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African National Congress

ANC Eastern Cape region to lobby for Madikizela to replace Mabuyane as provincial chair
Politics
/ 17 December 2021

ANC Eastern Cape region to lobby for Madikizela to replace Mabuyane as provincial chair

Conference delegates resolved that Babalo Madikizela should be considered for chair with Terris Ntuthu as secretary.

By Lizeka Tandwa
SA received Zondo’s real gift well before Christmas
Politics
/ 14 December 2021

SA received Zondo’s real gift well before Christmas

A too narrow focus on the number of convictions from the final report of the state capture commission will mean a failure to see the impact it has already had

By Emsie Ferreira
Court to hear what state calls ‘Magashule’s bid to stall trial’ in February
Politics
/ 14 December 2021

Court to hear what state calls ‘Magashule’s bid to stall trial’ in February

The NPA has insisted in an affidavit in response to Ace Magashule’s application for a raft of declaratory orders that he has a prima facie case to answer

By Emsie Ferreira
Going back to the future of KwaZulu-Natal politics
National
/ 7 December 2021

Going back to the future of KwaZulu-Natal politics

The past is helpful in understanding the predatory and violent nature of political factionalism in the province. But it doesn’t answer the question of how to fix it.

By Ryan Brunette
ATM wins secret ballot case on appeal
Politics
/ 2 December 2021

ATM wins secret ballot case on appeal

Former speaker Thandi Modise’s refusal to allow MPs to vote in secret on a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa was not rational, the SCA held

By Emsie Ferreira
Behind the scenes: municipalities face a rocky five years
Politics
/ 25 November 2021

Behind the scenes: municipalities face a rocky five years

No clear winners after weeks of jostling for 160 hung municipalities

By Paddy Harper, Lizeka Tandwa and Khaya Koko
Jesus saves, but Kaunda scores on the rebound
Opinion
/ 25 November 2021

Jesus saves, but Kaunda scores on the rebound

Three days and three nights of skulduggery keep the Son of Man out of Durban’s mayoral parlour

By Paddy Harper
ANC retains Durban City Hall in narrow win over DA
Politics
/ 24 November 2021

ANC retains Durban City Hall in narrow win over DA

Flawed process may still end up in court

By Paddy Harper
ANC loses hung metros as opposition ‘coalition’ strikes
Politics
/ 23 November 2021

ANC loses hung metros as opposition ‘coalition’ strikes

Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipalities go to the Democratic Alliance, with eThekwini set to follow.

By Paddy Harper
D-day for councils as opposition coalitions talks falter
Politics
/ 22 November 2021

D-day for councils as opposition coalitions talks falter

South Africa’s 66 hung municipalities have to constitute councils or face a rerun of elections

By Paddy Harper
Politicians can’t smell the stink
Opinion
/ 19 November 2021

Politicians can’t smell the stink

Those haggling over the keys to Durban city hall can’t smell the shit in the harbour

By Paddy Harper
IFP-ANC agreement breaks deadlock in 21 hung KwaZulu-Natal councils
Politics
/ 17 November 2021

IFP-ANC agreement breaks deadlock in 21 hung KwaZulu-Natal councils

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is understood to have been part of talks that swung the agreement, which is a ‘governance plan’ rather than a coalition

By Paddy Harper
Apartheid truths die with De Klerk
Politics
/ 11 November 2021

Apartheid truths die with De Klerk

The regime’s last president may have ushered in democracy but he refused to take responsibility for the deeds of his National Party government

By Paddy Harper
Magashule’s former personal assistant ‘intimidated’ by Hawks and FBI investigators
Politics
/ 7 November 2021

Magashule’s former personal assistant ‘intimidated’ by Hawks and FBI investigators

Moroadi Cholota, the woman at the heart of the state’s case against Ace Magashule, claims that the Hawks with the assistance of the FBI attempted to coerce and coach a statement out of her unrelated to her testimony at the Zondo commission.

By Lizeka Tandwa
The case against Ace Magashule
Politics
/ 6 November 2021

The case against Ace Magashule

The suspended ANC secretary general’s assistant, who is not prepared to testify against him, may be extradited from the US

By Emsie Ferreira
Local elections: As the portraits come down, the Comrades count the cost
Opinion
/ 4 November 2021

Local elections: As the portraits come down, the Comrades count the cost

Burning a city and asking its residents to vote for you appears to have been a bit of a stretch for Durban’s electorate

By Paddy Harper
ANC prepares for coalition talks — and is open to talking to ‘everybody’
Politics
/ 3 November 2021

ANC prepares for coalition talks — and is open to talking to ‘everybody’

Hung municipal councils, most crucially in several metros, mean the ANC will have to find partners to be able to govern

By Paddy Harper
Magashule’s PA will become co-accused after refusing to turn state witness
Politics
/ 3 November 2021

Magashule’s PA will become co-accused after refusing to turn state witness

The prosecution in Magashule’s corruption trial said Moroadi Cholota refused to cooperate with detectives sent to the US to interview her and she now faces extradition

By Emsie Ferreira
LGE 2021: The IFP is the biggest winner in KwaZulu-Natal
Politics
/ 2 November 2021

LGE 2021: The IFP is the biggest winner in KwaZulu-Natal

The Inkatha Freedom Party is on track to take control of five of the province’s 11 district municipalities

By Paddy Harper
ANC faces toughest poll test of the democratic era
Politics
/ 31 October 2021

ANC faces toughest poll test of the democratic era

It’s the economy, stupid — but also service delivery and corruption. The ANC asks voters to forgive past sins, while the EFF tries to consolidate itself with wild promises of a socialist utopia

By Lizeka Tandwa and Emsie Ferreira
Paddy Harper: Will the Covid-19 cigarette ban come back to burn the ANC?
Opinion
/ 27 October 2021

Paddy Harper: Will the Covid-19 cigarette ban come back to burn the ANC?

Flashbacks of nicotine deprivation and not poor service delivery may see a run on the polls on Monday

By Paddy Harper
Nongoma NFP candidate the latest victim of KwaZulu-Natal’s killing fields
Politics
/ 26 October 2021

Nongoma NFP candidate the latest victim of KwaZulu-Natal’s killing fields

National Freedom Party candidates in the Zululand town have gone into hiding amid fears that they will be targeted next

By Paddy Harper
Mission implausible for the DA’s man in Nkandla
Politics
/ 26 October 2021

Mission implausible for the DA’s man in Nkandla

Malibongwe Dubazane is contesting all 14 of the IFP-run Nkandla local municipality’s wards

By Paddy Harper
The Democratic Alliance and illiberal liberalism’s glass ceiling
Politics
/ 16 October 2021

The Democratic Alliance and illiberal liberalism’s glass ceiling

The DA appears to have abandoned its ambitions of 2016 and is set to lose further ground in the upcoming elections

By Emsie Ferreira and Paddy Harper
ANC Durban election candidate shot dead while on door-to-door campaign
Politics
/ 15 October 2021

ANC Durban election candidate shot dead while on door-to-door campaign

One other man was shot dead and two others were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds

By Paddy Harper
ANC Free State member takes legal action against speaker for allegedly bumping Dukwana up list
Politics
/ 6 October 2021

ANC Free State member takes legal action against speaker for allegedly bumping Dukwana up list

An ANC member has accused the Free State speaker of flouting the Electoral Act after the ANC list was changed twice, resulting in Mxolisi Dukwana being sworn in as a member of the provincial legislature

By Lizeka Tandwa
Popularity will not guarantee mayoral selection — Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 27 September 2021

Popularity will not guarantee mayoral selection — Ramaphosa

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has promised a more rigorous mayoral selection process, which will involve the party’s top six

By Lizeka Tandwa
Has South Africa reached a tipping point?
Opinion
/ 26 September 2021

Has South Africa reached a tipping point?

At a time when unemployment and poverty must be tackled head on, our country appears rudderless

By Anda Bici
Mzwanele Manyi: The Zindzi Mandela of our time
Opinion
/ 24 September 2021

Mzwanele Manyi: The Zindzi Mandela of our time

If Jacob Zuma is our Nelson Mandela, what does that leave Mzwanele Manyi?

By Paddy Harper
Why is Jacob Zuma still so popular?
Opinion
/ 22 September 2021

Why is Jacob Zuma still so popular?

The former president and the ‘RET’ faction will not bring the changes South Africa sorely needs

By Andile Zulu
DA insists IEC favoured the ANC after Constitutional Court dismisses application
Politics
/ 20 September 2021

DA insists IEC favoured the ANC after Constitutional Court dismisses application

The apex court’s dismissal of the Democratic Alliance’s application to declare reopening candidate registration unlawful came as no surprise

By Emsie Ferreira
Magashule denied leave to appeal ruling upholding his suspension as ANC secretary general
Politics
/ 13 September 2021

Magashule denied leave to appeal ruling upholding his suspension as ANC secretary general

The court dismissed Magashule’s claim that its scathing July judgment showed little sound reasoning, but rather a bias towards the Ramaphosa faction

By Emsie Ferreira
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