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Cape Town politics shift: ANC’s Banele Majingo joins DA, foiling no confidence motion
ANC Cape Town caucus leader Banele Majingo has joined the DA. The announcement came in a chaotic council meeting on Thursday minutes before he was due to table a motion of no confidence in the DA’s ...
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Banele Majingo says his 'values & principles' more aligned with DA after switch from ANC
Former ANC councillor in the Cape Town city council, Banele Majingo, announced he was joining the DA on 27 March 2025. Picture: @WesternCapeDA/X CAPE TOWN - In a shock move, the African National ...
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More poaching expected ahead of elections as Banele Majingo resigns from ANC, joins DA
The resignation of ANC leader in Council Banele Majingo for the DA has intensified the power struggle between the rival parties, with the 2026 local government elections now less than a year away.
Daily Maverick on MSN21d
Reeling from ANC leader’s ‘betrayal’, Cape Town opposition doubles down on speaker Felicity Purchase’s removal
The opposition in the City of Cape Town has described ANC caucus leader Banele Majingo’s defection to the DA as ‘bitterly disappointing’. While the DA celebrates its coup, the opposition remains ...
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'Sellout': Opposition parties seethe after ANC leader in Cape Town ditches party, joins DA
ANC caucus leader in Cape Town Banele Majingo resigned from the party to join the DA. Majingo was meant to lead the charge for a motion of no confidence against speaker Felicity Purchase of the DA.
The Citizen21d
WATCH: ANC caucus leader leaves for the DA
The ANC caucus leader stunned fellow councillors when he made the announcement on Thursday. The City of Cape Town council chamber descended into disorder after the explosive revelation that ANC caucus ...
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ANC unfazed by Majingo's dramatic defection to DA, says Mbalula
Mbalula has also responded to Banele Majingo's defection to the DA, saying the party was not perturbed. A meeting of the ANC national executive committee is under way at the Birchwood Hotel in ...
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How big a blow to ANC is caucus leader Banele Majingo’s defection to DA?
An ANC councillor for more than a decade, Banele Majingo had been leading the opposition caucus in the Cape Town city council for almost three years. Former ANC councillor in the Cape Town city ...
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From ANC stalwart to DA believer: Why Banele Majingo made the leap
After nearly 40 years in the ANC, Banele Majingo has made the surprising move to the Democratic Alliance. In this candid conversation with Alec Hogg, Majingo un ...
Independent Online22d
‘Good riddance', says ANC as opposition leader in Cape Town resigns, joins DA
The leader of the African National Congress (ANC) in the City of Cape Town, councillor Banele Majingo resigned as leader of the opposition on Thursday and joined the Democratic Alliance (DA).
The South African21d
BREAKING: ANC’s Cape Town leader resigns – and joins DA
A City of Cape Town council sitting adjourned on Thursday when ANC caucus leader Banele Majingo resigned his seat - and ...