The green mambas’ leader says the ANC is not the only party that has been involved in corruption
ActionSA is set to get the council speaker position and chair of chairs in the new coalition arrangement
Mashaba’s party may vote in favour of the loan if the R200 prepaid electricity service charge is scrapped
Despite the ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters and the minority parties being in government together in the city, the Red Berets voted against a R2.5 billion loan proposed by the coalition
ANC mayoral candidate Cyril Xaba has already replaced Mxolisi Kaunda as a councillor
Populist parties have made considerable gains in the wake of the government’s insecurity-inducing economic policies
Among the PA’s manifesto promises is to put God back into schools. It is now looking to 2026 to win local government seats
Climate change needs to be front and centre of party manifestos
The minister said detractors have celebrated the reputational damage to the student funding scheme, his department and the government.
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Focus policing on drug cartels and not the users, say newcomers to the political space, identifying the need for rehabilitation programmes
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
Many if not most South Africans welcome the decline of electoral support for the ANC. But the alarming reality is that the alternatives could be far worse
Cabinet will be cut to a maximum of 20 posts and deputy minister positions done away with
Although they are full of promises, parties lack concrete, informed policies for the arts
Parties say the signature ceiling is too high for them to participate fairly
But the Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader said John Steenhuisen’s comments had not harmed the charter
The ActionSA leader also said he would not be standing as the party’s Gauteng premier candidate
The MK veteran said on Friday, however, that he would not join any political party
The MPC has reacted to news reports that the businessman is in talks to lead it ahead of the 2024 elections
With the right amount of planning, political coalitions can work – and even create the environment for better economic solutions
MEC Siboniso Duma wanted to move funds from other departments to pay for the glitzy event
Tensions over Tshwane between ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance are not expected affect the multi-party pact
Helen Joseph Hospital and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is surviving on water tankers amidst Gauteng water crisis
Several of the policy resolutions adopted by the party were reiterations of statements its leader, Herman Mashaba, had previously made
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen also called for parties to support its motion to dissolve the Johannesburg council
The KwaZulu-Natal chair said provincial leaders’ polling was likely to change in the coming weeks
Michelle Wasserman said her party was not aiming to take away votes from the DA in next year’s provincial elections, but rather from the ANC
The ANC in KZN has declared a week of mourning in tribute to Buthelezi
Youth brigade says the deal contradicts the IFP’s position on coalitions
Parties agree on common policy and power-sharing principles ahead of next year’s poll