The red berets had previously threatened not to support any budgets tabled by the ANC after their speaker was removed in Ekurhuleni
Stanley Itshegetseng said he supported Morero but those who had “beef” with Dada must take it to Morero and not reduce him to Dada’s boy
Known for speaking truth to power, Lekota’s contributions to democracy, education and social development have left an indelible mark on South Africa’s journey toward equality and dignity for all citizens
Party internal sources say the DA is not fishing in the same pond with them and that the other parties are contesting its base
The ANC has reinstated Ekurhuleni regional secretary after rejecting his resignation, despite internal concerns that he cannot effectively hold both the regional secretary position and the metro’s finance MMC post
Joburg mayor humorously urged UDF leader Bantu Holomisa to stop his party’s councillor from filing motions of no confidence against him. Morero also honoured Lekota’s decades-long contribution to South Africa’s struggle against apartheid
When workers marched and criticised the macroeconomic direction under Minister Trevor Manuel, it was never about personalities. It was about policy. It was about defending jobs, state capacity and redistribution
The campaign promoting the billionaire businessman as a potential future leader continues to organise nationally despite the ANC’s directive banning such moves ahead of its 2027 elective conference
The Congress of the People co-founder was lauded for his principled positions ‘even in the face of criticism and humiliation’ and for being outspoken against corruption
If the Democratic Alliance declined the position, the African Transformation Movement would be next in line, sources said
Lekota died in the early hours of Wednesday after a long illness, surrounded by his family, a spokesperson said
Launching a billboard that pokes fun at the Gauteng premier’s recent gaffe about water shortages, the DA said the ANC had lost touch with voters and would lose its majority in all municipalities in the province later this year
The ANC provincial working committee in the Free State has been accused of defying the party’s deployees in government, resulting in the near collapse of the Matjhabeng local municipality. Sources say provincial chairperson Mxolisi Dukwana and secretary Polediso Motsoeneng have used their political power to undermine premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae’s intervention in the municipality, which is […]
The EFF has rejected a renewed partnership, leading to ANC Ekurhuleni regional secretary Jongizizwe Dlabathi stepping down as finance MMC
Joburg’s Dada Morero assured residents that the city would not implement water-shedding in the same way South Africans endured load-shedding
The president should address this
The Economic Freedom Fighters said it would take up a position on the council’s opposition benches instead
The party singled out the city’s chief financial officer, whom it accused of flouting the Municipal Finance Management Act among other failings
The Economic Freedom Fighters will be accommodated in the reshuffled committee, sources said
The witness’s testimony has been rescheduled for 16 March, the last day of the Madlanga Commission sitting
For the first time in several years, electricity did not dominate the president’s address
The Madlanga commission and parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating corruption in policing have opened a crucial public conversation, analysts say
The private forensic investigator denied having undue influence on the police, insisting he was just a concerned citizen who wanted to help in ‘uncapturing the criminal justice system’
The president said the South African National Defence Force would be deployed to support police in tackling gang violence and illegal mining
The president said the army would be deployed to tackle illegal mining and gang violence and pledged urgent action against organised crime
The private forensic Investigator described the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner’s media briefing last July as an attack against rivals within the South African Police Service
The Democratic Alliance federal chair says she has been communicating with the party leader on WhatsApp
Senior party insiders have accused Lesufi of attempting to place the Gauteng department of health under administration to politically weaken his potential rival, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko
The party’s regional secretary said should it be forced into a coalition following the local government elections, with a majority, it would demand the mayoral chain
EFF leader Julius Malema urged parliament’s d hoc committee probing corruption in the criminal justice system to compel the private forensic investigator to answer every question posed to him
“This is not about Patrice waking up one morning and wanting to be president,” the lobbyist said. “It is about stabilising the centre of power before the ANC implodes”
The uncritical cheerleaders for the West cannot be taken seriously until they acknowledge that the West supports and collaborates with authoritarian regimes such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt