Limpopo ANC secretary Reuben Madadzhe

ANC Limpopo Spokesperson Guns for MPL Over Claims Party Members Buy Qualifications

African National Congress (ANC) Limpopo spokesperson Jimmy Machaka has taken Member of the Provincial Legislature…

IEC: It’s All Systems Go For The Highly-Contested Thabazimbi By-Elections

The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) in Limpopo says it’s all systems go…

EFF Leader Accuses Ramathuba And Makhurupetje Of Tribalism, Nepotism

The leader of Economic Freedom Fighters in Limpopo, Lawrence Mapoulo, has accused Premier Phophi Ramathuba…

COSATU Pours Cold Water On Mathabatha’s Bid To ‘Unite’ Alliance

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Limpopo has dismissed provincial ANC chairperson…

Limpopo ANC Hails Blouberg Ward Win As ‘Stamp of Approval’

The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has retained a municipal ward up for grabs in a bi-election to replace a councillor who died in June, sparking jubilation among the party’s faithful. In September, the Blouberg Ward 11 bi-elections had three candidates: Mokgadi Jennet Molokomme, representing the ANC, Mamoloko Jacoline Mokakabi, representing the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), and Ntshabeng Ingrid Rakimane, representing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). Because the percentage of voters who participated in the municipal elections for…

Political Realignment In Limpopo ANC Amid Mathabatha, Ramathuba Fallout 

A political realignment appears to be taking place within the Limpopo ANC, with speculation that Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba has switched political allegiance after a fallout with Premier Stan Mathabatha.  According to two sources in the province – one a unionist and another a provincial ANC leader – Ramathuba has joined a camp led by provincial secretary Reuben Madadzhe, which has complicated her political relationship with Mathabatha’s dominant faction in the province.  It is believed that ANC leaders, members and…

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