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Social policies proposed by the ANC, DA and EFF converge
Politics
/ 8 March 2024

Social policies proposed by the ANC, DA and EFF converge

The ‘Big Three’ are not far apart on their plans for the poorest of the poor

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC regional leader gives DA deadline to provide its own ‘cadre deployment’ policy
Politics
/ 28 February 2024

ANC regional leader gives DA deadline to provide its own ‘cadre deployment’ policy

The lawyers demanded that the DA give Kgosi Maepa documents on its ‘fit for purpose policy’ from September 2016 to January 2024

By Lunga Mzangwe
DA demands full ANC deployment record, threatens Mbalula with contempt charge
Politics
/ 23 February 2024

DA demands full ANC deployment record, threatens Mbalula with contempt charge

The opposition party’s lawyers say it is ‘improbable’ that no records from 2013 to 2018 exist

By Paddy Harper
Court finds DA misinterpreted Zondo commission report on cadre deployment
Politics
/ 21 February 2024

Court finds DA misinterpreted Zondo commission report on cadre deployment

The Pretoria high court found no common cause that the ANC policy has resulted in corruption, maladministration and state capture

By Lizeka Tandwa
High court dismisses DA case on cadre deployment
National
/ 21 February 2024

High court dismisses DA case on cadre deployment

The Democratic Alliance wanted the deployment policy implemented by the ANC declared unconstitutional

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC meets deadline to produce cadre deployment records
Politics
/ 19 February 2024

ANC meets deadline to produce cadre deployment records

The governing party says it will continue to implement its cadre development policy and deployment strategy

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC lambastes DA over cadre deployment records, hours before deadline
National
/ 19 February 2024

ANC lambastes DA over cadre deployment records, hours before deadline

Governing party says the opposition is ‘fully aware’ that it cannot find five years’ worth of deployment committee minutes

By Des Erasmus
Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC

The DA leader delivered the official opposition’s rescue plan for South Africa on Saturday, saying ‘we are in it to win it’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Showdown looms as voters register
Politics
/ 5 February 2024

Showdown looms as voters register

IEC records bumper registration weekend as voter’s roll exceeds 27 million for the first time since 1994

By Clive Ndou and Zama Myeza
Want votes? Get the basics right
Opinion
/ 28 January 2024

Want votes? Get the basics right

Whether the ANC can keep the lights on will be a key factor heading into elections

By Ozayr Patel
City of Joburg still waiting for Bree explosion to be declared a disaster to get funding
National
/ 17 January 2024

City of Joburg still waiting for Bree explosion to be declared a disaster to get funding

Businesses struggle to survive as progress in the R196m reconstruction of the street remains at a standstill

By Umamah Bakharia
Winde power drives this province
Politics
/ 5 January 2024

Winde power drives this province

Western Cape premier Alan Winde talks about fighting budget cuts, a vision for the future, and his confidence ahead of the elections

By Sue Segar
Battle for South Africa: will this be the year of the opposition?
Analysis
/ 5 January 2024

Battle for South Africa: will this be the year of the opposition?

The biggest opposition parties are intent on usurping the ANC’s power by forming alliances with smaller left and right wing parties

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Death toll increases to 22 after KZN floods
National
/ 2 January 2024

Death toll increases to 22 after KZN floods

Cogta has dismissed claims that it has not put measures in place to mitigate against natural disasters

By Umamah Bakharia
‘No faith in SAPS’: DA takes probe into murder of uMngeni chief whip into own hands
Politics
/ 8 December 2023

‘No faith in SAPS’: DA takes probe into murder of uMngeni chief whip into own hands

The Democratic Alliance will be appointing an independent prosecutor and investigating team to probe the killing of Nhlalayenza Ndlovu

By Londiwe Xulu
DA leaders want to regain coloured votes in Western Cape
Politics
/ 17 November 2023

DA leaders want to regain coloured votes in Western Cape

The newly elected Democratic Alliance leader, Tertuis Simmers, has dismissed calls for a ‘CapeXit’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Referandum Party for Cape independence to call the DA’s bluff
Politics
/ 11 November 2023

Referandum Party for Cape independence to call the DA’s bluff

The Referendum Party wants an independent Western Cape run by the Democratic Alliance

By Lizeka Tandwa
New poll predicts 45% support for the ANC in 2024 elections
Politics
/ 25 October 2023

New poll predicts 45% support for the ANC in 2024 elections

The Social Research Foundation finds support for the governing party has dropped since July 2022

By Paddy Harper
Five years later, Ramaphosa’s vaunted lifestyle audits still hitting snags
Opinion
/ 24 October 2023

Five years later, Ramaphosa’s vaunted lifestyle audits still hitting snags

Political analyst, Professor Mcebisi Ndletyana, says he believes the promise of audits is ‘rhetoric for public relations’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mmusi Maimane looks set to join ‘moonshot coalition’
Politics
/ 10 October 2023

Mmusi Maimane looks set to join ‘moonshot coalition’

The party leader is one of the participants on a five-day German tour to learn how coalitions are managed in that country

By Paddy Harper
It’s the economy, stupid?
Thought Leader
/ 20 September 2023

It’s the economy, stupid?

For all of South Africa’s political bluster, the raw finances of our economy will remain the determining factor of its 2024 elections

By Aaron Ng’ambi
Steenhuisen: Moonshot pact is not anti-ANC
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
Taxi bosses drive havoc in the long ignored countrywide problem
National
/ 11 August 2023

Taxi bosses drive havoc in the long ignored countrywide problem

The national transport minister has slammed local by-laws while the police minister has distanced himself from the taxi mayhem that’s playing itself out in the Western Cape

By Eunice Masson
Malema launches his election Manifesto with eyes on Gauteng
Politics
/ 29 July 2023

Malema launches his election Manifesto with eyes on Gauteng

EFF plans to take advantage of ANC’s failures in Gauteng to win the province

By Mandisa Nyathi
Joburg mayor receiving medical treatment after becoming ill during council debate
Politics
/ 7 June 2023

Joburg mayor receiving medical treatment after becoming ill during council debate

Gwamanda was unwell when he delivered his state of the city address and had to be rushed to hospital during the debate following his speech

By Emsie Ferreira
KwaZulu-Natal’s sugar industry isn’t sweet
Editorial
/ 5 May 2023

KwaZulu-Natal’s sugar industry isn’t sweet

The sugar industry’s struggle tells a bigger story of the risks of South Africa’s deindustrialisation

By Editorial
Creecy: Just five of 87 ranger posts at Kruger Park have been filled
The Green Guardian
/ 22 April 2023

Creecy: Just five of 87 ranger posts at Kruger Park have been filled

The environment minister was responding to a Democratic Alliance parliamentary question

By Sheree Bega
South African politicians have an overreach disease that cripples the state
Editorial
/ 21 April 2023

South African politicians have an overreach disease that cripples the state

Gauteng’s musical chairs in its economic cluster is a microcosm of South Africa’s biggest problem

By Editorial
The method behind the madness of the DA’s Moonshot Pact
Opinion
/ 17 April 2023

The method behind the madness of the DA’s Moonshot Pact

While the pact is a clear outlining of political strategy by the opposition party, whether it is successful can only be determined as we get closer to 2024

By Matt Glasspool
Steenhuisen goes for the jugular in acceptance speech as DA leader
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
DA warns delegates to disregard message criticising Steenhuisen
Politics
/ 2 April 2023

DA warns delegates to disregard message criticising Steenhuisen

The anonymous message called the incumbent opposition leader a liar who was unable to increase voter share to beat the ANC in next year’s national election

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