The DA announces its mayoral candidates for this years local government elections while the ANC and EFF hold their cards close to the chest
To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.
Duncan Village community members resorted to court action to challenge the ‘arrogant’ government
The party has blamed the Covid-19 lockdown for not submitting its candidates list to the Electoral Commission of South Africa on time
Ramaphosa has finally met with premier Mokgroro resulting in him announcing his resignation on Thursday morning
Court challenges loom as ANC branches cry foul over the culling of popular candidates
Viewing black women as strong and resilient does them a disservice
A branch in Johannesburg has raised concern about the inclusion of Mboneni Tabane on the list submitted to the Electoral Commission of South Africa.
Only a handful of attempts to blockade roads took place in response to Monday’s shutdown call
The party has removed members facing charges in terms of the step-aside resolution, including Newcastle’s mayor and eThekwini former mayor
Fielding councillors charged with corruption, along with Zandile Gumede, would bring the party into disrepute.
The ANC in the North West is scrambling to oust its premier after a ‘bungled’ process
Political feathers are ruffled as deputy mayor candidate Diana Hoorzuk is ‘imposed’ on eThekwini by provincial executive council
The ANC and the DA have blamed the Electoral Commission of South Africa for ‘waking up late’ to request a postponement of the local government elections
Former defence minister voted in ahead of the Democratic Alliance’s Annelie Lotriet
ANC general manager Fébé Potgieter has written to staff appealing to them to be flexible in implementing their go-slow protest to allow them to complete the processes of selecting candidates for elections. Workers embarked on the go-slow last month in protest against late salary payments. ANC staff members in provincial offices and the national headquarters […]
North West premier Job Mokgoro is now officially jobless after the ANC recalled him and replaced him with Bushy Maape, a member of the interim provincial committee (IPC) running the party in the province. The recall of Mokgoro, an ally of ousted former premier Supra Mahumapelo, has already sparked a backlash from the latter’s supporters, […]
The party’s deputy secretary general said the step-aside resolution must be applied without deviation
Water and housing entities are likely to see political appointments reversed after the cabinet reshuffle
Outgoing Eastern Cape chairperson Oscar Mabuyane is ready to lead the province for another term. The ANC provincial heavyweight and one of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s loyal allies said that when the province holds its conference in December, he will put his hat back in the ring. Mabuyane leads one of the ANC’s biggest provinces after […]
The new finance minister has a difficult task, but analysts say his political capital will help him hold a hard line on state spending
Court hears that the case against the accused in Free State asbestos case, including Magashule, relies on inadmissible Zondo commission testimony
An ANC Youth League member said at least 500 people are expected to gather near the court precinct in Bloemfontein in support of the suspended secretary general
ANC’s Matongo was the only candidate nominated for the city of Johannesburg mayoral candidate, the speaker of council announced
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, previously the defence minister, replaces Thandi Modise, who was deployed as the minister of defence in last week’s cabinet reshuffle.
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
Mkhize’s resignation and the top six meeting are the clearest indicators yet that Ramaphosa is intending to make a much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle
Despite agreement that it would be politically ‘unwise’ for the president to remove the health minister before the Special Tribunal makes its decision on the application by the Special Investigating Unit, he may have just done so
Author and academic Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela spoke to Nicolene de Wee about the government’s failure to heal a broken country
For six weeks Ramaphosa has told us he is following process and Mkhize continues to get a fat ministerial salary as he relaxes on special leave.
The three candidates the province has put forward are said to be Ramaphosa supporters, who will further alienate Magashule from his power base
Sources say that the PEC gave the nod to the three names put forward by the Johannesburg regional executive committee