DA set to contest by-elections in troubled Ditsobotla:

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LGE 2026: Sanitation woes continue for Ditsobotla residents: For residents in Ditsobotla Local Municipality voting will be about choosing the best political ...

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‘We are able to collect R50 sometimes’: Ditsobotla mayor reveals dire financial situation

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Jan 09

Ditsobotla’s neglected townships: Residents were sceptical that anything would change after ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile’s visit to the area this week

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The important South African town where two people claim to be mayor: Police are investigating cases of attempted murder, trespassing, and illegal firearm ...

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The South African town with two mayors and violent clashes between factions: Ditsobotla’s political infighting has escalated into violent clashes and now “two ...

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Aug 14 23

DA seeks urgent court interdict to force Eskom to restore power in Lichtenburg: The DA in the North West says it has instructed its legal representatives to ...

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NORTH (WILD) WEST : Ramaphosa briefed about ANC councillors carrying knives, stabbing each other at ailing Ditsobotla municipality

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AMABHUNGANE'S #EARTHCRIMES: No water, no way out: Ditsobotla’s downfall and the collapse of government

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Jan 14 23

Carl Niehaus announces five new members of the RET movement: Expelled ANC member Carl Niehaus launched the movement, which might eventually become a political ...

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Jan 12 23

NORTH WEST DYSFUNCTION: U-turn – Patriotic Alliance’s Elizabeth Lethoko withdraws resignation as mayor of troubled Ditsobotla municipality

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Jan 09 23

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Jan 04 23

Movement cries foul over 'unexplained' delay to register it as political party: The Government Printing Works' delay "for some unexplained ...

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Ditsobotla is a rude awakening for SA: Ditsobotla promises to be a watershed in politics, and an ominous harbinger of coalition deadlock.

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Dec 16 22

EFF, the big winners in Ditsobotla, reveal their plans for the municipality: Taking 10 of the 39 seats at the Ditsobotla local municipality by-election ...

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Nov 27 22

Zweli Mkhize's backers want Cyril Ramaphosa’s rivals to team up: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s rivals for the ANC presidency are scrambling to unite behind an ...

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GROUND LEVEL REPORT: Residents of a collapsed North West municipality hope by-elections will bring them a saviour

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Oct 03 22

NCOP committee supports dissolution of Ditsobotla local municipality: The shambolic Ditsobotla local council which has had two mayors, two speakers and two ...

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Nov 01 21

Lichtenburg voters sing ANC praises in disastrous Ditsobotla: RDP houses, the R350 social relief of distress grant and food parcels are the reasons some ...