A few weeks ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa passed into law the public procurement bill, ushering in a new era for South Africa’s procurement landscape.
The party has claimed that the president crossed the line into campaigning and broke the law when he addressed the nation three days before the May elections
The address should have set out how things would be done differently and better under the new government, instead of being a wish list
The Democratic Alliance objected but the ANC accepted his nomination on the basis that no law or rule of parliament barred him from serving on the JSC
Other parties flagged irregularities but want to distance themselves from MK and Jacob Zuma’s efforts to discredit the elections
The clock started ticking once the electoral commission declared the final result of the vote on Sunday night
But political parties and independents are collectively challenging the result in the province where the ANC is down nine percentage points from 2019
As Jacob Zuma’s new party gains momentum, it could damage the ANC’s results in the elections and even destroy Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency
The president is attempting to shift the election campaign focus away from the government’s failures towards a promise to deliver more, although its track record suggests it cannot
The ANC has been under pressure to up its game in the province since Jacob Zuma announced last year that he would endorse the MK party
The president told supporters in Kwa-Zulu Natal that Jacob Zuma’s MK party posed no threat to the ANC in next month’s elections
The debate on the State of the Nation address, predictably, became a campaign stump for all parties
Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation speech will count in the long term, if he survives the elections, but it is too late to buy him voters, experts say
A majority judgment held that the stipulation was unconstitutional and reduced it to a 10th of the number stipulated by the new electoral act
Senior leaders in KwaZulu-Natal say scandal findings are too big to shake off
Naledi Pandor appeared to put that at risk, but neutrality is neither a just demand nor a way to bring Israel to the negotiating table
The vote was expectedly fractious, with the official opposition walking out of the National Assembly
But party members say they have had enough of being sidelined for high-profile newcomers who haven’t put in the hours
Sixty percent of votes in the National Assembly is needed to approve the appointment of Kholeka Gcaleka.
Inkatha Freedom Party founder Mangosuthu Buthelezi will remain the face of the party’s election campaign
The party needs to settle its internal battles if it hopes to contest the elections
The SACP says the finance minister’s proposed spending cuts are an inappropriate response the country’s economic problems
The two parties hope to unseat the ANC next year through their pre-election cooperation agreement
The uMngeni mayor says he is up to the ‘mathematically difficult’ challenge
The official opposition has accused the ruling party of playing for time after it was ordered to release the record of decision-making on public service appointments
Stage six is back as the ANC deals decisively with load-shedding
The 32-year-old is known for his work ethic and people skills
The earth shook in Jozi but Magashule’s party is no seismic event, politically speaking
Kgathatso Tlhakudi has claimed wrongdoing in the sale of the national carrier
The increase comes as the provincial government’s revenue streams are drying up
The suspended public protector failed to provide input on a draft report, once again claiming lack of legal representation
Mntuwoxolo Ngudle also said ANC hard hitters, including former president Jacob Zuma, must be part of its 2024 elections campaign in KZN