The Communists don’t feature as a force of any kind in opinion polls and when it has tried its luck in local by-elections it has been routed, at times struggling to get even a handful of votes. All indications are that it will have zero impact in the local elections
The EFF leader will appeal his five-year prison sentence after a court upheld his conviction for firing a rifle at a political rally, while granting leave to challenge the punishment
Malema warned his supporters not to be ill-disciplined and instead wait for the EFF leadership to direct them on what should happen next
The EFF leader said the ANC should know that it would never win the elections outright in the foreseeable future
The EFF leader also questioned why Johannesburg residents would vote for Helen Zille, saying she is ‘old’ and ‘does not have teeth’
The Economic Freedom Fighters said it would take up a position on the council’s opposition benches instead
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said much of the progress made ‘bears the unmistakable imprint of the DA’s principled participation’ in the government of national unity
The Economic Freedom Fighters will be accommodated in the reshuffled committee, sources said
The implosion of parties such as the ANC and Zanu PF must serve as a cautionary tale for those that fought to liberate the continent
Next local government elections will be a decisive test, Malema says as party launches plan of attack
The EFF leader suggested that the United States might attempt to influence the elections over policy differences with South Africa
The weekend plenum will tackle leadership succession and priorities, amid growing unease over the party leader’s pending sentencing and its implications for stability and elections
The EFF leader told supporters he would not abandon his ideas
The possibility of its leader being jailed means the party faces an unprecedented leadership issue
Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader said the uMkhonto weSizwe party had won the most votes in the province at last year’s elections and should be given a chance to lead
National director of public prosecutionsBatohi said the two parallel inquiries investigating police corruption represent a critical inflection point in consolidating the rule of law
Former minister’s testimony alleged corruption and political interference
While admitting to his failure to consult before ordering the disbanding of a political killings task team, the suspended police minister denied any links to criminal syndicates
The committee was forced to adjourn after the EFF leader objected to the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner submitting the same statement given to the Madlanga commission
EFF leader Julius Malema faces a major setback in his presidential ambitions after he was convicted on firearm charges, threatening his
political future
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader’s pre-sentencing hearing is scheduled for January
Delivery of the ruling by magistrate Twanet Olivier will continue on Tuesday
This follows months of consultations with communities on whether there was a need to form another political party in South Africa
The court found Julius Malema guilty of hate speech for remarks at a 2022 rally in Cape Town
The Economic Freedom Fighters said the postponement of the probe proves President Cyril Ramaphosa never intended to investigate implicated suspended police minister
The suspended Patriotic Alliance deputy president had previously vowed that the EFF leader would not get a cent from him and that he would not apologise
Did US ambassador to Liberia Mark Toner, US Africa bureau official Troy Fitrell, Africa adviser to the US president Massad Boulos and former US special envoy J Peter Pham have any conflict of interests in influencing the deal?
With its leader under fire after a visit to Morocco and flying the South African flag, the MK party argues that Western Sahara should be a province and not an independent country
Julius Malema and Donald Trump are alarmingly similar – charismatic ‘leaders’ with questionable character whose interventions appeal to emotions but won’t fix the economy
The matter is set to be heard at the Johannesburg high court on 23 July
The ANC Youth League president said he would rather EFF leader Julius Malema returned to the ANC than Shivambu, who he dismissed as having no support base