Only ActionSA, Rise Mzansi and the Inkatha Freedom Party have shared their thoughts on the holy herb with voters
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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
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Inkatha Freedom Party leader Velenkosi Hlabisa said his party would address the growing disparity between the rich and poor in the province
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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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The Mail & Guardian in partnership with the University of Fort Hare will host a National Election Town Hall on the 17th April 2024.
Jacob Zuma will be the first presidential candidate to be on the ballot paper and a charge sheet simultaneously
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Parties want the Democratic Alliance and the Inkatha Freedom Party to account for ‘confusing’ message to voters
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Numbers rather than national unity will dictate how parties coalesce after 29 May
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Plans like the one announced by employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi won’t move the needle on joblessness
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Join Mail & Guardian and the University of Fort Hare on 17 April 2024 for a pivotal election debate. Engage with top leaders as South Africa approaches a historic election, marking 30 years of democracy amidst challenges and new political dynamics.
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
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John Steenhuisen and Velenkosini Hlabisa cast a line in the water to exploit the ANC’s weaknesses
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Opposition parties are aiming to use the ANC’s water infrastructure failures to garner votes
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The now former National Assembly speaker said her resignation was not an admission of guilt regarding the corruption charges she faces
The party is found to be in contempt of court for having failed to hand over all the documents relating to Ramaphosa’s time as deployment head
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The deputy secretary general of the ANC warned that not voting would be a setback to resolving issues such as electricity, housing and water
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We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
Few parties align with my beliefs as a follower of Islam and a South African, writes Ozayr Patel
The governing party has lost its battle over uMkhonto weSizwe party’s registration
The Democratic Alliance leader says a coalition with the governing party might be the ‘least worst option to prevent the radicals from taking over’
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The Democratic Alliance leader said he respected people for getting a degree but university could not have taught him what he knows after 23 years in politics
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The Democratic Alliance wants the motion to be debated next week
ANC ‘only has itself to blame’ for missing deadlines to oppose the registration of MK
Many if not most South Africans welcome the decline of electoral support for the ANC. But the alarming reality is that the alternatives could be far worse
Cabinet will be cut to a maximum of 20 posts and deputy minister positions done away with
The KwaZulu-Natal government claims the traditional prime minister wanted to ‘collapse’ royal event