A faction in the uMkhonto weSizwe party aligned to traditional leaders is calling for a leadership change that could affect not only Floyd Shivambu
		
	 
	
		
		The Economic Freedom Fighters insist on the use of the struggle song as a rallying cry ahead of the polls
		
	 
	
		
		Jacob Zuma’s party has removed Mzwanele Manyi, replacing him with former Joburg speaker Colleen Makhubele amid calls for leadership restructuring
		
	 
	
		
		uMkhonto weSizwe party is calling for the nationalisation of mineral resources, land redistribution without compensation and the expansion of the VAT zero-rated basket
		
	 
	
		
		The EFF criticises it as ‘unimaginative’ and not benefiting poorer South Africans, while the DA calls it a step towards ending ‘unchecked government spending’
		
	 
	
		
		Now that a VAT increase has been ruled out, the finance minister must find another way to plug a R75bn gap or risk collapsing public services and investor confidence
		
	 
	
		
		President Cyril Ramaphosa will use his Washington visit to demand an end to US trade tariffs and counter refugee claims of racial persecution.
		
	 
	
		
		The claim by the Trump administration that they are refugees is an abuse of the word
		
	 
	
		
		The EFF has removed two senior KwaZulu-Natal leaders after allegations of ghost branches, sabotage and defiance of Julius Malema’s directives 
		
	 
	
		
		Despite public spats in Gauteng, the parties are teaming up in North West municipalities, including those where the ANC has a majority