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
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen also called for parties to support its motion to dissolve the Johannesburg council
Flags will fly at half mast on government buildings until after the Zulu prime minister is buried
South Africa’s news headlines suggest the opposition and the ANC are still struggling to get its act together
Investigations have revealed that hitmen are hiring top lawyers to defend themselves and that the biggest threat to political victims is from within their own parties
Long-standing Economic Freedom Fighters members claim a bus list is a ploy to remove them from the party
The earth shook in Jozi but Magashule’s party is no seismic event, politically speaking
At least 73 people have died and scores injured when the building they lived in burnt down
Kgathatso Tlhakudi has claimed wrongdoing in the sale of the national carrier
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema says Cuba, Venezuela, Palestine and the Democratic Republic of the Congo must also be added to the Brics economic bloc
The suspended public protector failed to provide input on a draft report, once again claiming lack of legal representation
Youth brigade says the deal contradicts the IFP’s position on coalitions
Veterans league president Snuki Zikalala said it wanted the ANC to terminate its “unethical” coalitions with the EFF and PA
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Mntuwoxolo Ngudle also said ANC hard hitters, including former president Jacob Zuma, must be part of its 2024 elections campaign in KZN
A meeting of coalition parties this past week put the DA in the hot seat when its coalition partners made heavy demands
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Velenkosi Hlabisa says the ANC provincial leader and corruption are impediments
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John Steenhuisen told party leaders that the 2024 elections would be a fight between the DA and EFF
Growth in next year’s election will kill off any threat to the EFF president’s hold on the party
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The so-called revolutionary party protested against Uganda’s deadly anti-queer legislation but then hosted Patrick Lumumba at the University of Cape Town