SACP will contest 2026 municipal elections independent of ANC

Those penalised included the minister in the presidency responsible for planning, monitoring and evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa

This move is in line with the Economic Freedom Fighters’
plan to survive beyond the 2026 local government election

Budget approval hangs in the balance and resistance to it is set to play out in the legislature’s finance committees

The deal was announced days after the United States withdrew support for the country’s just-energy transition

The Democratic Alliance said the budget would struggle to pass in parliament, given the ANC’s lack of a majority

His party would have yielded if any increases were guaranteed to be temporary and tied to an overhaul of state spending patterns

Members of the government of national unity and opposition parties have raised concerns that the ongoing impasse between the ANC and DA could trigger the need for fresh elections

The president affirmed South Africa’s interest in trading with the US under Agoa despite the diplomatic spat between the two countries

The secretary general said a local government intervention task team would be sent to assist struggling Free State municipalities

The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest

The party’s secretary general said he was only halfway through his current job and was focusing on rebuilding the party

ANC members in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng allege that the reconfiguration of the provincial structures and upcoming branch audits are part of his strategy to strengthen his position for the race