Parliament can proceed to elect the president without the party’s 58 MPs present
The NF party wants a provincial cabinet seat in return for its support
The party said its MPs would boycott the National Assembly in a bid to rob the chamber of legal standing when it elects the president
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
The coalitions that will soon take place will determine the course of South Africa for years to come
Parties’ no-go areas are rapidly shifting as the deadline to constitute a government looms
The responsibility is on party leaders to move beyond their ideological positions and find each other — swiftly — and deliver on the mandate they received from their voters.
The politicians are haggling over our future but we citizens created the situation and so we need to fix it
As coalition discussions intensify, the party could end up making significant policy concessions to navigate South Africa’s uncertain future
The secretary general said the only party that had been difficult to speak to had been MK, because Jacob Zuma was unreachable
Earlier this year, the ratings agency warned that a significant increase in the government’s debt-to-GDP ratio could knock its credit rating
Populist parties have made considerable gains in the wake of the government’s insecurity-inducing economic policies
The former president’s lawyers accused Jabulani Khumalo’s legal representatives of abusing court processes
The ANC secretary general should join the ‘Takalani Sesame’ cast and leave politics
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
The clock started ticking once the electoral commission declared the final result of the vote on Sunday night
While the party “took a beating”, it was “down but not out”
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 defiant leader says the EFF would prefer to form a coalition with the ANC than anyone else
Spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela says that the figures in slips signed by presiding officers do not tally with those collated by party agents
Did Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid for the stoner vote suffer from short-term memory loss?
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
It faced budget cuts, the burden of an amended electoral system and a legal challenge from Jacob Zuma
The former president’s political resurrection has thrown the other parties’ pre-election coalition plans into disarray
The big takeaway from this election is less about the weaknesses of the ruling party and more about its enduring strength
The door-to-doors have door-to-doored and now it’s all over – except for the voting
ANC draws a crowd of about 60 000 at its final Siyanqoba rally held in Joburg’s 94 000-seater FNB Stadium
EFF leader appeals to the youth for votes at final rally