The communist party has rejected overtures from its alliance partner and will contest the 2026 local government elections independently
There are concerns that the decision will weaken the ANC in future elections
The MK party had gone to the apex court to challenge Ramaphosa’s handling of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s suspension, accusing him of shielding allies
The party argued that the president’s placing Senzo Mchunu on special leave and appointing Firoz Cachalia, who was not a member of the cabinet, as acting minister was unconstitutional
Kunene, the PA’s deputy president, resigned as a councillor after links to murder suspect Katiso Molefe
The police minister has said that the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner’s statements about him took him by surprise
Democratic Alliance’s Helen Zille cornered the ANC’s Fikile Mbalula with the ultimatum to axe the minister or lose DA support on budget votes
All 10 parties in the government of national unity voted for the Bill, with the support of ActionSA and Build One South Africa
The Democratic Alliance had threatened to withhold its vote unless President Cyril Ramaphosa fired the errant higher education minister
The parties said the higher education minister’s dismissal was a vital step towards restoring accountability amid governance failures and allegations of political interference