ANC Chairperson Panyaza Lesufi said the party was bringing out its heavyweights to with the province by more than 55%
The ANC veteran has been ordered to attend the hearing at Luthuli House
The political party’s policy has been criticised for stating that a capitalist open market would be able to break up oligopolies and stimulate growth
The political strategy of the socialist shack dwellers’ movement is grounded in two decades of activism against oppression and for land
The ANC veteran says his previous apology for the Eskom crisis was not appropriate, instead pointing a finger at the Zuma administration and the utility itself
UDM founder appears ready to hand over control of the party
Phomolong has been spared from load-shedding because of its proximity to critical services
The politicians whose names we had forgotten are suddenly initiating new projects
The former president said people would be seeing a lot of him from now on, even though he not put aside his concerns about the ANC
Velenkosini Hlabisa also defended the Ingonyama Trust Act, which he said had been beneficial to black people in KwaZulu-Natal
The ANC suspended Msibi, the party’s provincial treasurer, two weeks before the premier’s action
The court agreed that it had no jurisdiction in the matter; it belonged before the electoral court and no other forum
During an NEC meeting, the party said all its ministers and provincial MECs must aggressively communicate success stories and urged the government to link its programmes with the ANC
Only ActionSA, Rise Mzansi and the Inkatha Freedom Party have shared their thoughts on the holy herb with voters
Are the pollsters reflecting reality or is it a case of the tail trying to wag the dog?
Multi party coalition member are split on how they will handle a failure to get more than 50% of the vote
Rumours of the ANC’s demise — like those about it’s leader — might be greatly exaggerated
Deputy Minister Parks Tau reiterated the government’s stance that medical aid tax breaks will be forfeited to fund the proposed universal health care plan
Former EFF provincial leader Jossey Buthane said the top brass were trying to lead via ‘emails and phones’ instead of being on the ground
Inkatha Freedom Party leader Velenkosi Hlabisa said his party would address the growing disparity between the rich and poor in the province
South Africa has a right to pursue its national interests anywhere in the world and not to simply follow the dictates of the West, the US in particular
Newly elected mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says there is ‘pressure’ for the ANC to fail the metro ‘as the EFF and DA had done’
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Jacob Zuma will be the first presidential candidate to be on the ballot paper and a charge sheet simultaneously
Parties want the Democratic Alliance and the Inkatha Freedom Party to account for ‘confusing’ message to voters
Numbers rather than national unity will dictate how parties coalesce after 29 May
Plans like the one announced by employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi won’t move the needle on joblessness
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Her resilience serves as a shining example – a reminder that no matter how difficult the road may be, we must never give up the fight for what is right
Focus policing on drug cartels and not the users, say newcomers to the political space, identifying the need for rehabilitation programmes
John Steenhuisen and Velenkosini Hlabisa cast a line in the water to exploit the ANC’s weaknesses
Opposition parties are aiming to use the ANC’s water infrastructure failures to garner votes