The National Freedom Party has granted KwaZulu-Natal MEC Mbali Shinga an opportunity to appeal her expulsion, a move that could stabilise the fragile provincial coalition government
Dual membership was sustainable only while the ANC and SACP shared a single electoral vehicle. Once the SACP declared intent to contest elections independently, dual membership mutated from alliance glue into a conflict of interest
Political parties have raised concern over instability in the SAPS leadership after National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s suspension and Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane’s appointment as acting commissioner
DA eThekwini mayoral candidate Haniff Hoosen has criticised black political leadership, saying it has failed residents amid service delivery crises including chronic water shortages in Durban communities
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for social development has been removed from the National Freedom Party with immediate effect
Newly elected federal chair Solly Msimanga has been touted for a ministerial position
The EFF leader said the ANC should know that it would never win the elections outright in the foreseeable future
Motsoeneng says he wants to “take over properly” as coalition talks continue in the troubled Maluti-a-Phofung municipality
Petrol will rise by R3.06 a litre and diesel by up to R7.51/litre but a temporary R3/litre fuel levy relief will be in effect until 5 May
In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that councillors must come to council even if they were sick
The EFF leader also questioned why Johannesburg residents would vote for Helen Zille, saying she is ‘old’ and ‘does not have teeth’
If the Democratic Alliance declined the position, the African Transformation Movement would be next in line, sources said
Launching a billboard that pokes fun at the Gauteng premier’s recent gaffe about water shortages, the DA said the ANC had lost touch with voters and would lose its majority in all municipalities in the province later this year
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