The Democratic Alliance has suggested cutting government budgets for advertising, travel and catering, and a freeze on hiring for non-essential positions to make up the budget shortfall
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has been removed as the head of the party’s economic transformation committee
Internal strife is brewing in the ANC’s structures in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, with members claiming that the recent reshuffle is weighted in favour of Cyril Ramaphosa’s allies
The former president of Burkina Faso showed us that it is possible to cultivate political virtues for ethical politics
Some members believe the chief whip is out of his depth, which has left the EFF’s Julius Malema dominating as the voice of the opposition
Gauteng secretary TK Nciza was demoted to being an additional member and snubbed the meeting
Outspoken secretary Bheki Mtolo has been kept on the books as the convenor of policy, planning and monitoring
Reconfiguration or dissolution? Moves against Gauteng and KZN leaders leaves party in disarray
The Red Berets have leveraged their relationship with Premier Panyaza Lesufi to maintain their influence in the province
The parties accused parliament of failing its constitutional duties after the delay, caused by divisions in the unity government over a proposed VAT hike
The rand depreciated after the postponement of the budget speech to 12 March
Six names have been touted for the position of deputy chair, and three for the position of regional secretary
Party leader Herman Mashaba has played down his ambitions of being ActionSA president
Magasela Mzobe says party leadership remains firmly behind Floyd Shivambu, who is acting on the orders of Jacob Zuma and senior leaders
The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’
In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure
The Democratic Alliance leader said speculation he is facing a leadership challenge ahead of the 2026 elective congress is a ‘fantasy’ aimed at sowing division
The ANC says the DA leader’s outbursts reflect his insecurity about his future
Since the formation of the government of national unity, the Democratic Alliance and the ANC have clashed over several issues, the latest being the signing of the Expropriation Bill into law last week
Instead of focusing on trying not to lose the local government elections next year, the comrades are already eyeing who takes control of the party in 2027
The EFF and MK party both believe the new law falls short of giving real muscle to land reform programmes
Wrangling in the ANC, incompetence and corruption have brought the council close to collapse
It’s not about which party politicians represent, it’s about their willingness to embrace servant leadership and work together for the good of all the people
The party wants people deployed in government to have tertiary qualifications
Mmamoloko Kubayi plans to improve access to the courts and deal with their dilapidated condition
The secretary general said discussion about the fate of KwaZulu-Natal was being hijacked by factionalism and premature mobilisation regarding the ANC succession issue
From parliament’s rejection of the Phala Phala report to the president’s signing of the NHI Act, the courts are again due to pronounce on consequential political acts
ActionSA has signed up the Forum 4 Service Delivery, the ANC considers wooing Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and the MK party is fishing for the Abantu Batho Congress
It will also try to ease dealings with its partners in the government of national unity (GNU), in particular the DA, ahead of local government election campaigning
Some Khayelitsha residents say the ANC has learned from its past mistakes and is ready to make amends
He also said Jacob Zuma was a ‘counter-revolutionary’ who ‘sold his people for nothing’
Is Zuma trying to rain on Cyril’s January 8 parade, or is uBaba feeling politically homesick?