Ahead of the 2026 local government elections, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced Cilliers Brink as its Tshwane mayoral candidate. Brink served as mayor of the city for 18 months before he was removed in a motion of no confidence in September last year, which saw ActionSA’s Nasiphi Moya take over the position. Brink had […]
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The city faces grant cuts unless a credible recovery plan is submitted, as tensions grow in the governing coalition
Loyiso Masuku is gaining ground ahead of the ANC’s Johannesburg regional conference where the two will vie for the chairperson position
The communist party has rejected overtures from its alliance partner and will contest the 2026 local government elections independently
There are concerns that the decision will weaken the ANC in future elections
The ANC secretary general said the party would not compromise on policies like black economic empowerment which have attracted the wrath of Washington
The suspended Patriotic Alliance deputy president had previously vowed that the EFF leader would not get a cent from him and that he would not apologise
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This is an edited extract from Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim, which tells the story of the MK’s Special Operations Unit
John Mpe alleges that former contractors were angered by the municipality’s decision to do the work itself and not spend millions on fleet card and stadium maintenance tenders
Democratic Alliance’s Helen Zille cornered the ANC’s Fikile Mbalula with the ultimatum to axe the minister or lose DA support on budget votes
The delay in appointing a finance MMC in the City of Johannesburg stems from the perception that the position is seen as a stepping stone to the mayoral seat, making it a hotly contested post, ANC regional sources say. With the party due to hold its Johannesburg regional conference in September, two factions — referred […]
The Democratic Alliance had threatened to withhold its vote unless President Cyril Ramaphosa fired the errant higher education minister
With its leader under fire after a visit to Morocco and flying the South African flag, the MK party argues that Western Sahara should be a province and not an independent country
The parties said the higher education minister’s dismissal was a vital step towards restoring accountability amid governance failures and allegations of political interference
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The Democratic Alliance won’t back the budgets for the departments of higher education, human settlements and police
The ANC secretary general said the party backs the inquiry established by President Cyril Ramaphosa into corruption claims against the police minister
He was also ordered to stop publishing defamatory statements against Polokwane mayor John Mpe and his family on all social media platforms
He said nation building is hampered when enemies are embedded and ready to sabotage the government of national unity
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The party has accused the higher education minister of misleading parliament and violating the executive ethics code by fabricating the legitimacy of the selection process of Seta boards
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Critical thinking is not anti-revolutionary and a return to intellectualism is vital for youth empowerment and national progress
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Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from the failures of the ANC
Some ANC members want former speaker Margaret Arnolds to return after the incumbent was ousted
The DA leader’s interest in the position has sent political parties scrambling to find stronger candidates as the 2026 municipal elections loom
Shivambu closed the door on returning to the EFF, calling his former party a ‘cult’
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The faction is opposed to those who joined from other parties, such as Floyd Shivambu, assuming strategic leadership positions in uMkhonto weSizwe party