Schism in the KZN provincial government over threat to place department under administration
Ahead of the 2026 local government elections, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced Cilliers Brink as its Tshwane mayoral candidate. Brink served as mayor of the city for 18 months before he was removed in a motion of no confidence in September last year, which saw ActionSA’s Nasiphi Moya take over the position. Brink had […]
The former speaker suggested there were no differences in how the party she has left and Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe were being run
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The ANC secretary general said the party would not compromise on policies like black economic empowerment which have attracted the wrath of Washington
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from the failures of the ANC
Some ANC members want former speaker Margaret Arnolds to return after the incumbent was ousted
Al Jamah-ah has denied striking a deal with the DA to oust the ANC mayor, despite claims it lobbied parties and has been eyeing the seat
The Democratic Alliance, which has launched a court challenge to the amended Act, says it cannot have a place in democratic South Africa
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
The party has bristled at billionaire Johann Rupert’s remarks that the Cape Flats are the epicentre of South Africa’s violent crime problem
The EFF criticises it as ‘unimaginative’ and not benefiting poorer South Africans, while the DA calls it a step towards ending ‘unchecked government spending’
The ministry sought to counter the DA’s argument that the targets amount to unfair discrimination
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Internal polls forecast at least 40% of votes in the local government elections, while warnings against factionalism abound
The ANC secretary general said the Economic Freedom Fighters voting with the Democratic Alliance would not be a surprise should a motion of no confidence be brought against Ramaphosa
The parties remain divided over an increase in VAT, which the DA says South Africans cannot afford
The stand-off between the two parties dates back to 19 February when DA leader John Steenhuisen made clear the party would not support a national budget that proposed a two percentage point increase in VAT
The ANC secretary general also said there was no truth to rumours that it and the DA had reached an agreement
The ANC secretary general said the ANC would not water it down to ‘Kiss the Boer’, nor would it prescribe to other parties what they must sing
Vuyo Zungula insists the party will remain independent, despite its alliance with Jacob Zuma’s party
The Economic Freedom Fights won’t back a motion to remove Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, despite acknowledging the same concerns raised by opposition parties about his leadership
The eThekwini ANC regional chair, former mayor and corruption accused has said she would not wish the step-aside rule even on ‘my worst enemy’
Budget approval hangs in the balance and resistance to it is set to play out in the legislature’s finance committees
The secretary general said a local government intervention task team would be sent to assist struggling Free State municipalities
The unrepentant conduct of the impeached-judge-turned-politician makes him unsuitable for a body that chooses and disciplines judges