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/ 25 October 2024

Succession fuels Gauteng coalition woes

Strain over the ANC coalition with the EFF in Ekurhuleni seems linked to leadership battles

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By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 10 October 2024

Zille vows DA payback in Ekurhuleni, eThekwini over Tshwane mayoral vote

The ANC must ‘watch this space’ the DA federal chairperson says

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By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 2 October 2024

ANC-DA coalition negotiations over a new Ekurhuleni deal get under way

Ekurhuleni’s ANC plans to exclude the Economic Freedom Fighters and bring in the Democratic Alliance, plus Patriotic Alliance and ActionSA

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By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 11 July 2024

MK party reinstates Arthur Zwane a week after his ‘resignation’

Zwane quit his post because he could not balance work for the party and his business

By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 2 July 2024

Gauteng Premier Lesufi delays executive council announcement amid DA-ANC standoff

The ANC accuses the Democratic Alliance of bullying, while the latter in turn has criticised the ANC’s negotiation tactics

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By Mandisa Nyathi and Lunga Mzangwe

National

/ 19 June 2024

FULL COVERAGE | Cyril Ramaphosa is inaugurated

The president said the formation of a Government of National Unity was the beginning of a new era for South Africa

By MG Reporter

National

/ 15 June 2024

FULL COVERAGE | Inauguration of Cyril Ramaphosa

Following much pomp and ceremony, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will administer the Presidential Oath of Office, after which Ramaphosa will give an address

By MG Reporter

Opinion

/ 10 June 2024

Will socialism work in South Africa?

Unless South Africans see a direct improvement to their livelihoods, it will result in civil unrest

By Khumo Kumalo

Thought Leader

/ 7 June 2024

Why ‘Confidence and Supply’ is the best option for South Africa’s ANC in a divided political landscape

How the numbers could play out with various parties when the ANC is 42 parliamentary seats short

By Philip Machanick

Thought Leader

/ 6 June 2024

Coalition country: Time for South Africans to talk about our shared future

The politicians are haggling over our future but we citizens created the situation and so we need to fix it

By Ian Siebörger

Business

/ 25 April 2024

Property sales slow ahead of poll

The uncertainty created by the possibility of a coalition government
is putting people off big-price buys

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By Anathi Madubela

Opinion

/ 5 December 2023

Understanding South Africa’s coalition landscape

If coalitions have been a key part of the country’s democracy then why is there such concern ahead of 2024?

By Stuart Morrison

Politics

/ 22 August 2023

Mantashe: Don’t rely on government to get you out of poverty

The ANC leader said a recently agreed multi-party coalition was made up of ‘apartheid’ and ‘bantustan’ parties with an ‘evil intent’

By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 16 August 2023

Steenhuisen: Moonshot pact is not anti-ANC

The DA leader has said the pact was about dislodging the ruling party and stopping a coalition between the ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters

By Umamah Bakharia

Thought Leader

/ 11 August 2023

Calling for true leaders to raise their hands to lead South Africa

The onus is on us to increase the calibre of leadership we allow through the door

By Thobeka Mda and Gordon Zide

Thought Leader

/ 3 August 2023

Complicated political minefield on how to approach coalition-forming

The instability of hung local governments is driving the ANC’s new-found need to get to grips with coalition politics

By Richard Calland

Opinion

/ 12 June 2023

Is the triumphant victory for Tayyip Erdogan a defeat for the West?

Despite the sultan of Istanbul being at the helm of power for 20 years and counting, he managed to come through in a heavily contested general election of 2023

By Aaron Ng’ambi

Politics

/ 2 April 2023

Steenhuisen goes for the jugular in acceptance speech as DA leader

Re-elected leader calls for ‘moonshot pact’ with other political parties to oust the ANC and keep the EFF out by securing a 51% coalition in next year’s election

By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 1 April 2023

‘The DA cannot share power with the ANC’ – Retief Odendaal

The Nelson Mandela Bay mayor has gone against the DA fray, advising against any coalition with the governing party, which ‘must be punished democratically’

By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 26 January 2023

Mpho Phalatse ‘sad’ for Joburg residents after her second ousting as mayor

At a council meeting, 140 councillors voted to remove Phalatse, while 129 supported her

By Mg Reporter

Opinion

/ 2 October 2022

How to build a solid coalition

What lessons can be learnt from the ongoing coalition instability in Nelson Mandela Bay and City of Johannesburg?

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By Mcebisi Ndletyana

Opinion

/ 26 July 2022

The road to the 2024 elections: Four possible scenarios

If the ANC does not have an outright majority, the options are: a government of national unity, an opposition coalition, an ANC coalition and a grand coalition

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By Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

National

/ 10 February 2022

Tshwane ignores lockdown woes as it cuts power to recoup R17bn

Mayor Randall Williams joined a blitz to switch off the lights of defaulting customers – including a luxury hotel opposite the Union Buildings that owes R23-million

By Khaya Koko

Politics

/ 12 November 2021

KZN coalition talks may rope in Jacob Zuma for ANC

The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng

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By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 8 November 2021

DA federal executive warms up to ActionSA’s Mashaba as Joburg mayor

While no decision has been taken on whether it would go into a coalition with ActionSA in the city, DA leaders say the party is not opposed to Mashaba wearing the mayoral chain

By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 8 November 2021

What the EFF wants in coalition talks

The EFF is said to have indicated that it will be happy to give the ANC Johannesburg for Ekurhuleni and Scopa during preliminary negotiations

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By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 3 November 2021

Is the ANC’s corrective action too little too late?

Although the ANC believes it has done okay in these elections, the numbers tell a different tale

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By M&G Politics Team and M&G Data Desk

Politics

/ 2 November 2021

ActionSA’s rise, low voter turnout likely to dominate aftermath of this year’s elections

The projections suggest that the two biggest parties — the ANC and the DA — will be eating a huge piece of humble pie as both the broad church and the blue party will see a significant drop

By M&G Politics Team

Opinion

/ 28 October 2021

What makes a metro coalition government work?

South Africa’s parties that run prosperous governments will be those that are successful in developing and nurturing coalitions

By Taahir Motan

Politics

/ 23 August 2021

Steenhuisen names DA’s mayoral candidates and challenges ANC to do the same

DA leader John Steenhuisen challenges ANC to share its list of mayoral candidates during the main opposition party’s own big metro candidate list-reveal

By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 4 March 2021

DA admits it cannot cut ANC support to less than 50%

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

By Lizeka Tandwa and Emsie Ferreira

Africa

/ 28 November 2020

DRC: Tshisekedi and Kabila fall out

The country’s governing coalition is under strain, which could lead to even more acrimony ahead

By Stephanie Wolters