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ActionSA warns rejigged Gauteng ANC not to include ‘racist’ DA in the coalition
National
/ 17 February 2025

ActionSA warns rejigged Gauteng ANC not to include ‘racist’ DA in the coalition

Party leader Herman Mashaba has played down his ambitions of being ActionSA president

By Lunga Mzangwe
Zuma backs Shivambu as MK party faces internal pushback
Politics
/ 11 February 2025

Zuma backs Shivambu as MK party faces internal pushback

Magasela Mzobe says party leadership remains firmly behind Floyd Shivambu, who is acting on the orders of Jacob Zuma and senior leaders

By Lunga Mzangwe
Trump order cutting aid, offering sanctuary to Afrikaners is premised on factual inaccuracies, SA says
Politics
/ 8 February 2025

Trump order cutting aid, offering sanctuary to Afrikaners is premised on factual inaccuracies, SA says

The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’

By MG Reporter
Ramaphosa reaffirms NHI commitment but is silent on private medical aids
Health
/ 6 February 2025

Ramaphosa reaffirms NHI commitment but is silent on private medical aids

In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure

By Mandisa Nyathi
Steenhuisen ‘not worried’ about DA leadership challenges, says congress is a year away
Politics
/ 6 February 2025

Steenhuisen ‘not worried’ about DA leadership challenges, says congress is a year away

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

By Mandisa Nyathi
Hill-Lewis not eyeing John Steenhuisen’s job
Politics
/ 31 January 2025

Hill-Lewis not eyeing John Steenhuisen’s job

The ANC says the DA leader’s outbursts reflect his insecurity about his future

By Emsie Ferreira and Lunga Mzangwe
Smaller parties in GNU by ‘grace’, DA is there by voter might, Zille says
Politics
/ 28 January 2025

Smaller parties in GNU by ‘grace’, DA is there by voter might, Zille says

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

By Lunga Mzangwe
Gauteng, KZN ANC leaders prepare for life under (political) adult supervision
Columns
/ 24 January 2025

Gauteng, KZN ANC leaders prepare for life under (political) adult supervision

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

By Paddy Harper
Newly signed Expropriation Bill heading for court, cabinet clearing house
Politics
/ 24 January 2025

Newly signed Expropriation Bill heading for court, cabinet clearing house

The EFF and MK party both believe the new law falls short of giving real muscle to land reform programmes

By Paddy Harper
No services, no jobs, as businesses flee Free State municipality
Business
/ 24 January 2025

No services, no jobs, as businesses flee Free State municipality

Wrangling in the ANC, incompetence and corruption have brought the council close to collapse

By Lunga Mzangwe
Tshwane and Johannesburg: Lessons from coalition governments
Article
/ 22 January 2025

Tshwane and Johannesburg: Lessons from coalition governments

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

By Matthew Cook
ANC election commission secretary Matsila urges members not to elect ‘faces with the same problems’
Politics
/ 21 January 2025

ANC election commission secretary Matsila urges members not to elect ‘faces with the same problems’

The party wants people deployed in government to have tertiary qualifications

By Lunga Mzangwe
Justice minister insists she was not put in place to act against Ramaphosa’s enemies
Politics
/ 21 January 2025

Justice minister insists she was not put in place to act against Ramaphosa’s enemies

Mmamoloko Kubayi plans to improve access to the courts and deal with their dilapidated condition

By Lunga Mzangwe
Fikile Mbalula: ‘No surprise’ if ANC approaches former EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi
Politics
/ 20 January 2025

Fikile Mbalula: ‘No surprise’ if ANC approaches former EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

The secretary general said discussion about the fate of KwaZulu-Natal was being hijacked by factionalism and premature mobilisation regarding the ANC succession issue

By Lunga Mzangwe
Politics will continue to play out in courts in 2025
Politics
/ 20 January 2025

Politics will continue to play out in courts in 2025

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

By Emsie Ferreira
The political transfer window is open, and Mashaba goes the full Motsepe
Columns
/ 17 January 2025

The political transfer window is open, and Mashaba goes the full Motsepe

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

By Paddy Harper
ANC faces a tough 2025 as it tries to clean house ahead of local elections
Politics
/ 17 January 2025

ANC faces a tough 2025 as it tries to clean house ahead of local elections

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

By Paddy Harper
ANC will target ‘dissatisfaction’ in Cape townships ahead of 2026 elections to win back metro
Politics
/ 13 January 2025

ANC will target ‘dissatisfaction’ in Cape townships ahead of 2026 elections to win back metro

Some Khayelitsha residents say the ANC has learned from its past mistakes and is ready to make amends

By Lunga Mzangwe
Youth league president Malatji warns SACP against breaking alliance with ANC
Politics
/ 10 January 2025

Youth league president Malatji warns SACP against breaking alliance with ANC

He also said Jacob Zuma was a ‘counter-revolutionary’ who ‘sold his people for nothing’

By Lunga Mzangwe
Fish swim, birds fly, Zuma litigates
Columns
/ 10 January 2025

Fish swim, birds fly, Zuma litigates

Is Zuma trying to rain on Cyril’s January 8 parade, or is uBaba feeling politically homesick?

By Paddy Harper
ANC’s toughest January 8 statement yet as GNU discord hogs the spotlight
Politics
/ 10 January 2025

ANC’s toughest January 8 statement yet as GNU discord hogs the spotlight

The ANC and DA trade jabs as the former prepares to deliver its annual address, with coalition politics under scrutiny

By Mandisa Nyathi
One year on, parallel leadership, financial battles threaten Zuma’s MK party in KwaZulu-Natal
Politics
/ 10 January 2025

One year on, parallel leadership, financial battles threaten Zuma’s MK party in KwaZulu-Natal

Provincial convener Willies Mchunu says the party needs to start building its structures from scratch

By Paddy Harper
Ramaphosa says ANC will shock critics in 2026 local elections, end ‘disrespect’
Politics
/ 9 January 2025

Ramaphosa says ANC will shock critics in 2026 local elections, end ‘disrespect’

The party hopes to win back voters in the Western Cape, where its January 8 commemoration is being held

By Lunga Mzangwe
Zuma tells ANC to reverse his expulsion and reinstate him immediately — or else
Politics
/ 8 January 2025

Zuma tells ANC to reverse his expulsion and reinstate him immediately — or else

The former president’s lawyers say Tony Yengeni is being “persecuted” for representing Zuma at his disciplinary hearing

By Paddy Harper
SACP set to confirm independent 2026 election bid at tripartite alliance meeting
Politics
/ 7 January 2025

SACP set to confirm independent 2026 election bid at tripartite alliance meeting

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power

By Mandisa Nyathi
Zulu King MisuZulu fires traditional prime minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi, suspends ITB members
Politics
/ 27 December 2024

Zulu King MisuZulu fires traditional prime minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi, suspends ITB members

The monarch has been under pressure from KwaZulu-Natal politicians to ditch Buthelezi and has also been at odds with the Ingonyama Trust Board

By Stella Mapenzauswa
Shock election results hit governing parties globally
Opinion
/ 21 December 2024

Shock election results hit governing parties globally

‘A kind of electoral long Covid’ has left its mark on countries around the world that went to the polls

By Richard Calland
Merry coalition Christmas, and a happy GNU year
Columns
/ 20 December 2024

Merry coalition Christmas, and a happy GNU year

Jacob Zuma is vibing Black Jesus as the year comes to a close

By Paddy Harper
Second political realignment is in the offing ahead of 2026 poll
Politics
/ 20 December 2024

Second political realignment is in the offing ahead of 2026 poll

The SACP, EFF and uMkhonto weSizwe party are all looking at potential new alliances

By Lunga Mzangwe and Paddy Harper
Lines in the sand drawn and redrawn in the first five months of the GNU
Politics
/ 20 December 2024

Lines in the sand drawn and redrawn in the first five months of the GNU

Pre-existing policy tensions between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance have been the biggest stressors on Ramaphosa’s government

By Paddy Harper
Malema predicts ANC 2027 conference will elect a president who is anti GNU
Politics
/ 15 December 2024

Malema predicts ANC 2027 conference will elect a president who is anti GNU

The EFF president said the party would be ready to go into a coalition government with the ANC nationally once it dumped the Democratic Alliance

By Lunga Mzangwe
Zuma preaches black unity ahead of 2026 and 2029 elections at MK party’s first anniversary rally
Politics
/ 15 December 2024

Zuma preaches black unity ahead of 2026 and 2029 elections at MK party’s first anniversary rally

The former president said political power was ‘only four years’ away

By Paddy Harper
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