The National Freedom Party has granted KwaZulu-Natal MEC Mbali Shinga an opportunity to appeal her expulsion, a move that could stabilise the fragile provincial coalition government
The Communists don’t feature as a force of any kind in opinion polls and when it has tried its luck in local by-elections it has been routed, at times struggling to get even a handful of votes. All indications are that it will have zero impact in the local elections
The protests rejected this. They insisted that what we are seeing is the expansion of a single logic: imperial in character, colonial in structure, even when it speaks the language of democracy, security and humanitarian concern
Political parties have raised concern over instability in the SAPS leadership after National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s suspension and Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane’s appointment as acting commissioner
Malema warned his supporters not to be ill-disciplined and instead wait for the EFF leadership to direct them on what should happen next
The saga of the Nelson Mandela Bay city manager, who has been under suspension for three years, highlights systemic mismanagement amid persistent service delivery failures and is leading to voters losing confidence, analysts say
The EFF leader said the ANC should know that it would never win the elections outright in the foreseeable future
A former MK campaigner’s election to the EFF’s Nongoma leadership has triggered internal anger and renewed questions about party discipline in KwaZulu-Natal
The political parties are calling for judges to undergo lifestyle audits, citing accountability concerns, judicial overreach and the delayed Phala Phala judgment
Nkululeko Dunga is back in the provincial executive after the ANC agreed to an EFF MEC post, marking a major step in coalition politics before the 2026 elections
In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that councillors must come to council even if they were sick
The MK Party says it will oppose the Gauteng provincial budget after the ANC snubbed its requests on KwaZulu-Natal, while the EFF also withholds support over the insourcing of security staff
The EFF leader also questioned why Johannesburg residents would vote for Helen Zille, saying she is ‘old’ and ‘does not have teeth’
The red berets had previously threatened not to support any budgets tabled by the ANC after their speaker was removed in Ekurhuleni
Party internal sources say the DA is not fishing in the same pond with them and that the other parties are contesting its base
If the Democratic Alliance declined the position, the African Transformation Movement would be next in line, sources said
The EFF has rejected a renewed partnership, leading to ANC Ekurhuleni regional secretary Jongizizwe Dlabathi stepping down as finance MMC
Parties and labour organisations have slammed the 2026 Budget for failing to tackle low growth, high unemployment, and municipal distress, while cautiously welcoming tax relief and social grant increases
The Economic Freedom Fighters said it would take up a position on the council’s opposition benches instead
The Economic Freedom Fighters will be accommodated in the reshuffled committee, sources said
Party leader Julius Malema said the move signalled the president’s loss of confidence in the police
The EFF leader suggested that the United States might attempt to influence the elections over policy differences with South Africa
Residents were sceptical that anything would change after ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile’s visit to the area this week
Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency
A scuffle broke out when MK party members rejected the results, prompting the proceedings to be adjourned
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader said the uMkhonto weSizwe party had won the most votes in the province at last year’s elections and should be given a chance to lead
The party says its decline has been worsened by communication failures, while opponents dominate social media with sharp messaging and emotional appeal
Sources said Gwamanda had brought the motion out of anger after being dropped as a member of the mayoral committee
National director of public prosecutionsBatohi said the two parallel inquiries investigating police corruption represent a critical inflection point in consolidating the rule of law
Shivambu’s Afrika Mayibuye Movement also accused Mcinga of spreading lies about the party’s leadership
The former president has 60 days to pay back the state money inappropriately used to fund his arms deal case
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