands pensioners dying while waiting for their money, says Bantu Holomisa

UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has accused finance minister Enoch Godongwana of impeding the formation of a task team to assist apartheid-era civil servants who worked in the homelands and were cheated out of their pension money. Holomisa spoke in a podcast interview with DispatchLIVE on Friday afternoon after concluding his two-day “presidential visit” to the Eastern Cape.

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BCM ratepayers face steep tariff hikes

Buffalo City Metro ratepayers should brace themselves for steep tariff hikes in the 2024/2025 financial year.

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Some Mdantsane residents have to wait another week for water to be restored

After voicing concerns about the quality of Buffalo City Metro’s tap water over the Easter weekend, ratepayers in parts of Mdantsane will have to wait another week to receive clean water.

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LISTEN | UDM growing stronger in Eastern Cape, says Holomisa

UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says he remains positive about his party’s future in the Eastern Cape and has issued a warning to those undermining former president Jacob Zuma’s popularity in the province in light of his new party uMkhonto weSizwe’s rise to prominence. Holomisa spoke in a podcast interview with DispatchLIVE on Friday afternoon after concluding his two-day “presidential visit” to the Eastern Cape.

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Mapisa-Nqakula's mampara moments over the past 10 years

Mapisa-Nqakula was notorious during her term as defence minister for commandeering airforce planes for ANC missions — and for being in charge when the Guptas laid claim to Waterkloof

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Demarcation board's scathing verdict on 'dysfunctional' KSD revealed

Despite the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality boasting the third-largest economy in the Eastern Cape, it has been branded “currently financially and administratively dysfunctional”. The municipality also has a low population density and limited economic development and comprises about 90% traditionally rural areas.

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Councillor writes to minister over alleged Mhlontlo corruption

UDM councillor Zakheni Nondaka, who has become a fierce voice against the alleged looting of resources in the ANC-led Mhlontlo municipal council, has escalated his fight against corruption to co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Thembi Nkadimeng. Over the years, Nondaka, has accused those in power of systematic looting and has on several occasions written to the office of the Eastern Cape co-operative governance MEC to intervene.

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BCM ward projects stall after funds frozen

Buffalo City Metro communities are beginning to feel the pain of the city’s spending cuts after it pulled the plug on its multimillion-rand ward-based projects. According to the ward allocation programmes report, seen by the Dispatch, 14 wards had not touched their millions by the time the freeze was implemented towards the end of 2023, while others managed to spend between R6,000 and R900,000 per ward.

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Holomisa says Gordhan has 'something to hide' after SAA briefing

UDM leader questions need for in-camera meeting, with public enterprises committee members asked to sign nondisclosure agreement

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Pressure grows for department to eradicate pit toilets

More than 100,000 pupils in the province still use the dangerous pit latrines.

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