Several small opposition parties protested, but the ANC’s might carried the vote
Growth in next year’s election will kill off any threat to the EFF president’s hold on the party
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National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement
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The suspended public protector suggested she would take the impeachment committee to court if it continued, despite her not having state funding
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Only the government — not Eskom or municipalities — can address load-shedding by building more capacity and ensuring sufficient supply, the parties said
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The maligned former Eskom CEO challenged the notion that it was foolish to shut ageing power stations and focus on procuring more renewable capacity
Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services
Opposition parties, union will be heading to the Pretoria high court court on February 28
Parliament has agreed to an extension for the report by the Ngcobo panel on whether Cyril Ramaphosa should
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There was a reasonable apprehension that the president was biased and his decision made in retaliation for her Phala Phala probe
The president may not have the support of the entire ANC caucus should a vote of no confidence in him take place
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If properly structured, the committee could introduce an era of accountability that is desperately needed in the governing party
We asked political analysts Ongama Mtimka and Mcebisi Ndletyana how the Economic Freedom Fighters defied the odds and why it has flourished
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Talk is over, the country needs action says Chief Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela ahead of the State of the Nation address
The 2021 local government elections are a clear demonstration of the failure to manage internal disagreements, where many of the parties, civic movements and independent candidates that contested these local government elections are direct offshoots of the ANC
A new book, Marriages of Inconvenience: The Politics of Coalitions in South Africa, takes a forward-looking view of the country politics but also a historical one
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says the organisation is seeking an urgent application to set aside the sale of SAA to Takatso
Sipho Makhubela assures that the private equity firm has what it takes to raise the capital to get SAA flying again
This decision is despite the finance minister and the bank’s chief executive dismissing the UDM leader’s allegations as unfounded
Ace Magashule has thrown the ANC secretary general’s office, once occupied by stalwarts Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu, into disarray
The official opposition’s leader John Steenhuisen has called its mission to slash the ANC voter share unrealistic during a parliamentary meeting, as the party deals with financial challenges
and a fresh round of staff retrenchments
The ANC has slammed conspiracy theorists and cautioned against showing complacency towards the deadly virus
Current ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has been cleared of allegations that he misled the Free State provincial legislature when he was premier of that province. It follows a complaint by the Democratic Alliance’s Roy Jankielsohn, who asked the public protector to investigate whether Magashule lied about payments made for the funeral of health MEC Fundiswa […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to announce the government’s long-awaited economic stimulus plan to deal with the effects of Covid-19. The key will be getting loans for a stimulus without ‘selling’ the country.
Hundreds of legislators won’t be able to meet in parliamentary chambers after restrictions on gatherings to curb the spread of Covid-19 disease
Former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chief executive Dan Matjila has denied allegations that he was awarded a loan from the VBS Mutual Bank.
The former PIC CEO denies allegations made by UDM leader Bantu Holomisa
The time has come to fight for honest political representation
Is the ANC going to release Buyelekhaya so that it can garner votes in the province?
Holomisa spoke to the M&G after Ramaphosa discouraged voters against giving their votes to smaller parties
Bobani’s lawyer, Danie Gouws, confirmed the Hawks raided his client’s office at the City Hall in Port Elizabeth and his residence
The UDM leader says the Mpati commission should proactively investigate the PIC’s unlisted investments