ActionSA considers backing ANC in Joburg metro over R2.5bn capital expenditure loan
Mashaba’s party may vote in favour of the loan if the R200 prepaid electricity service charge is scrapped
ActionSA
ANC and minority parties to remove EFF mayoral committee members in Johannesburg ‘this week’
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
Political stalemate as ANC and DA dispute delays eThekwini Metro mayoral election
ANC mayoral candidate Cyril Xaba has already replaced Mxolisi Kaunda as a councillor
South African election exposes the pitfalls of neoliberalism
Populist parties have made considerable gains in the wake of the government’s insecurity-inducing economic policies
Patriotic Alliance, ActionSA and other small parties take off in 2024 election
Among the PA’s manifesto promises is to put God back into schools. It is now looking to 2026 to win local government seats
Elections 2024: Consider the climate when making your cross
Climate change needs to be front and centre of party manifestos
‘I will not resign,’ says Nzimande on NSFAS board dissolution
The minister said detractors have celebrated the reputational damage to the student funding scheme, his department and the government.
Mail & Guardian and University of Fort Hare to host National Election Debate
The Mail & Guardian in partnership with the University of Fort Hare will host a National Election Town Hall on the 17th April 2024.
WATCH | National election debate at Fort Hare – Navigating South Africa’s political crossroads
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New parties call for addiction to be treated as a public health concern, rather than just a crime
Focus policing on drug cartels and not the users, say newcomers to the political space, identifying the need for rehabilitation programmes
Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about social grants
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
South Africa swiftly sliding to the right
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
Focus on jobs and borders as Mashaba launches ActionSA manifesto
Cabinet will be cut to a maximum of 20 posts and deputy minister positions done away with
Manifestos: EFF is tops — but what trumps how
Although they are full of promises, parties lack concrete, informed policies for the arts
IEC says elections must go on despite complaints over party registration process
Parties say the signature ceiling is too high for them to participate fairly
ActionSA says Steenhuisen’s statements threaten the work of Multi-Party Charter
But the Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader said John Steenhuisen’s comments had not harmed the charter
Herman Mashaba says he trusts the PA more than the DA, but isn’t ‘friends’ with either
The ActionSA leader also said he would not be standing as the party’s Gauteng premier candidate
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
Multi-Party Charter says it didn’t discuss Jardine as presidential candidate
The MPC has reacted to news reports that the businessman is in talks to lead it ahead of the 2024 elections
Can coalitions stabilise the economy?
With the right amount of planning, political coalitions can work – and even create the environment for better economic solutions
KZN drops controversial R28m Sama awards plan
MEC Siboniso Duma wanted to move funds from other departments to pay for the glitzy event
ACDP preparing to join multiparty opposition coalition
Tensions over Tshwane between ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance are not expected affect the multi-party pact
Joburg water crisis not dampening hospital care
Helen Joseph Hospital and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is surviving on water tankers amidst Gauteng water crisis
ActionSA comes down hard on BEE, migration
Several of the policy resolutions adopted by the party were reiterations of statements its leader, Herman Mashaba, had previously made
Solly Msimanga is DA candidate for Gauteng premier
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen also called for parties to support its motion to dissolve the Johannesburg council
Political parties likely to leverage on Buthelezi’s death, ActionSA’s Mncwango says
The KwaZulu-Natal chair said provincial leaders’ polling was likely to change in the coming weeks
Action SA Western Cape supporters sceptical of coalition with DA, says provincial chair
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
Mangosuthu Buthelezi to be buried on Friday
The ANC in KZN has declared a week of mourning in tribute to Buthelezi
IFP faces internal backlash over coalition agreement
Youth brigade says the deal contradicts the IFP’s position on coalitions
Big wins for DA as moonshot gets ready to fly
Parties agree on common policy and power-sharing principles ahead of next year’s poll
Multi-Party Charter ready for takeoff, but Codesa III it is not
There have been no walkouts or temper tantrums as opposition parties bury the hatchet
Opposition parties agree on moonshot coalition vision, principles and priorities
Parties have also agreed to invite more opposition groups to join the pre-election coalition pact