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KwaZulu-Natal unity government under threat from renewed infighting in National Freedom Party
Politics
/ 9 September 2024

KwaZulu-Natal unity government under threat from renewed infighting in National Freedom Party

The party’s single seat holds the balance of power in the province

By Paddy Harper
Solly stays home as John does the Beijing Boogie
Opinion
/ 6 September 2024

Solly stays home as John does the Beijing Boogie

John Steenhuisen’s appointment of Roman Cabanac is a bro too far.

By Paddy Harper
Voters will make ActionSA pay for working with ANC, EFF, says mayor Cilliers Brink
Politics
/ 6 September 2024

Voters will make ActionSA pay for working with ANC, EFF, says mayor Cilliers Brink

The embattled DA mayor of Tshwane said coalition partner ActionSA is also responsible for service failures in the metro.

By Lunga Mzangwe
MK party set to test electoral gains in 23 by-elections next week
Politics
/ 4 September 2024

MK party set to test electoral gains in 23 by-elections next week

The battered Economic Freedom Fighters has not fielded candidates for any Durban by-elections

By Paddy Harper
UPDATE – Gwede Mantashe and ANC leadership in North West blamed for loss of a ward to MK party
Politics
/ 4 September 2024

UPDATE – Gwede Mantashe and ANC leadership in North West blamed for loss of a ward to MK party

Sources in the province have warned that this might be replicated in other areas

By Lunga Mzangwe
Tshwane power shift: ActionSA poised for mayoral position, ANC gets speaker in deal to oust DA
Politics
/ 3 September 2024

Tshwane power shift: ActionSA poised for mayoral position, ANC gets speaker in deal to oust DA

It is still not clear exactly who ActionSA will field as its preferred candidate

By Lunga Mzangwe
ANC’s Bheki Mtolo apologises about Nehawu slur, alliance partners paper over GNU cracks
Politics
/ 2 September 2024

ANC’s Bheki Mtolo apologises about Nehawu slur, alliance partners paper over GNU cracks

Fikile Mbalula said differing views about unity government members were fine, but ‘personal attacks and labelling’ were not

By Paddy Harper
EFF on alert against infiltration by MK party
Politics
/ 30 August 2024

EFF on alert against infiltration by MK party

The Economic Freedom Fighters once used the same tactic against the ANC after Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu left the party

By Mandisa Nyathi
Fourteen ANC North West leaders, party members allegedly earmarked for municipal posts
Politics
/ 29 August 2024

Fourteen ANC North West leaders, party members allegedly earmarked for municipal posts

A regional spokesperson said the party was worried about such unethical practices irrespective of whether the allegations were true or false

By Lunga Mzangwe
MK party: A political party, a family affair — or a spaza shop?
Thought Leader
/ 27 August 2024

MK party: A political party, a family affair — or a spaza shop?

The party needs to get its house in order if it is to survive the upcoming elections.

By Enzokuhle Sabela
Beware fake information during elections, experts warn
National
/ 21 August 2024

Beware fake information during elections, experts warn

An analysis of fake news on social media platforms during the 2024 elections identified the concerning narrative that undermined the integrity of the Electoral Commission of South Africa

By Lyse Comins
ANC sets its eyes on Tshwane as ActionSA targets speaker positions
Politics
/ 20 August 2024

ANC sets its eyes on Tshwane as ActionSA targets speaker positions

The ANC wants to unseat the Democratic Alliance, which has run Tshwane for more than a year with help from ActionSA, the African Christian Democratic Party and the Inkatha Freedom Party

By Mandisa Nyathi
Hlophe calls challenge to his JSC appointment racist
National
/ 19 August 2024

Hlophe calls challenge to his JSC appointment racist

The former judge said he plans to use his position at the Judicial Service Commission to pursue the transformation of the judiciary

By Emsie Ferreira
ANC’s Dada Morero voted in for second stint as Johannesburg mayor
Politics
/ 16 August 2024

ANC’s Dada Morero voted in for second stint as Johannesburg mayor

In his acceptance speech Morero said the numerous leadership changes in the city since the ANC first lost control of it in 2026 were disruptive and could not continue

By Lunga Mzangwe
Opposition parties dismiss Gauteng premier Lesufi’s economic plans as pie in the sky
Politics
/ 16 August 2024

Opposition parties dismiss Gauteng premier Lesufi’s economic plans as pie in the sky

The Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga points to rampant crime and unclear policies as major hurdles to investment and creating jobs

By Mandisa Nyathi
ANC ‘lies’ exposed in R1.3 billion corruption cover-up
Politics
/ 16 August 2024

ANC ‘lies’ exposed in R1.3 billion corruption cover-up

Evidence suggests that the ANC in Joburg knew about leaders’ ‘capture’ of the city’s entities

By Khaya Koko and Lunga Mzangwe
Zuma, Ramaphosa and the DA are playing the politicians’ game
Opinion
/ 15 August 2024

Zuma, Ramaphosa and the DA are playing the politicians’ game

This will be to the detriment of the majority of the electorate

By Phumelelani Mshumi
Al Jama-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda quits as Joburg mayor, fights with  Thapelo Amad for MMC position
Politics
/ 13 August 2024

Al Jama-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda quits as Joburg mayor, fights with  Thapelo Amad for MMC position

Amad believes that because he is the party leader in Gauteng and that he made space for Gwamanda to be mayor, he should be considered for a position in the mayoral committee

By Lunga Mzangwe
Preferential procurement politics: Battle lines drawn between the ANC and DA
Thought Leader
/ 12 August 2024

Preferential procurement politics: Battle lines drawn between the ANC and DA

A few weeks ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa passed into law the public procurement bill, ushering in a new era for South Africa’s procurement landscape. 

By Siseko Maposa
Blue light blues in the Birchwood parking lot as the ANC wraps up its lekgotla lite
Columns
/ 9 August 2024

Blue light blues in the Birchwood parking lot as the ANC wraps up its lekgotla lite

John and Gayton are driving the comrades’ cars, eating their
lunch and hogging their headlines

By Paddy Harper
Ramaphosa: Less bling, more work needed for ANC to survive
Politics
/ 7 August 2024

Ramaphosa: Less bling, more work needed for ANC to survive

The president offered an olive branch to alliance partners to ease tensions over the government of national unity

By Lunga Mzangwe
ANC North West chairperson Nono Maloyi denies running provincial government ‘from the comfort of his home’
Politics
/ 6 August 2024

ANC North West chairperson Nono Maloyi denies running provincial government ‘from the comfort of his home’

Critics have accused Maloyi of creating two power centres in the province, potentially weakening the ANC’s position in legislature

By Lunga Mzangwe
ANC’s alliance partners call for intervention as relations in KwaZulu-Natal sour
Politics
/ 6 August 2024

ANC’s alliance partners call for intervention as relations in KwaZulu-Natal sour

The South African Communist Party says the alliance secretariat has met once or twice in two years

By Paddy Harper
ANC to deploy NEC members to local government to boost dwindling support
Politics
/ 5 August 2024

ANC to deploy NEC members to local government to boost dwindling support

The party is establishing a task team led by Minister Parks Tau, a former mayor of Johannesbur, to tackle service delivery issues

By Mandisa Nyathi
Ramaphosa: Failures in metros contributed to ANC’s electoral decline
Politics
/ 4 August 2024

Ramaphosa: Failures in metros contributed to ANC’s electoral decline

The president said the party had entered uncharted territory following its failure to secure an outright majority in the 29 May general elections

By Lunga Mzangwe
David Makhura: renewal is do or die for the ANC, otherwise it will perish
Politics
/ 3 August 2024

David Makhura: renewal is do or die for the ANC, otherwise it will perish

Makhura, who heads the party’s political school, said the loss of its majority in the 29 May general elections was a strategic set back

By Lunga Mzangwe
It’s all hammer, no sickle, as Solly beats the Zuma drum again
Columns
/ 2 August 2024

It’s all hammer, no sickle, as Solly beats the Zuma drum again

Cyril Ramaphosa’s alliance partners are a bigger threat to his government than those who contested 29 May

By Paddy Harper
Mokonyane: Last-minute initiatives like Nasi Ispan were behind ANC’s electoral decline
Politics
/ 2 August 2024

Mokonyane: Last-minute initiatives like Nasi Ispan were behind ANC’s electoral decline

The party’s first deputy secretary general said such interventions should be initiated ‘four years and nine months before the next elections’

By Mandisa Nyathi
Limpopo premier won’t act on MEC over bank heist
Politics
/ 2 August 2024

Limpopo premier won’t act on MEC over bank heist

The Limpopo premier wants a clampdown on the flow of illegal immigrants into the province

By Lunga Mzangwe
Life in VBS land: residents of the Vhembe District face long daily walks – and risk attacks by crocodiles –  in their struggle for water
National
/ 2 August 2024

Life in VBS land: residents of the Vhembe District face long daily walks – and risk attacks by crocodiles –  in their struggle for water

Residents blame councils, not the national and provincial government, for their plight

By Lunga Mzangwe
VBS heist’s forgotten victims
Editorial
/ 2 August 2024

VBS heist’s forgotten victims

Pensioners and other people told their painful stories of loss after losing their savings in the bank heist

By Editorial
Mbalula: Democratic Alliance is welcome to leave the GNU
Politics
/ 1 August 2024

Mbalula: Democratic Alliance is welcome to leave the GNU

The ANC secretary general refuted Helen Zille’s claims of an exclusive ANC-DA coalition in the government of national unity

By Mandisa Nyathi
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