Political analysts believe that EFF’s growth in KwaZulu-Natal will be marginal
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If coalitions have been a key part of the country’s democracy then why is there such concern ahead of 2024?
Alcohol and food parcels are allegedly being used by the ANC to entice the fighters
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But the Economic Freedom Fighters leader and five other fighters will still have to watch the State of the Nation address on the big screen
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ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina said Israel was no longer the Holy Land but the land of Natanyahu
The Economic Freedom Fighters want to subpoena Ramaphosa to testify about whether he felt threatened when its members jumped onto the stage during his State of the Nation address in February
The South African government’s hardline stance on the global criminal court could reopen debate in the ruling ANC about withdrawing from the body
With the right amount of planning, political coalitions can work – and even create the environment for better economic solutions
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Political parties use migrants as scapegoats for all that is wrong in South Africa. Civil society organisations need to build a united front against hatred of all forms
Parties will vote on the motion next week
The EFF leader was addressing thousands of party members in Gauteng, where its partnerships with the ANC have come under pressure
The change of street and place names rouses the country’s attention unlike anything else and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon
The ANC accuses the EFF of trying to govern Ekurhuleni metro, where the two parties are in a coalition, without consultation
Minister blames shortages in the public health sector on budget constraints and the fact that doctors are reluctant to work in rural areas
The governing party also retained a ward in Mpumalanga in Wednesday’s round of by-elections
The party’s braai stand betrayal is forgiven as uBaba is brought in
to rescue the party
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Opposition from the ANC eThekwini region and a lack of clarity from above put paid to the attempt to intervene in the city
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The governing party is likely to poll between 43% and 45% nationally in next year’s elections, Brenthurst Foundation poll says
Senior leaders in KwaZulu-Natal say scandal findings are too big to shake off
The vote was expectedly fractious, with the official opposition walking out of the National Assembly
But party members say they have had enough of being sidelined for high-profile newcomers who haven’t put in the hours
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The government hopes to have local government regulations ready by the next municipal poll in 2026
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The presence of democratically elected leaders in the Judicial Service Commission is critical
The party’s leaders are determined to clinch the top spot in Gauteng for their candidate
The Economic Freedom Fighters deputy president failed to declare money transferred to him from a company owned by his brother, known as a VBS Mutual Bank beneficiary
Parliament will this month hold hearings against Economic Freedom Fighters accused of disruptive behaviour during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s budget vote speech last year
The time for sod-turning and ribbon-cutting is nearly upon us
The two parties hope to unseat the ANC next year through their pre-election cooperation agreement
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The fund, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2020, may have helped protect the fiscus from a long-term debt crisis
Parties can currently circumvent disclosure by soliciting donations of under R100 000
But the party contends it has moved on from internal strife and is focused on the 2024 polls
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader may also face charges of animal cruelty when he tried to kill a cow, stabbing it repeatedly and twisting the knife