Former ANC mayor makes a comeback after launching his own party

Property tycoon Philani Mavundla’s Abantu Batho Congress has won seven seats

07 November 2021 - 00:00

Ten years after he won the mayoral chain of KwaZulu-Natal’s Umvoti municipality, property tycoon Philani “PG” Mavundla has got a second shot at power...

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