For all of South Africa’s political bluster, the raw finances of our economy will remain the determining factor of its 2024 elections
The ruling party would have our country relitigate the past ad nauseam. We need solutions not blame
The ruling party’s economic transformation committee head, Mmamoloko Kubayi, said the treasury’s proposals were ‘unfortunate’, ‘illegal’ and a ‘tick-box exercise’
If the state can’t face up to the need to restructure, market forces will dictate just how far the welfare of the state can spread, ultimately eroding the country’s sovereignty
The proposal suggested the bloated cabinet be cut and departments trim their expenditure
Evidence demonstrates that Buthelezi was a key figure in the apartheid regime’s fight against pro-democracy forces
Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a formidable opponent who gave as good as he got
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen also called for parties to support its motion to dissolve the Johannesburg council
Michelle Wasserman said her party was not aiming to take away votes from the DA in next year’s provincial elections, but rather from the ANC
Another round of spending cuts stand to shake the governing party’s already rickety foundations
The ANC in KZN has declared a week of mourning in tribute to Buthelezi
An accomplished orator, historian and custodian of Zulu tradition and culture, Buthelezi was perhaps one of the most contradictory figures in South African politics
The governing party asks voters to ignore its failings and focus on its long-term successes
South Africa’s news headlines suggest the opposition and the ANC are still struggling to get its act together
Investigations have revealed that hitmen are hiring top lawyers to defend themselves and that the biggest threat to political victims is from within their own parties
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ANC was confident in its strategy to win elections
At least 73 people have died and scores injured when the building they lived in burnt down
Iran, which was favoured by the Russians, is said to have also received the nod from the Brazilians, but various sanctions are likely to be its stumbling block
ANC KZN provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo said although the municipality had issues, not all staff were responsible for these, and they should be rewarded
The ANC leader said a recently agreed multi-party coalition was made up of ‘apartheid’ and ‘bantustan’ parties with an ‘evil intent’
The nuclear-armed nations have a tense relationship because of disputed territories at multiple border areas
The international relations minister called the bloc the chief architects of a new global order
The party’s leaders should follow Kant’s maxim: ‘Act as if you would agree that your actions be made universal law’
Youth brigade says the deal contradicts the IFP’s position on coalitions
Democracy can be about more than elections and the sudden moments of rupture enabled by social media. The patient work of building popular movements remains essential
Parties agree on common policy and power-sharing principles ahead of next year’s poll
Parties have also agreed to invite more opposition groups to join the pre-election coalition pact
Veterans league president Snuki Zikalala said it wanted the ANC to terminate its “unethical” coalitions with the EFF and PA
The onus is on us to increase the calibre of leadership we allow through the door
The national transport minister has slammed local by-laws while the police minister has distanced himself from the taxi mayhem that’s playing itself out in the Western Cape
It has also brought to the fore the political power tussle between the DA in the Western Cape and the ANC-led national government
In her short time as ANC treasurer general, Ramokgopa has overseen the resuscitation of the party’s finances