Xulu said a draft Christian sector self-regulatory framework released in December had been rushed through meetings presided over by the chairperson of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities

Residents told party leader Cyril Ramaphosa about water shortages, electricity outages, potholes, and slow service delivery, and he promised them the ANC would prioritise interventions

The Bill seeks to stabilise local government by ensuring that parties which make the composition of municipal councils are a true representation of the will of the majority, Deputy Minister Namane Masemola said

The provincial administration plans to use government-owned buildings to cut down on expenditure

Premier Oscar Mabuyane has been urged to act against Alfred Nzo municipality’s mayor, Vukile Mhlelembana

The civil society group said the bills were probably being written by legislators with ‘self interest and expediency’ in mind

The Bill, open for comment until 31 August, proposes an extension of the timeframe within which irregular appointments must be rectified

Cogta has dismissed claims that it has not put measures in place to mitigate against natural disasters