Mbalula: No longer a need to chant ‘Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer’
The ANC secretary general said the ANC would not water it down to ‘Kiss the Boer’, nor would it prescribe to other parties what they must sing
Economic Freedom Fighters
Godongwana defends his VAT hike to parliamentary committees
A hostile response signals the start of the treasury’s struggle to avoid amendments to the 2025 budget
EFF eyes Ekurhuleni mayoral seat
This move is in line with the Economic Freedom Fighters’
plan to survive beyond the 2026 local government election
Budget 2.0: Political parties divided over VAT hike, albeit lower than initial proposal
The Democratic Alliance said the budget would struggle to pass in parliament, given the ANC’s lack of a majority
Malema denies negotiating with ANC on VAT increase
The Democratic Alliance has suggested cutting government budgets for advertising, travel and catering, and a freeze on hiring for non-essential positions to make up the budget shortfall
‘Incompetent’ Mzwanele Manyi faces MK party revolt
Some members believe the chief whip is out of his depth, which has left the EFF’s Julius Malema dominating as the voice of the opposition
Opposition parties dismiss Lesufi’s State of the Province address as bluster without actionable plans
They criticised the Gauteng premier’s water and electricity solutions as misguided
MK party won’t ‘tiptoe’ against ill-discipline, Shivambu warns members
The secretary general spoke about a fortnight after MK leader Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla had to apologise after insulting him on social media
ANC’s Gauteng shake-up could hurt EFF’s election strategy
The Red Berets have leveraged their relationship with Premier Panyaza Lesufi to maintain their influence in the province
Political parties say postponing the budget tabling renders parliament useless
The parties accused parliament of failing its constitutional duties after the delay, caused by divisions in the unity government over a proposed VAT hike
EFF eyeing MK party strife to regain KZN ground ahead of 2026 poll
Tensions between uMkhonto weSizwe’s Floyd Shivambu and Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla have exposed divisions the Red Berets intend to exploit
White House claims Trump’s SA sanction is a defence of human rights
The US embassy in Pretoria distributed the missive on Monday, days after it was published by the White House
Political parties split on Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address
The president was applauded for his stance on Trump’s backlash against South Africa, saying racial redress, equality and diversity would not be abandoned
Keep an eye on the supporting cast who redirected SA politics last year
Three groups emerged: those who negotiated quietly to set up the GNU; loyalists in the DA, ANC, EFF and MK party and the rogues in and out of trouble with the law
Politics will continue to play out in courts in 2025
From parliament’s rejection of the Phala Phala report to the president’s signing of the NHI Act, the courts are again due to pronounce on consequential political acts
The EFF will fight to regain its political standing this year
The Economic Freedom Fighters will rebuild its structures and its morale ahead of the 2026 local government elections
ANC in Free State eyes former EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi
Leaders in the ANC believe that figures like Ndlozi could inject the necessary energy and expertise to drive renewal and build confidence in the party
New EFF deputy president Gardee is the right person for the job
A man of action, he has a deep knowledge of the party and of the politics of South Africa
EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi resigns from parliament
His resignation follows mounting speculation about his future in the party, particularly after he skipped its third elective conference in December
The EFF exodus and the future of SA
Some who have left the party might view their exit as a politically expedient shortcut to power
EFF conference expected to deliver Malema’s third term
Former secretary general Godrich Gardee appears set to be elected as deputy president
SACP calls against an ANC and uMkhonto weSizwe party coalition
The South African Communist Party has rejected claims of collaborating with the uMkhonto weSizwe party, describing it as a counter-revolutionary organisation
The EFF is not in a dead spiral, Dan Corder
The ANC, and not the Economic Freedom Fighters, are the ‘true victims’ of the uMkhonto weSizwe party
ActionSA eyeing mayoral chains
The party wants to use its growing influence in Gauteng metros to consolidate its presence
Sobukwe and the Red Berets
This is an edited extract from the book Darkest Before Dawn: Writings, Testimonies and Correspondence from the Life of Robert Sobukwe
EFF removes provincial leaders from deployment for violating pre-conference rules
Backers of Mbuyiseni Ndlozi are removed from deployment before the party’s elective conference
EFF case brings back the spectre, and strangeness, of Phala Phala
Judges ask the president’s and the National Assembly’s counsel if parliament threw the baby out with the bathwater
Phala Phala: The power and the peril of judicial review
The stakes are high in the Economic Freedom Fighter’s (EFF’s) bid to compel the National Assembly to impeach President Cyril Ramaphosa on charges flowing from the theft of foreign currency concealed at his farm.
It’s war as Zuma, MK party try to ‘strategically’ strip Malema and EFF of autonomy
ATM president Vuyo Zungula believes the so-called progressive caucus will survive the tensions between the two parties
Lesufi’s anti-DA stance is paying off with ANC alliance partners
The Gauteng premier’s name is among those which are being thrown around for the ANC presidency in 2027
EFF tells concourt sparing Ramaphosa impeachment was unlawful
The president’s lawyers counter that the Economic Freedom Fighter’s Phala Phala case is rooted in politics, not law
Rebellion is brewing in the EFF
Discontent grows as supporters of Mbuyiseni Ndlozi claim his leadership is crucial for the party