Paddy Harper presents the characters and parties responsible for (mis)shaping the political landscape
Political analysts believe that EFF’s growth in KwaZulu-Natal will be marginal
Alcohol and food parcels are allegedly being used by the ANC to entice the fighters
But the Economic Freedom Fighters leader and five other fighters will still have to watch the State of the Nation address on the big screen
ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina said Israel was no longer the Holy Land but the land of Natanyahu
The Economic Freedom Fighters want to subpoena Ramaphosa to testify about whether he felt threatened when its members jumped onto the stage during his State of the Nation address in February
The South African government’s hardline stance on the global criminal court could reopen debate in the ruling ANC about withdrawing from the body
Parties will vote on the motion next week
The EFF leader was addressing thousands of party members in Gauteng, where its partnerships with the ANC have come under pressure
The governing party is likely to poll between 43% and 45% nationally in next year’s elections, Brenthurst Foundation poll says
But party members say they have had enough of being sidelined for high-profile newcomers who haven’t put in the hours
The presence of democratically elected leaders in the Judicial Service Commission is critical
The party’s leaders are determined to clinch the top spot in Gauteng for their candidate
But the party contends it has moved on from internal strife and is focused on the 2024 polls
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader may also face charges of animal cruelty when he tried to kill a cow, stabbing it repeatedly and twisting the knife
South Africa’s news headlines suggest the opposition and the ANC are still struggling to get its act together
The EFF leader inflicted more than 11 stabs and over 60 instances of twisting a knife into a conscious animal, according to an investigation
Long-standing Economic Freedom Fighters members claim a bus list is a ploy to remove them from the party
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema says Cuba, Venezuela, Palestine and the Democratic Republic of the Congo must also be added to the Brics economic bloc
A drama-free summit reminds the opposition that Cyril is still running the show
Velenkosi Hlabisa says the ANC provincial leader and corruption are impediments
Julius Malema is no Barry White, but the United Nations won’t stop him singing
Talk of discontent in the party over Julius Malema’s leadership and a split between him and his deputy has been dismissed by the commander-in-chief
Growth in next year’s election will kill off any threat to the EFF president’s hold on the party
Shivambu gave Julius Malema his flowers two days after the EFF leader warned those conspiring to oust him of his ruthlessness
EFF plans to take advantage of ANC’s failures in Gauteng to win the province
Addressing his supporters, Malema called on presidents of Brazil, China and India to pull out of the Brics summit in solidarity with Russia’s Putin
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen will still have the chance to arrest Putin – virtually
A political party marching with rainbow colours can itself be a revolutionary act
Malema’s iron fist leadership will cause future problems in the fledgling party
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader has urged the president to do this to avoid further civil unrest and violence similar to the July 2021 riots
Former presidents were reinvited to the youth league congress after the ANC forked out money for their lunch