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Mbalula step-aside ‘unjust’ as ANC leaders call AfriForum case politically motivated

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

ANC heads to ConCourt in bid to get 181 councillors on ballot

The ANC has approached the Constitutional Court to overturn an Electoral Court ruling and compel the IEC to include 181 candidate…

Lungisa is not the only one: Ramokgopa speaks out about ANC's IEC list crisis

ANC Treasurer-General Gwen Ramokgopa addresses the party's IEC candidate list controversy, explaining that Andile Lungisa's situation is not unique while urging members to…

Ripple effect: The murders in Ekurhuleni were a symptom of the corruption and lack of service delivery in the city, political parties say. Photos: Supplied

Women pay for leadership failures

Political leaders point to corrupt policing, service delivery failures, and a breakdown in municipal leadership as key drivers behind the rising number of unsolved murders and…

The ANC is powerful

Electoral Court dismisses ANC case over councillor candidate submissions

The Electoral Court has dismissed the ANC's challenge regarding the submission of councillor candidate lists to the IEC, leaving the party unable to field 181 councillors unless…

ANC-SACP rift spills over into chaotic Cosatu congress

Tensions between the ANC and the SACP have spilled into the Cosatu congress, resulting in heated disputes, leadership stalemates, and the eventual postponement of the conference.

Refuting the claims: Though he admits the role of money in the organisation, Fikile Mbalula has denied culpability.

The ANC politics of money

A legal dispute between Fikile Mbalula and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has put a spotlight on the entrenched culture of vote-buying and money politics shaping ANC leadership contests.

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa calls vote-buying in ANC conferences an ‘unacceptable’ rumour

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed allegations of vote-buying at party conferences as rumours, maintaining that money politics is unacceptable and must be rooted out of…

Mbalula: I won’t resign unless the ANC tells me to

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says he will not step down voluntarily following internal backlash over missed candidate submission deadlines with the Electoral Commission.

Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

Dlamini Zuma: Telling the truth has become ‘life-threatening’ in the ANC

NEC member Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has filed court papers challenging Fikile Mbalula's defamation suit, maintaining her claims of vote-buying at the ANC's 2022 national elective…

ANC’s Dada Morero

Battle for Joburg heats up

Johannesburg's mayoral race is heating up as political veterans and rising contenders clash over solutions for failing infrastructure, service delivery, and coalition control…

Momentum: This week MK Party president Jacob Zuma intensified the party’s campaign in the province, meeting traditional leaders and addressing public rallies. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

‘Pay up or go’: MK MPLs face Zuma’s final warning

MK Party President Jacob Zuma and treasurer general Brian Molefe have issued a seven-day ultimatum to KwaZulu-Natal MPLs to settle unpaid party levies or face automatic dismissal…

Frustrated IEC needs R300m to collect missing addresses for voter registration

546 political parties to contest 2026 local government elections

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has confirmed that 546 political parties and over 142,000 nominated candidates will contest the upcoming local government elections…

The landlord has arrived’: MK’s Baloyi vows to shake up Joburg election

MK Party Johannesburg mayoral candidate Bongani Baloyi promises municipal stability and aims to disrupt the upcoming local government elections across township and suburban…

ANC Eastern Cape crisis deepens: Members demand NEC halt councillor list as IEC deadlines looms

Disgruntled ANC members in the Eastern Cape have threatened legal action against the party's NEC, demanding a halt to the councillor candidate list finalisation amid rising…

Unemployment is no reason for the youth to abandon mother body, says ANCYL

ANC Youth League secretary general Tsakani Shiviti urges young South Africans not to turn away from the party in the upcoming elections, arguing that the ANC remains vital for…

‘Young Leagues are irrelevant’ 

Popcru president Thulani Ngwenya has questioned the relevance of the ANC Youth League and the Young Communist League, labelling leaders who fail to challenge the status quo as…

The ANC–SACP partnership was forged under conditions of intense struggle. Its future should not be jeopardised in a democratic era where the need for cohesive leadership remains as urgent as ever.

ANC-SACP rift widens

As tensions rise between the SACP and the ANC ahead of local government elections, SACP general secretary Solly Mapaila has strongly criticised the governing party's neoliberal…

Momentum: This week MK Party president Jacob Zuma intensified the party’s campaign in the province, meeting traditional leaders and addressing public rallies. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

MK Party takes aim at ANC stronghold

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) is strategically targeting the Eastern Cape, a traditional ANC stronghold, to weaken the governing party and reduce its national support by…

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Political analyst warns of assassinations as MK Party rank and file jostle for positions before municipal elections  

A political analyst warns of escalating hostilities and potential deadly skirmishes within the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party ahead of municipal elections, fueled by tensions…