Zuma’s cold shoulder panics ANC
/ 8 December 2023

Zuma’s cold shoulder panics ANC

The ANC secretary general says they are aware of rumours the former president is forming a new party

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Is Steenhuisen out as moonshot pact seeks new front man?
/ 8 December 2023

Is Steenhuisen out as moonshot pact seeks new front man?

The Multi-Party Charter’s funders are said to be looking for a new figurehead for the coalition’s election campaign

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ANC veteran Mavuso Msimang set to join businessman Roger Jardine’s political movement?
/ 8 December 2023

ANC veteran Mavuso Msimang set to join businessman Roger Jardine’s political movement?

The MK veteran said on Friday, however, that he would not join any political party

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Youth in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng might abstain from 2024 elections, study finds
/ 6 December 2023

Youth in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng might abstain from 2024 elections, study finds

Corruption, lack of employment and empty promises are among the reasons behind young people not wanting to vote

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Concourt eases path to polls for independents
/ 5 December 2023

Concourt eases path to polls for independents

But the court concurred that there was not sufficient argument to alter lMPs’ contested split between provincial and proportional votes

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Mandela, the ANC and the loss of servant leadership
/ 1 December 2023

Mandela, the ANC and the loss of servant leadership

In our rush to lionise Nelson Mandela we are liable to forget that it was his humanity that made him a great president and statesman

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Mandela and Socrates: Dignified justice from different ages
/ 1 December 2023

Mandela and Socrates: Dignified justice from different ages

The revolutionary and the philosopher held values that have stood true for two millennia

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Country goes to the polls under a shadow
/ 1 December 2023

Country goes to the polls under a shadow

Ten years after South Africans mourned the loss of Nelson Mandela, his legacy still looms large – but is the huge political vacuum he left that affects our lives the most

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Madiba would not have tolerated the malaise in South Africa today
/ 1 December 2023

Madiba would not have tolerated the malaise in South Africa today

Nelson Mandela stood for something — a claim very few of our politicians could make today

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Why you shouldn’t support any political party: a philosopher’s perspective
/ 28 November 2023

Why you shouldn’t support any political party: a philosopher’s perspective

This is not soccer – the one truth we need to remind ourselves of this election cycle

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Can coalitions stabilise the economy?
/ 18 November 2023

Can coalitions stabilise the economy?

With the right amount of planning, political coalitions can work – and even create the environment for better economic solutions

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Young people have the power to change the outcome of the 2024 elections
/ 17 November 2023

Young people have the power to change the outcome of the 2024 elections

Ahead of registration weekend, the younger generation must remember it can create a just, equal and modern society

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DA leaders want to regain coloured votes in Western Cape
/ 17 November 2023

DA leaders want to regain coloured votes in Western Cape

The newly elected Democratic Alliance leader, Tertuis Simmers, has dismissed calls for a ‘CapeXit’

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Joburg tactical unit to target violent crimes, Mgcini Tshwaku says
/ 11 November 2023

Joburg tactical unit to target violent crimes, Mgcini Tshwaku says

EFF leader and Jozi mayoral committee member will go after taverns and bars that break bylaws

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Referandum Party for Cape independence to call the DA’s bluff
/ 11 November 2023

Referandum Party for Cape independence to call the DA’s bluff

The Referendum Party wants an independent Western Cape run by the Democratic Alliance

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Explainer: IEC urges voters to use online registration platform
/ 4 November 2023

Explainer: IEC urges voters to use online registration platform

The electoral commission has seen an increase in the number of people using the platform but says about 14 million people have not yet registered

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Electoral commission blow for embattled NFP
/ 19 October 2023

Electoral commission blow for embattled NFP

The party has until next March to elect a unified national leadership if it wants to contest the 2024 polls

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Coalition bills in the pipeline, but not before 2024 elections
/ 12 October 2023

Coalition bills in the pipeline, but not before 2024 elections

The government hopes to have local government regulations ready by the next municipal poll in 2026

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Vuyo Zungula ready to play kingmaker in 2024 elections
/ 11 October 2023

Vuyo Zungula ready to play kingmaker in 2024 elections

The ATM leader says the party has been growing since playing a pivotal role in holding President Cyril Ramaphosa accountable over the Phala Phala scandal

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Mmusi Maimane looks set to join ‘moonshot coalition’
/ 10 October 2023

Mmusi Maimane looks set to join ‘moonshot coalition’

The party leader is one of the participants on a five-day German tour to learn how coalitions are managed in that country

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ACDP preparing to join multiparty opposition coalition
/ 6 October 2023

ACDP preparing to join multiparty opposition coalition

Tensions over Tshwane between ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance are not expected affect the multi-party pact

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DA/IFP coalition makes more gains in Umhlathuze by-election
/ 29 September 2023

DA/IFP coalition makes more gains in Umhlathuze by-election

The two parties hope to unseat the ANC next year through their pre-election cooperation agreement

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Fraud claims fly as Pappas hits the KZN campaign trail
/ 29 September 2023

Fraud claims fly as Pappas hits the KZN campaign trail

The uMngeni mayor says he is up to the ‘mathematically difficult’ challenge

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