By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian 13 May 2026, Polokwane POLOKWANE – For years, residents here asked one question: when will the city work for us? On 8 May, Executive Mayor Cllr Makoro John Mpe gave them an answer at Jack Botes Hall. And in the streets of Seshego, Mankweng and the CBD, the response is unanimous: finally, someone is delivering. Polokwane’s 2026 State of the City Address didn’t read like a wish list. It read like a receipt. Four consecutive clean au

Hard hat on, boots on the ground MEC Tonny Rachoene inspects 40% progress on the D3614 road upgrade in Madishaditoro Village, less than 24 hours after tabling Limpopo’s R6.474bn infrastructure plan. From the Legislature to the site - this is #DikgerekgereWednesdays in action. #GrowingLimpopoTogether #ServiceDelivery By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. Madishaditoro Village, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality– Less than 24 hours after tabl

MEC for Public Works, Roads & Infrastructure Ernest Rachoene delivers the 2026/27 Budget Vote in his department’s signature orange and navy workwear at the Limpopo Legislature, Lebowakgomo. “Development is about people,” he told the House. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian 12 May 2026, Limpopo Provincial Legislature LIMPOPO – The Limpopo Provincial Legislature turned yellow, orange, and white on Monday as MEC for Public Works, Roads & Infrastructure Tonny Ernest Se

Former ANC NEC member and ex Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. The Azanian | Analysis By Mpho Dube, Editor in Chief of The Azanian When Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula sat down with Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi on the African Renaissance Podcast days after the Constitutional Court’s ruling, she didn’t just confirm what the opposition has alleged since December 2022. She gave the ANC’s critics a direct quote from inside the room: the party used its majority to kill th

“Disowning collective decisions is an attack on the ANC’s integrity” – ANC Northern Cape Chair Zamani Saul defends Ramaphosa, slams Mapisa-Nqakula. The decision to reject the Phala Phala report was an NEC decision, not Mbalula’s alone-Saul added. The Azanian | Politics By Mpho Dube, Editor in Chief of The Azanian Northern Cape Premier and ANC Provincial Chairperson Dr Zamani Saul has come out strongly in defense of President Cyril Ramaphosa, arguing that the president’s dec

"I will not resign. I did not steal public money." – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Phala Phala. “To resign would give credence to a flawed report” – Ramaphosa addresses the nation. The Azanian | Politics By Mpho Dube, Editor in Chief of The Azanian President Cyril Ramaphosa went on national television on Monday, 11 May, and drew a line in the sand over Phala Phala. He will not resign. He will take the Section 89 panel report to court on review, and he will challenge the find