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South African’s ANC suffers worst election since taking power: Wins in Tshwane and in Nelson Mandela Bay, which includes the manufacturing hub Port Elizabeth, are a watershed for the DA, which also held Cape Town, a municipality that it has controlled since 2006. Last year it elected its first black leader …
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Boot Zuma first, ANC, and then we’ll talk – EFF: The most important of these are the metros of Tshwane and Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay), where the ANC trails the DA in terms of the vote percentage and council seats. The EFF has the power to decide who governs in coalition in both cities.
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OPINION: Black middle class says No!: To lose in the ANC’s heartland of Port Elizabeth is surely making the likes of Govan Mbeki and Raymond Mhlaba roll in their graves – just as they have been turning with each Jacob Zuma scandal. And so instead of Mantashe’s self-serving snapshot …
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After victory in eThekwini‚ ANC faces an internal revolt: Thousands of excited Democratic Alliance supporters gathered outside City Hall in Port Elizabeth to welcome DA leader Mmusi Maimane and mayoral candidate Athol Trollip at the party’s victory rally on Saturday afternoon. Yasha Gu’s first-half proved the …
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OPINION: Winds of change just what rand needs: Luthuli House saw the bigger picture. Let us hope that those local cadres in Port Elizabeth and elsewhere don’t ruin it all in the way they react to the official announcements of the results. But the overall momentum which buoyed the rand to R13.68 to the …
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Strange bedfellows to take helm of key S. African cities: The ruling ANC, led by President Jacob Zuma, lost outright control of the southern city of Port Elizabeth in Wednesday’s local-government election and is set to do the same in the capital, Pretoria, and the economic hub of Johannesburg. With no party on …
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Silversea announces updates to its entire fleet: Below is a sampling of the 2017 itineraries now offering the Silver Select promotion: – South Africa: Depart 04 January 2017 on a 14-day, roundtrip sailing (#1701) from Cape Town with calls in Walvis Bay, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Richards Bay …
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South Africans give ANC worst polls result: The ANC has also lost Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan area in the Eastern Cape, which includes Port Elizabeth, to the DA. Unemployment, a stagnating economy and scandals around President Jacob Zuma led voters to punish the ANC, changing the outlook for …
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ANC suffers major poll defeat in S. African capital: It’s a shocker for everyone,” said independent political analyst Ralph Mathekga. The loss of Pretoria comes on top of the ANC conceding defeat Friday in Port Elizabeth, a key battleground of Wednesday’s municipal election. Defeat in Port Elizabeth …
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