Bantu Holomisa
latest news & developmentsMorero jokes about no-confidence motions at Mosiuoa Lekota memorial
Joburg mayor humorously urged UDF leader Bantu Holomisa to stop his party’s councillor from filing motions of no confidence against him. Morero also honoured Lekota’s…
The God Edition | How faith guides South Africa’s politicians
For this year’s Mail & Guardian God Edition, we asked a number of the country’s prominent politicians what role faith plays in their lives
Fish swim, birds fly, Zuma litigates
Is Zuma trying to rain on Cyril’s January 8 parade, or is uBaba feeling politically homesick?
Ramaphosa may make space in cabinet for smaller parties
The Democratic Alliance has yet to say whether it will accept the president’s offer of six cabinet portfolios.
UDM pays R10 000 ransom for ‘kidnapped’ deputy president
The party said its deputy president had been taken in Cape Town on Tuesday while driving to the airport
Holomisa to stand as UDM Eastern Cape premier candidate
UDM founder appears ready to hand over control of the party
UDM manifesto: Partial privatisation for Eskom, merit-based public posts
Leader Bantu Holomisa launched the party manifesto on Saturday, also promising zero tolerance for corruption
Hlaudi mulls joining forces with Ace after elections
The disgraced former SABC boss also has ambitions of becoming premier of the Free State
Department of Public Enterprises
State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper
Mkhwebane removed from office
Several small opposition parties protested, but the ANC’s might carried the vote
Malema faces his first big challenge
Growth in next year’s election will kill off any threat to the EFF president’s hold on the party
ANC coalition debate expected to be the next proxy in factional battle
National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement
Mkhwebane tells parliament to help her find money for a lawyer
The suspended public protector suggested she would take the impeachment committee to court if it continued, despite her not having state funding
Ramaphosa is wrong on the law, load-shedding litigants say
Only the government — not Eskom or municipalities — can address load-shedding by building more capacity and ensuring sufficient supply, the parties said
A grid collapse or blackout would be catastrophic, says Andre de Ruyter in court papers
The maligned former Eskom CEO challenged the notion that it was foolish to shut ageing power stations and focus on procuring more renewable capacity