Daily Dispatch

SA’s dominant party politics is fragmenting, especially at the local level. What unintended consequences await proposed government legislative amendments changing the rules for how political parties obtain seats in municipal councils is predictable ebx.sh/PJr02P

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has urged traditional leaders to present a united front and play a central role in tackling poverty ebx.sh/CvheEX

The ANC has retained its stronghold in Buffalo City metro’s ward 32 but lost ground elsewhere in the province in the latest round of by-elections. ebx.sh/iQ4r1d

Rising Eastern Cape gospel singer becomes newly launched record label’s first signing ebx.sh/OXvDEZ

The five suspects accused of murdering soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are back in the Pretoria high court on Friday. ebx.sh/NyES3C

The Madlanga commission of inquiry continues hearing witness testimony on Friday. ebx.sh/N2H02X

The Madlanga commission of inquiry continues hearing witness testimony on Friday. ebx.sh/GsoXO9

Contrary to widespread speculation on social media and from eyewitnesses, police have confirmed Thursday’s high-speed chase and gunfire that caused pandemonium on roads in the Berea area in KuGompo City was not a hijacking incident. ebx.sh/0n74W1

A new isiXhosa edition of Steve Biko’s seminal work I Write What I Like will be launched in Qonce on Saturday, marking a significant step in making the Black Consciousness leader’s ideas more accessible to African-language readers. ebx.sh/aONQ8G

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The ANC Dr WB Rubusana leadership is focused on unity and has extended an olive branch even to those who took the newly elected structure to court, regional chair Princess Faku said. ebx.sh/klYFlv

Residents, traditional leaders and struggle veterans attend lively Qonce meeting ebx.sh/jN6kOr

The decision by Confederation of African Football to strip Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to Morocco will remain a black eye for the sport on the continent. ebx.sh/RJHgrK

Widespread anger at damage in the wake of renaming of Graaff-Reinet after PAC leader ebx.sh/wL4CdE

“It was like a scene from a movie.” ebx.sh/5Brwkx

It is all systems go for the ANC in the Amathole region as the party finally hosts its much-anticipated elective conference between Friday and Sunday. ebx.sh/QiIM2z

Locked toilets, overgrown surroundings and used toilet paper scattered on the ground — that is the scene welcoming visitors and residents to busy local leisure spots. ebx.sh/cZZxCZ

Coach happy to have inspirational Themba Zwane back in squad for Panama World Cup warm-ups. ebx.sh/4v3I2G

Accusations brigadier was present when accused alleges he was assaulted and suffocated with a plastic bag during an interview ebx.sh/mMyeyQ

South Africa’s fuel supply remains stable in the immediate term, notwithstanding heightened volatility in global energy markets arising from ongoing geopolitical tension in the Middle East. ebx.sh/iML8g1