While the motion to remove them was valid, the process of bringing it was flawed
Seven opposition parties will agree on the rules of engagement to unseat the ANC
But party says Ronnie Pillay failed to back up his allegations with any evidence that councillors collected bribes
PA leader Gayton McKenzie said his party won the coveted Ward 7 in Johannesburg because voters “rejected nonsense” from the DA and ActionSA
The former Eastern Cape party leader claimed ZIlle had kept dossiers on black DA leaders
Khulekani Skhosana says the sanctions are a ‘medal of honour’
The Inkatha Freedom Party is now the largest party at Umvoti, but the ANC and its allies remain in control of the municipality
Parties believe that they need the broadest possible coalition to unseat the ANC
Since 1995, South Africans who gained citizenship of another country lost their local one, but the court said home affairs had given no legitimate purpose for this
Parties want members to cough for their coming election campaign
Will Manchester City, like Mzwanele Manyi, pull off a treble this weekend?
Funders are concerned about the fragmented opposition but party leaders are adamant that they and not donors are driving the process
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
The Reserve Bank governor had to defend interest rate hikes against criticism that they will do little to temper sticky inflation
The municipality has received a series of disclaimers from the auditor general since 2016 and has had serious liquidity problems since 2020
Outgoing DA mayor Retief Odendaal says stabilising the city should be the priority for all parties
There were no surprises at ward level as parties test the waters ahead of 2024
The parliamentary committee will also call Business Unity South Africa’s head to talk about the intelligence probe the former chief executive initiated
Public Works Minister wants a probe into maintenance costs, including R19 000 for replacing light bulbs at a Waterkloof home, to be concluded soon
The parties are finalising a coalition agreement that will see them co-governing the province should the ANC fall below 50% in the 2024 general elections
The Economic Freedom Fighters has switched from the teachings of Fanon and Lenin to the interests of chiefs and kings
The Democratic Alliance wants Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to audit national school nutrition programmes
At the 2021 local government elections, neither of the two biggest parties got a mandate to govern alone in Johannesburg
But the opposition coalition led by the DA can’t stop fighting about who is boss for long enough to agree on a Jozi mayoral candidate
The environment minister was responding to a Democratic Alliance parliamentary question
Former minister rejects findings of ‘maladministration’ against her over the national rapid response task team she appointed
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
National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement
The party is also dealing with an internal revolt by its councillors over its coalition with the ANC and Economic Freedom Fighters
The ANC, IFP and DA managed to retain their wards
The two interventions have received major blowback with critics accusing the government of undermining public oversight
The Democratic Alliance’s federal congress must decide not only who should lead the party during the critical phase in the democratic evolution, but how it should be led, and with what strategic objectives