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ActionSA dares Leon to file court papers against it
ActionSA has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to launch an investigation into Resolve Communications following allegations that the public relations firm lobbied Democratic…
The president has spoken but whether he can deliver hangs in the balance
Opposition parties are highlighting the massive gap between the government’s policy goals and its capacity to execute them as it tackles migration management
MK Party backs March and March
South Africans had surrendered certain areas because of illegal immigrants, party secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo said
Mashaba: ActionSA “would celebrate” Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma as eThekwini mayoral candidate
Herman Mashaba says ActionSA would “embrace” a possible mayoral candidacy by Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma in eThekwini, as the party sharpens its focus on undocumented foreigners ahead…
Axe falls on Sisisi Tolashe
Ramaphosa appointed Sindisiwe Chikunga, the minister of women, youth and persons with disabilities, as interim minister of social development
Mmamoloko Kubayi dismisses ANC suggestion that she run for Johannesburg mayor
Sources close to Kubayi said the approach was not genuine but ‘malicious’ and meant to disrupt her
The friction of dual membership will be tested at the polls
Dual membership was sustainable only while the ANC and SACP shared a single electoral vehicle. Once the SACP declared intent to contest elections independently, dual membership…
Political parties cautiously welcome Dimpane’s appointment as Masemola becomes the fourth national police commissioner to be removed
Political parties have raised concern over instability in the SAPS leadership after National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s suspension and Lieutenant General Puleng…
Tolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probe
The move comes amid mounting political pressure and follows ActionSA’s earlier criminal complaint, which it says the Hawks are investigating
The left must eschew xenophobia
Xenophobia offers a simple but misleading explanation for a complex crisis. It reframes mass unemployment, failing public services and weak governance as a question of belonging
Dlabathi falls in wake of EFF exit
The EFF has rejected a renewed partnership, leading to ANC Ekurhuleni regional secretary Jongizizwe Dlabathi stepping down as finance MMC
Political parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growth
Parties and labour organisations have slammed the 2026 Budget for failing to tackle low growth, high unemployment, and municipal distress, while cautiously welcoming tax relief…
Gauteng water crisis in the forefront as political parties challenge Lesufi’s Sopa promises
Gauteng’s prolonged water crisis and Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s recent comments — for which he later apologised — about using hotel facilities during outages returned to the…
Former mayor Mashaba throws his hat into Joburg’s mayoral race
ActionSA leader joins the likes of DA’s Helen Zille to claim city’s top post
Herman Mashaba in bid to reclaim Joburg mayor’s office
ActionSA has confirmed that its leader is among five shortlisted candidates to lead the party’s 2026 Johannesburg mayoral campaign, with a final decision expected on 21 February