Embattled NFP makes the ballot – for now
/ 13 March 2024

Embattled NFP makes the ballot – for now

The National Freedom Party still has to navigate two court cases and a liquidation battle

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New court battle poses fresh threat to future of NFP
/ 4 January 2024

New court battle poses fresh threat to future of NFP

Members say outcome of December conference was manipulated

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eThekwini turnaround team pulls out
/ 26 October 2023

eThekwini turnaround team pulls out

Opposition from the ANC eThekwini region and a lack of clarity from above put paid to the attempt to intervene in the city

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Electoral commission blow for embattled NFP
/ 19 October 2023

Electoral commission blow for embattled NFP

The party has until next March to elect a unified national leadership if it wants to contest the 2024 polls

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IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa eyes KwaZulu-Natal premier candidate
/ 8 October 2023

IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa eyes KwaZulu-Natal premier candidate

Inkatha Freedom Party founder Mangosuthu Buthelezi will remain the face of the party’s election campaign

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NFP clears conference hurdle as it readies for 2024
/ 4 October 2023

NFP clears conference hurdle as it readies for 2024

The party needs to settle its internal battles if it hopes to contest the elections

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Pressure mounts for DA to publicly denounce a grand coalition
/ 14 August 2023

Pressure mounts for DA to publicly denounce a grand coalition

A meeting of coalition parties this past week put the DA in the hot seat when its coalition partners made heavy demands

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Questions over NFP MP Shaik Emam’s role in ‘coloured’ discrimination claim
/ 13 July 2023

Questions over NFP MP Shaik Emam’s role in ‘coloured’ discrimination claim

Organisers say the R20 collected from each participant will go towards the costs of the R4.5m per person claim

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Steenhuisen not guaranteed first bite at president position in moonshot pact, Trollip says
/ 11 July 2023

Steenhuisen not guaranteed first bite at president position in moonshot pact, Trollip says

The Democratic Alliance’s coalition agreement needs to reach its targeted 51% if it is to have any success in the 2024 elections

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DA body sets aside removal of councillors amid purge claims
/ 6 July 2023

DA body sets aside removal of councillors amid purge claims

While the motion to remove them was valid, the process of bringing it was flawed

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Election debts haunt ANC, NFP
/ 9 June 2023

Election debts haunt ANC, NFP

Both parties could be liquidated, a first in South African history

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ActionSA, EFF crowdfund ahead of next year’s poll
/ 9 June 2023

ActionSA, EFF crowdfund ahead of next year’s poll

Parties want members to cough for their coming election campaign

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R500m election kitty: moonshot, money shot or long shot?
/ 9 June 2023

R500m election kitty: moonshot, money shot or long shot?

Funders are concerned about the fragmented opposition but party leaders are adamant that they and not donors are driving the process

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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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NFP faces liquidation ahead of national and provincial election
/ 13 April 2023

NFP faces liquidation ahead of national and provincial election

The party is also dealing with an internal revolt by its councillors over its coalition with the ANC and Economic Freedom Fighters

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No confidence vote looms as eThekwini coalition crumbles
/ 11 August 2022

No confidence vote looms as eThekwini coalition crumbles

Opposition parties plan to strip the ANC of its control of the city

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Nongoma NFP candidate the latest victim of KwaZulu-Natal’s killing fields
/ 26 October 2021

Nongoma NFP candidate the latest victim of KwaZulu-Natal’s killing fields

National Freedom Party candidates in the Zululand town have gone into hiding amid fears that they will be targeted next

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How ANC bartered to save the elections
/ 30 September 2021

How ANC bartered to save the elections

When the ANC was faced with possible losses in 95 municipalities, it approached two smaller parties in hope that its endorsements would result in trade-offs.

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