The EFF has removed two senior KwaZulu-Natal leaders after allegations of ghost branches, sabotage and defiance of Julius Malema’s directives
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Ministers from various parties at national level are taking their portfolios seriously and working together
The party needs to get its house in order if it is to survive the upcoming elections.
The address should have set out how things would be done differently and better under the new government, instead of being a wish list
It’s too early to judge how this parliament will perform, but the notion that 2024 will be a refresh for our politics must surely be declared stillborn
The party’s failure to provide evidence of election fraud suggests it went to court with the aim of ‘inflaming the passions of the public’, the commission argues
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The party argues in court papers that its votes were ‘stolen’ because the IEC manipulated the voting process
Broad agreement will be followed by talks to flesh out how the coalition will work
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The ‘majority’ of 17 parties in parliament had expressed support for the government of national unity, the ANC secretary general said on Thursday night
The majority of 1994’s voters recognised the GNU script because they co-authored it, and were assured of explanations if deviations were unavoidable
The provincial leadership has been singled out over the loss after it defied the orders not to contest the provincial elective conference
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Now that the report cards have been handed out, cynicism and uncertainty rule
Other parties flagged irregularities but want to distance themselves from MK and Jacob Zuma’s efforts to discredit the elections
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Parties’ no-go areas are rapidly shifting as the deadline to constitute a government looms
The party’s national executive committee will decide who it will partner with – and how – on Thursday
Fikile Mbalula said the party would not be bullied, and would engage sensibly in the best interests of the people
As the 14 days to announce a coalition government commences, investors are nervous and the rand is flat
Saturday’s spectacle was a shameful episode for which we all bear responsibility
Leader Jacob Zuma has positioned himself as a scapegoat, the victim of an unjust judicial system, and an uncaring ANC
Among the PA’s manifesto promises is to put God back into schools. It is now looking to 2026 to win local government seats
While the party “took a beating”, it was “down but not out”
Sources have suggested there is an in-principle agreement between the two biggest parties that they will work together
The former president is demanding that the announcement of the final result be delayed to allow the MK Party to lodge objections
The EFF leader said the party’s key takeaway for the election was that the MK party had helped achieve its goal of depriving the ANC of its outright majority
Parties had an opportunity to test the system used for the electoral processes before voting began, says commission
The party has been decimated in what was once one of its strongest provinces
The defiant leader says the EFF would prefer to form a coalition with the ANC than anyone else
But political parties and independents are collectively challenging the result in the province where the ANC is down nine percentage points from 2019
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The hand of history will be weighing heavily on the shoulders of South Africa’s political leaders in the coming hours and days
A survey conducted on the day of the elections found fewer than half of people were confident that their votes would be counted accurately, down from 60% in the previous poll