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
From the premiership table to the bush leagues: the ANC’s relegation of Ace Magashule was swift and brutal
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
Special Investigating Unit is also looking into ‘irregular’ R220m security tender at the Umgeni Water Board
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
Misizwe Zulu’s company overcharged the Msunduzi municipality by R100 million for work it did not do
The Economic Freedom Fighters has switched from the teachings of Fanon and Lenin to the interests of chiefs and kings
Instead of meeting engineers, the former Eskom chief executive was busy with his ghostwriters
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 party’s working committee is gearing up to intervene in both provinces but this could further damage the ANC’s chances at the polls
The former Eskom boss has alleged that two senior ANC leaders are involved in corruption at the mismanaged, looted and sabotaged power utility
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will be called to appear before parliament to respond to claims by suspended director general Kgathatso Tlhakudi of impropriety in the SAA/Takatso Aviation deal
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
Will the official opposition consider doing business with the ANC after the 2024 elections?
Brink called for cooperation between parties, characterising the past weeks at the Tshwane council as unfortunate
Police Minister Bheki Cele and his team of officers appear to be better at arresting radials than criminals
The majority had made a decision and that was how democracy worked, the deputy president told the National Assembly
There’s a dangerous romanticism to the struggle that we shouldn’t allow opportunists to exploit, despite our disappointment with a government that is battling to meet the most basic service needs of its people
Police said that by 10pm on Monday night, at least 550 protestors had been arrested and 24 300 tyres were confiscated
MPs must find a way to handle André de Ruyter’s allegations and a protected disclosure accusing Pravin Gordhan of wrongdoing in the SAA sale
Julius Malema has touted the shutdown as the start of a ‘revolution’
Security companies, community policing forums and the police have drawn up contingency plans to stop looting and public violenc
The stayaway will test the party’s leadership, machinery and ability to mobilise its supporters on the streets and in the election booths