The ongoing court battle between the eThekwini municipality and ousted deputy mayor Philani Mavundla is set to continue after Christmas after the latest court action was adjourned until next Thursday.

A typical Sunday in most South African households and neighbourhoods is bursting with vibrancy, tradition and the warmth of community. The air smells of Sunday lunch — tender meat roasting in the oven ...

Strategy over might, was what won over Dr Makhosi Khoza to join Philani Mavundla’s Abantu Batho Congress (ABC) instead of the Jacob Zuma-backed Umkhonto we Sizwe party. Mavundla presented the former ...

In court papers, Mavundla and Phahla allege that their suspension was unlawful and violated their right to participate in the activities of the political party. The founder of Abantu Batho Congress ...

The Abantu Botho Congress has suspended its foremost leaders, including uMvoti Mayor Philani Mavundla, pending the outcome of an investigation into party funds. Mavundla's camp doesn't recognise the ...

The assets of the KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) could soon be attached following the department’s failure to settle the R700,000 legal bill of ABC leader Philani ...

A South African court case made headlines for all the wrong reasons in January 2025. The legal team in Mavundla vs. MEC: Department of Co-Operative Government and Traditional Affairs KwaZulu-Natal and ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA) World have announced that Yaya Mavundla, a South African transgender ...

The ANC successfully removed the ABC leader and deputy mayor, Philani Mavundla, from the executive committee today. Photo: Facebook Councillor Philani Mavundla THE eThekwini Municipality Full Council ...

FORMER deputy mayor of eThekwini and businessman Philani Mavundla is planning on shutting down his party, Abantu Botho Congress (ABC), and joining uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) led by his close ally, ...

Growing up, Sindile Mavundla would cycle to school every day on a red BMX bicycle – then a rarity in Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, South Africa. Mavundla knew few people who owned a bike and ...

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