DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga put his hand up for the federal chair position held by Ivan Meyer
Parties and labour organisations have slammed the 2026 Budget for failing to tackle low growth, high unemployment, and municipal distress, while cautiously welcoming tax relief and social grant increases
Joburg’s Dada Morero assured residents that the city would not implement water-shedding in the same way South Africans endured load-shedding
For the first time in several years, electricity did not dominate the president’s address
The president said the South African National Defence Force would be deployed to support police in tackling gang violence and illegal mining
Party leader Julius Malema said the move signalled the president’s loss of confidence in the police
The DA leader insists he is “going nowhere” despite his announcement that he will not be contesting for the party’s leadership role
‘If I stood for re-election, I would have won hands down,’ DA leader says
Sources in the DA say the decision was partly influenced by Steenhuisen’s soured relationship with Helen Zille
Councillors approved a deputy mayor position for the first time in the city’s history, with 107 voting in favour
Police said there was a possibility of more arrests following that of Themba Mathibe on Monday
The Democratic Alliance’s Johannesburg chair said the region would not rule out Zille joining council as it was open to all options that were beneficial
The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference
Residents were sceptical that anything would change after ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile’s visit to the area this week
Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader said the uMkhonto weSizwe party had won the most votes in the province at last year’s elections and should be given a chance to lead
The party says its decline has been worsened by communication failures, while opponents dominate social media with sharp messaging and emotional appeal
The infighting points to internal strife which could hurt the party in the region in next year
The party’s top seven officials will handle the selection after the rules were tightened
The ANC is no longer, by default, a people’s movement, much like the Democratic Party in the United States. It is not, however, irredeemable
She argues that black people get better services where her party is in control
The fallout is the latest threat to the fragile government of national unity that has frequently come to the brink of collapse over policy clashes between its two largest parties
The former president has 60 days to pay back the state money inappropriately used to fund his arms deal case
The Democratic Alliance is arguing that it’s in the ANC’s electoral interests to back the proposal
Minister Sisisi Tolashe suspended director general Peter Netshipale amid internal scandals, contract disputes and whistleblower allegations at the department of social development
Even the informal settlements have running water, uninterrupted electricity and their own toilets
The ANC-run municipality refuses to accept blame, accusing some residents of paying for DStv, servicing clothing accounts and drinking expensive alcohol instead of paying their rates
ActionSA leader ready for race if party can’t find better mayoral candidate
The Democratic Alliance and ActionSA want the city to probe how the former uMzumbe metro employee got a senior job
The Democratic Alliance federal chair declined to commit to a time frame within which she planned to fix the city’s problems if elected mayor
Patriotic Alliance sources say that despite investigations into the deputy president’s links to murder suspect Katiso Molefe, they have confidence in him
The Democratic Alliance leader in Gauteng said most of the work the ActionSA mayor for Tshwane has been taking credit for was done by her predecessor, Cilliers Brink