Former Buffalo City Metro council speaker Luleka Simon-Ndzele has jumped ship to the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party.The move is seen as a major boost for MK because she is a seasoned politician who spent many years in the ruling ANC, which deployed her to council.
The uMkhonto weSizwe party’s provincial rally scheduled to take place next weekend in Sabalele village in Cofimvaba has been put on ice to accommodate former ANC president Jacob Zuma.
The newly established Umkhonto we Sizwe party plans to capitalise on challenges faced by residents of the Eastern Cape in its bid to garner support ahead of the 2024 general elections.The party, backed by former president Jacob Zuma, held an imbizo at Scenery Park in East London on Thursday to formally introduce itself to the people of the province.
Shack dwellers living near King Phalo Airport watched in horror as a small plane flew low, heading towards their homes. But the steady nerve of a flying instructor enabled him to take control of the small aircraft and land in a field just metres from the wide-eyed residents.
EC political bigwig bust in sting on land syndicate PREMIUM By Mfundo Piliso - 29 January 2021
Prominent Eastern Cape politician Themba Wele has been arrested along with four others in connection with illegal sales of land near East London Airport.
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