The ANC has reinstated Ekurhuleni regional secretary after rejecting his resignation, despite internal concerns that he cannot effectively hold both the regional secretary position and the metro’s finance MMC post
The IEC has set 20 and 21 June 2026 as a national voter registration weekend and urges an early election date announcement to ensure voters can register correctly
The discontent within ANC has unfolded alongside political negotiations in council, where the EFF has made Xhakaza’s removal one of the conditions for supporting a reconfiguration of power in the municipality
The campaign promoting the billionaire businessman as a potential future leader continues to organise nationally despite the ANC’s directive banning such moves ahead of its 2027 elective conference
If the Democratic Alliance declined the position, the African Transformation Movement would be next in line, sources said
Democratic Alliance delegates are set to gather in Midrand, north of Johannesburg on 11 and 12 April to elect new leaders
Judge Sanele David Hlatshwayo found the statements defamatory and damaging, ordering their removal within 24 hours
DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga put his hand up for the federal chair position held by Ivan Meyer
The EFF has rejected a renewed partnership, leading to ANC Ekurhuleni regional secretary Jongizizwe Dlabathi stepping down as finance MMC
Parties and labour organisations have slammed the 2026 Budget for failing to tackle low growth, high unemployment, and municipal distress, while cautiously welcoming tax relief and social grant increases