Hlaudi mulls joining forces with Ace after elections
/ 9 January 2024

Hlaudi mulls joining forces with Ace after elections

The disgraced former SABC boss also has ambitions of becoming premier of the Free State

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Malema faces his first big challenge
/ 4 August 2023

Malema faces his first big challenge

Growth in next year’s election will kill off any threat to the EFF president’s hold on the party

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ANC coalition debate expected to be the next proxy in factional battle
/ 15 April 2023

ANC coalition debate expected to be the next proxy in factional battle

National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement

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Mkhwebane tells parliament to help her find money for a lawyer
/ 3 April 2023

Mkhwebane tells parliament to help her find money for a lawyer

The suspended public protector suggested she would take the impeachment committee to court if it continued, despite her not having state funding

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Ramaphosa is wrong on the law, load-shedding litigants say
/ 3 March 2023

Ramaphosa is wrong on the law, load-shedding litigants say

Only the government — not Eskom or municipalities — can address load-shedding by building more capacity and ensuring sufficient supply, the parties said

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Ramaphosa’s fate lies in report
/ 18 November 2022

Ramaphosa’s fate lies in report

Parliament has agreed to an extension for the report by the Ngcobo panel on whether Cyril Ramaphosa should
face impeachment

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Ramaphosa survives internal challenge, but impeachment storm awaits
/ 8 June 2022

Ramaphosa survives internal challenge, but impeachment storm awaits

The president may not have the support of the entire ANC caucus should a vote of no confidence in him take place

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The EFF is unlike other ANC splinter parties
/ 11 February 2022

The EFF is unlike other ANC splinter parties

We asked political analysts Ongama Mtimka and Mcebisi Ndletyana how the Economic Freedom Fighters defied the odds and why it has flourished

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Public protector clears Magashule, Joemat-Pettersson
/ 30 September 2020

Public protector clears Magashule, Joemat-Pettersson

Current ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has been cleared of allegations that he misled the Free State provincial legislature when he was premier of that province.  It follows a complaint by the Democratic Alliance’s Roy Jankielsohn, who asked the public protector to investigate whether Magashule lied about payments made for the funeral of health MEC Fundiswa […]