This follows months of consultations with communities on whether there was a need to form another political party in South Africa
Five ANC councillors in the Impendle local municipality abstained during a vote of no confidence against mayor Buyisani Mlaba, resulting in his ousting by the IFP and EFF
The court found Julius Malema guilty of hate speech for remarks at a 2022 rally in Cape Town
The Economic Freedom Fighters said the postponement of the probe proves President Cyril Ramaphosa never intended to investigate implicated suspended police minister
Buti Manamela’s appointment of three administrators has raised concerns from opposition parties and civil society about potential political interference
The Human Rights Commission has given the sport, arts and culture minister until 20 August to respond to old social media posts allegedly containing racial slurs
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 […]
In collaboration with crooks, political mafias have emerged in which private fortunes are being built on plundered public wealth
He said nation building is hampered when enemies are embedded and ready to sabotage the government of national unity
The matter is set to be heard at the Johannesburg high court on 23 July
Parties have called for the president to take action regarding allegations against the police minister
The African Transformation Movement claims the police minister sabotaged the team investigating political killings and protected politically connected suspects
The DA leader’s interest in the position has sent political parties scrambling to find stronger candidates as the 2026 municipal elections loom
Shivambu closed the door on returning to the EFF, calling his former party a ‘cult’
The faction is opposed to those who joined from other parties, such as Floyd Shivambu, assuming strategic leadership positions in uMkhonto weSizwe party
Both men possess an ability to command attention and generate loyalty through their unconventional, often incendiary, approaches to politics
The Economic Freedom Fighters slammed the ruling as setting a dangerous precedent on taxation without oversight and vowed to fight on
The Economic Freedom Fighters insist on the use of the struggle song as a rallying cry ahead of the polls
Despite public spats in Gauteng, the parties are teaming up in North West municipalities, including those where the ANC has a majority
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader was to have addressed a conference at Cambridge University on 10 May
The finance minister says his U-turn on a VAT hike was a collective decision of the government of national unity
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
Godongwana promises fiscal prudence in his new budget but the growth forecast may change
The Democratic Alliance launched the application against the finance minister, the South African Revenue Service, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces.
Meetings are due in coming days and weeks to undo the damage after the finance minister caved on the tax increase
The finance ministry in a midnight announcement said the decision was informed by consultations with political parties
Counsel for the EFF told the high court that ActionSA was swindled in an unconstitutional manner to support a VAT hike.
The party has proposed a R512.8bn revenue strategy and refuses to agree to a VAT increase
The Economic Freedom Fighters say the ANC only holds discussions with them during times of political crisis
The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all races
South Africans have, in recent years, looked beyond the ANC in hope of finding new voices capable of holding the line on spending and corruption. Instead, what they have received is a bewildering capitulation and weak opposition
Both parties are mindful of the magnitude of a split as South Africa faces more economic turmoil