Politics

South Africa's post-apartheid democracy is 30 years old and has seen six general elections held successfully to the 400-seat National Assembly.

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Gary van Niekerk says the ball is now in the court of the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) to appoint an acting city manager. Van Niekerk, who was flanked by council speaker Eugene Johnson and chief whip Wandisile Jikeka, held a media briefing at the council chambers on Thursday following Wednesday's special council meeting to appoint an acting city manager.

Former Democratic Alliance Eastern Cape leader and ex-Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga has rejoined the African National Congress. He was introduced to the public as an ANC member on Thursday after concluding the relevant paperwork at the party's regional headquarters in Nelson Mandela Bay.

The leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape, Andrew Whitfield says they have asked the South African Human Rights Commission to investigate the failure of police minister Bheki Cele and his team.

The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape says the Enoch Mgijima and Makana municipalities are the province's worst-run municipalities. The DA's shadow MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Dr Vicky Knoetze and the provincial deputy chairperson Horatio Hendricks briefed the media on Monday on the findings of a seven-week tour the party embarked on.

South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled Monday that former president Jacob Zuma is ineligible to be elected a member of the National Assembly in next week's general election. The top court threw out Zuma's complaint against an electoral commission decision that a previous conviction for contempt prevented him from becoming an MP.

The DA in the Eastern Cape says Nelson Mandela Bay municipality should do away with race quotas and calls for equal employment opportunities in the Expanded Public Works Progamme (EPWP).

Build One South Africa says it is considering legal action to stop the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill from taking effect.

South Africa's top court will hear an appeal on Friday to have former president Jacob Zuma declared ineligible in a politically charged legal showdown set to raise tensions before the tightest election in decades. Zuma, 82, is fronting a new opposition party that has become a potential disrupter in the May 29 general election. But electoral authorities have argued the graft-tainted politician should be barred from the race because of a 2021 contempt of court conviction.