The DA leader said the unity government would pave the way for his party and the ANC to start delivering for South Africans
The president has made plain his impatience to lock down a deal and name his new executive
The Democratic Alliance has yet to say whether it will accept the president’s offer of six cabinet portfolios.
Step-aside be damned; instead it’s a quickstep up to parliament for Zizi Kodwa and others
Negotiations have involved who will get what, and how many portfolios, in the new cabinet
It’s too early to judge how this parliament will perform, but the notion that 2024 will be a refresh for our politics must surely be declared stillborn
The ANC economic transformation head also said the opposition did not understand the ‘basics’ of the process to appoint directors general
The Red Berets are trying to convince the ANC to keep their local government arrangements intact
The political transition is a good opportunity for greater transparency about how the government shapes the economy
The former judge, who was impeached in relation to a bid to influence a case involving Jacob Zuma, said the party’s priority would be the nationalisation of land
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Operation Vulindlela is forging ahead with its next phase amid ongoing wrangling over positions in his executive
The opposition party has rejected the ANC’s offer of six ministerial positions in the government of national unity
Talks are ongoing but there is movement towards breaking a deadlock between the ANC and DA, sources said
The Democratic Alliance was apparently annoyed that Lesufi did not consult the party before his aborted cabinet announcement on Sunday
The ANC said in a statement that President Cyril Ramaphosa would announce appointments to the executive ‘in the coming days’
People in the Ekurhuleni area that is named after the MK party’s leader believe it will bring positive change
Ntuli said the IFP tried to talk to the ‘chaotic’ uMkhonto we Sizwe party but was stood up
Negotiators from the ANC and the DA met on Thursday to try to ease tensions in the GNU
The province’s economy has struggled amid infrastructure and governance failures
The smooth transition is raising hopes of improved economic growth and outlook
The president made the plea after being inaugurated for a second term on Wednesday at the Union Buildings
The Democratic Alliance says the president must stick to the letter of the coalition pact and divide cabinet posts among parties in line with the number of seats in parliament
Some say support for Zionism is growing and equate criticism of Israel as antisemitic, while others say their religion doesn’t mean they support Tel Aviv
The president will consult the leaders of other parties before he makes the appointments
But ANC Gauteng spokesperson Lesego Makhubele said the party did not have a resolution in place about ending its relationship with the Economic Freedom Fighters
The labour movement helped end apartheid and usher in Mandela’s coalition government. Its currently diminished position is cause for anxiety as the ANC forges new political alliances
The ‘majority’ of 17 parties in parliament had expressed support for the government of national unity, the ANC secretary general said on Thursday night
The coalition faces the task of implementing long-promised transformations while managing political contradictions
The idea of unity has become brittle as inequality becomes more severe along race and class configurations
The EFF leader changes his views faster than a Nigerian man running in flip-flops
As the political horse trading begins, the fate of the controversial policy is uncertain
Unless South Africans see a direct improvement to their livelihoods, it will result in civil unrest