The coalition government in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro is on shaky ground following the dismissal of Deputy Mayor Bobani
The DA and UDM will meet to secure the Nelson Mandela Bay coalition.
The party argues that since the president is elected secretly, a vote of no confidence should be conducted in a similar manner.
It’s a tough challenge to weigh up constitutional imperatives with the dangers of judicial overreach.
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has requested that the public protector add further costs for non-security features built at Nkandla.
A Concourt decision to set aside the by-elections results in Tlokwe has left opposition parties questioning the motives of both the ANC and IEC.
The question of when Zuma will pay back the money may still arise during the president’s question and answer session on Thursday.
Parliament has cleared Baleka Mbete of any breach of the code of conduct regarding her share deal with Gold Fields – because she wasn’t an MP in 2010.
The public protector will probe Bantu Holomisa’s complaint relating to a conflict of interest in the awarding of a labour department tender.
The inquiry to oust IEC head Pansy Tlakula is unlikely to be resolved before elections, but some applicants say they expected this.
A company that should have been shortlisted for providing new headquarters for the IEC is claiming R7.5-million from the embattled organisation.
More than 800 of Cope’s Mbhazima Shilowa’s supporters will join the United Democratic Movement, its leader Bantu Holomisa has announced.
Apartheid-era regionalism is a pervasive and damaging mind-set among our current rulers, writes Rapule Tabane.
The former president says the current government is rife with tribalism, which perpetuates corruption and is used to manipulate some.
Following the expulsion of Bantu Holomisa from the ANC, the UDM leader says his relationship with Nelson Mandela grew stronger.
The Freedom Front Plus says it wants clarity on findings related to President Jacob Zuma’s homestead in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal.
The presence of the UDM leader at the EFF’s launch has piqued the interests of many. Is a possible coalition between the parties on the cards?
From Bantu Holomisa and the IEC, to a review of Sir Bob Hepple’s autobiography, readers have their say.
From the UDM leader to Cope’s youth wing, movements have called for the president’s involvement and the end of "childish" threats at WSU.
Bantu Holomisa says the Mandela family meeting called in Qunu was to brief the elders on Mandela’s condition, not talk about his funeral arrangements.
Although Agang SA has remained reserved on rumoured plans to form a coalition, other parties say they are meeting with its leadership.
Bantu Holomisa has warned the ANC against making insensitive statements about the medical condition of former president Nelson Mandela.
Freedom Day has been celebrated across the country with some political parties saying South Africa has overcome many hurdles since democracy in 1994.
Hip hop artist Slikour says he will not remove his song "Blacks are Fools" from the internet despite coming under fire from many South Africans.
Traditional leaders, excluded from real power since the interim constitution was replaced by the permanent version, are looking for a ‘Zuma dividend’.
Responding to the State of the Nation, the DA says an inability to reach reconciliation through economic redress is the cause of national discontent.
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/ 11 November 2011
The embattled leader of the ANC Youth League, Julius Malema, joins a growing list of senior members of the party who have been shown the door.
The fallout between the ANC and the ANC Youth League has raised fears in the league that there are plans to dissolve it.
Members of Gauteng province’s mayoral arrived at Albertina Sisulu’s house at around the same time as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to pay their respects.
The United Democratic Movement is in decline — but that is no reason not to vote for it, says its leader, Bantu Holomisa in an interview.
Here’s a list of our favourite party hoppers: those silver-tongued politicians who still manage to convince us that the grass really is greener.
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/ 9 November 2009
United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa on Monday called for a white paper to be drafted to deal with labour broking.