Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has warned Buffalo City Metro mayor Princess Faku and her member of the mayoral committee for finance, Noma-Afrika Maxongo not to “drag the ANC’s name through the mud” after a spat between the two allegedly turned physical.
Four Eastern Cape heads of department have been shunted from their positions in a move by the provincial government to crack the whip on non-performance.The Daily Dispatch can confirm that the provincial head of the department of health,Dr Rolene Wagner, transport’s Mzi Mafani, co-operative governance and traditional affairs’ Andile Fani and human settlements’ Tabisa Poswa have been moved from their positions.
If the provincial ANC’s “wish list” of possible nominations for MPs and MPLs is anything to go by, former Buffalo City Metro mayor Xola Pakati, as well as his former deputy, are likely to be off to parliament after the 2024 general elections with more provincial big guns likely to secure top jobs.
The ANC in the Eastern Cape is set to finally replace its senior provincial leaders who were elected to the party’s national executive committee (NEC) as it intensifies its efforts to drum up support ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Has Mandela Day lost its meaning?That is the question we unpack on That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann this week, as many participated in Mandela Day activities around the world.