From bakkies to a portion of their salaries, political parties often demand financial and other contributions from their public representatives.

Former Build One South Africa legislator in Gauteng, Ayanda Allie, has joined Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA.

The DA says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “water crisis plan” lacks detail, is too generic, and fails to lay out what happens when officials fail.

The DA has hit back at the ANC’s move to challenge the Emfuleni Ward 28 by-election results, describing it as a response from a party that can’t accept that it is bleeding electorally.

The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) says there are now 620 registered political parties – an increase of more than 100 from the 508 recorded in March.

The ANC is challenging the outcome of the Emfuleni Ward 28 by-election, alleging that the ward’s voters’ roll is questionable.

The ANC will announce mayoral candidates for the 4 November election in mid-August, with some mayors expected to resume their duties as soon as the names are made known.

Axed BOSA representative in the Gauteng Legislature, Ayanda Allie, says her relationship with the party began to unravel after it demanded a full month’s salary in party levies.

Mmusi Maimane’s BOSA has fired its sole member in the Gauteng legislature, Ayanda Allie, over her failure to pay party tithes, News24 can exclusively reveal.

The City of Ekurhuleni had some of its furniture attached this week over a dispute with the sheriff of the court.