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Former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. (Oupa Nkosi)

Mkhwebane: ‘I have been vindicated in the Ipid report on Phala Phala

The former public protector said President Cyril Ramaphosa sanctioned the police’s illegal conduct during their investigation into the Phala Phala theft

Afrika Mayibuye Movement leader Floyd Shivambu Photo: Lunga Mzangwe

Shivambu: I was fired as MK secretary-general over false plot against Zuma

Shivambu closed the door on returning to the EFF, calling his former party a ‘cult’

MK party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela. (@NhlamuloNdhlela/X)

MK party’s ‘December 16’ faction pushing for spokesperson Ndhlela to be secretary general

The faction is opposed to those who joined from other parties, such as Floyd Shivambu, assuming strategic leadership positions in uMkhonto weSizwe party

Former MK party secretary general Floyd Shivambu. (File photo)

Calls for Shivambu’s head a result of ‘tribalism’, say his supporters

A faction in the uMkhonto weSizwe party aligned to traditional leaders is calling for a leadership change that could affect not only Floyd Shivambu

The MK party has removed Mzwanele Manyi as its chief whip in the National Assembly, less than a year after his appointment.

‘Incompetent’ Mzwanele Manyi faces MK party revolt

Some members believe the chief whip is out of his depth, which has left the EFF’s Julius Malema dominating as the voice of the opposition

Bulk-buying: Herman Mashaba’s signing of Forum 4 Service Delivery may bring him wins in 2026’s local government elections. Photo: X

The political transfer window is open, and Mashaba goes the full Motsepe

ActionSA has signed up the Forum 4 Service Delivery, the ANC considers wooing Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and the MK party is fishing for the Abantu Batho Congress

Former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane (left) has asked the court for leave to challenge the dismissal of a moot appeal and to rebuke judges for criticism of Dali Mpofu (right).(Photo by Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Mkhwebane takes lament on SCA justices to Concourt

The former public protector has asked the court for leave to challenge the dismissal of a moot appeal and to rebuke judges for criticism of Dali Mpofu

Neither Malema or Zuma, who wield significant influence within their respective parties, has taken any steps to mend the rift. (File photos)

Tension between EFF and MK party threatens progressive caucus

The EFF is rethinking its alliance with Jacob Zuma’s party, with accusations of destabilisation after mass resignations

Former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.

Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Willies Mchunu to head MK party’s provincial leadership

The former public protector has been appointed the Mpumalanga convenor, and the former KwaZulu-Natal premier is heading the party in that province

Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command leader Sihle Lonzi. (X)

EFF student leader Sihle Lonzi to replace Mkhwebane in parliament

Lonzi, who has been openly critical of Floyd Shivambu, will be parachuted to parliament after reviving the EFF student wing

Power control: The constitution of the uMkhonto weSizwe party ensures Jacob Zuma is the almighty ruler. Photo: Luba Lesolle/Getty Images

EFF headquarters a halfway stop on the road to Nxamalala

The SACP appears ready to embrace undemocratic centralism in its search for a new alliance partner

Mkhwebane said her “sin” was to investigate the South African Reserve Bank, the CR17 donations and the Phala Phala scandal. (Photo: X)

Busisiwe Mkhwebane latest high profile member to resign from EFF

The former public protector has also resigned from the National Assembly

Davis praised Gordhan as someone who stood in the way of state capture when most people kept quiet about it. (Photo: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Judge Dennis Davis slams politicians implicated in corruption for attacking Pravin Gordhan

The EFF has said that the legacy of Gordhan was that of failure, exploitation and corruption

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Pravin Gordhan was an intimidating revolutionary with a big heart

In everything he did during apartheid and after 1994 he literally gave his life to his country

EFF leader Julius Malema. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)

KHAYA KOKO: We need a Julius Malema whisperer

The EFF leader changes his views faster than a Nigerian man running in flip-flops