African Christian Democratic Party

The Economic Freedom Fights won’t back a motion to remove Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, despite acknowledging the same concerns raised by opposition parties about his leadership

It is still not clear exactly who ActionSA will field as its preferred candidate

The biggest opposition parties are intent on usurping the ANC’s power by forming alliances with smaller left and right wing parties

With the right amount of planning, political coalitions can work – and even create the environment for better economic solutions

The party leader is one of the participants on a five-day German tour to learn how coalitions are managed in that country

Tensions over Tshwane between ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance are not expected affect the multi-party pact

The two parties hope to unseat the ANC next year through their pre-election cooperation agreement

While some lobbyists have welcomed the delay, others believe it will have negative consequences

Funders are concerned about the fragmented opposition but party leaders are adamant that they and not donors are driving the process

At the 2021 local government elections, neither of the two biggest parties got a mandate to govern alone in Johannesburg

The country is hyper religious but has prided itself on not talking politics at the church table

For politics to benefit us all, we will have to build practical wisdom. In other words, we must be focused on ethical behaviour

The former ANC MP and activist had been ill since June

Mashaba’s one-year-old party comes in second behind the ANC’s income, but ahead of the DA

The EFF has decided to close all talks with the ANC; meanwhile, the DA has not made any headway in talks with ActionSA as time runs out for councils to elect leaders