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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Zuma pledges no ‘trouble’ at polls but still insists MK was robbed in 2024
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Jacob Zuma has pledged that the MK party will avoid trouble and abide by the rules of the upcoming local elections, but says the party remains convinced it was robbed in 2024 general elections. On Friday, the Electoral Court dismissed the party’s attempt to challenge those elections.
- Jacob Zuma has pledged that the MK party will avoid trouble and abide by the rules of the upcoming local elections, but says the party remains convinced it was robbed in 2024 general elections. On Friday, the Electoral Court dismissed the party’s attempt to challenge those ele...
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- LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Zuma pledges no ‘trouble’ at polls but still insists MK was robbed in 2024
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Bayelsa gov decries oil pollution, sets up cancer centre committee
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Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has inaugurated a committee to establish a cancer centre, linking rising cases in the state to decades of oil pollution.
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- Left: Jacob Zuma has pledged that the MK party will avoid trouble and abide by the rules of the upcoming local elections, but says the party remains convinced it was robbed in 2024 general elections. On Friday, the Electoral Court dismissed the party’s attempt to challenge those elections.
- Center: Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has inaugurated a committee to establish a cancer centre, linking rising cases in the state to decades of oil pollution. Read More: https://punchng.com/bayelsa-gov-decries-oil-pollution-sets-up-cancer-centre-committee/
- Right: Indiana has steamrolled through its national title defense so far, but Friday night brings the Hoosiers their first Big Ten test. Northwestern arrives in Bloomington unbeaten and fresh off a dominant win over Colorado, giving the Wildcats a chance to prove their strong start is legitimate.The night then shifts to Berkeley, where Clemson’s cross-country trip to face Cal presents a different challenge. Both teams have rebounded from rough season-opening losses, and this game should reveal which t
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Right-leaning coverage is thinner (1 source vs up to 3 on other desks) for "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Zuma pledges no ‘trouble’ at polls but still insists MK was robbed in 2024".
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Timeline of this story
- 14m agoLondon Evening Standard (GB): The widely shared image was likely edited with AI.
- 13m agoYahoo: Indiana has steamrolled through its national title defense so far, but Friday night brings the Hoosiers their first Big Ten test. Northwest
- 1m agoPunch Newspapers: Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has declared that he delivered on every promise made to the people during the 2022 electioneering cam
- 1m agoPunch Newspapers: Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has inaugurated a committee to establish a cancer centre, linking rising cases in the state to decades of
- 1m agoDaily Maverick (ZA): Jacob Zuma has pledged that the MK party will avoid trouble and abide by the rules of the upcoming local elections, but says the party remai
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