The Democratic Alliance is seen as having disrespected President Cyril Ramaphosa, limiting the chances that he might extend the consultation period on the Act’s contentious clauses
IFP and ANC leaders and members of the Zulu royal family are among those who want Buthelezi removed from the role
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula defends the decision not to ask the minister to step aside, despite allegations of misconduct linked to VBS Mutual Bank
The party wants to use its growing influence in Gauteng metros to consolidate its presence
The SACP had planned to run in 2024 national and provincial elections but pulled back because of the number of parties funded by white capital
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The cabinet has accepted that the communications minister’s unilateral withdrawal of the Bill was not malicious
The Democratic Alliance’s spokesperson on justice and constitutional development has called for Simelane to be removed from the cabinet
The secretary general said the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal cannot keep up with the uMkhonto weSizwe party
The party’s spokesperson said the ANC was considering various options on how to rebuild the party in that province and Gauteng
The DA has refused to partner with the ANC in eThekwini because of its role in the removal of Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink
The deliberations on clauses 4 and 5 have been extended by a further three months
Unlike his predecessor, President Cyril Ramaphosa has no interest in compound interest
The party’s secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, has summoned the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provincial structures to a meeting
Judges ask the president’s and the National Assembly’s counsel if parliament threw the baby out with the bathwater
A total of 21 parties and five independents will contest the dysfunctional Limpopo council next week
Sources said the party’s national executive committee is set to finalise the possible dissolution of the two provincial bodies at its next meeting in two weeks
The parties have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance
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Officials are accused of manipulating branch general meetings to ensure victory for their preferred candidates
The former president was guilty of the ‘highest form of ill-discipline’ against the ANC
The Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit in the Presidency has highlighted plans to upskill people to work in the green economy and roll out infrastructure to support renewable energy plants
There is a shift in the region away from the traditional dominance of liberation parties such as the ANC in South Africa and Frelimo in Mozambique
Thwala was dismissed at a hearing held in his absence
Sources in the city’s executive believe the former mayor has become a ‘liability’ for the Johannesburg council
Communists say their political identity and influence have been diluted
Delegates to the SACP’s fifth Special National Congress will reassess its partnership with the ANC, citing declining electoral fortunes and growing voter discontent
A high court report found that negligence in the rail agency’s integrated security project resulted in widespread theft and vandalism
South Africa was always concerned that strife in a neighbouring country could spill over to its soil, the international relations minister said
With the City of Johannesburg losing 40% of its water, the government has advised residents to get tanks and capture rain water to ease the burden
The civic organisation says the ANC’s relationship with itself, labour federation Cosatu and the South African Communist Party is ‘fake’
Nepotism, graft, shifting ideologies: Southern Africa’s liberation parties have experienced historic setbacks in 2024