Down in the kingdom, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli is also cleaning house
The Democratic Alliance will lead five portfolio committees but the bulk have remained under the leadership of the ANC
ANC MPs have been elected to chair the portfolio committee overseeing ministries now headed by the Democratic Alliance
Key security cluster ministries are dominated by the president’s allies in the ANC
The Red Berets are trying to convince the ANC to keep their local government arrangements intact
Climate change needs to be front and centre of party manifestos
Although the ANC’s position as the governing party appears precarious, the possibility of it retaining a majority and still having significant clout must not be dismissed, say analysts
The DG Murray Trust has identified 10 opportunities for change that are directed at breaking the intergenerational poverty and inequality deeply rooted in our country
But the Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader said John Steenhuisen’s comments had not harmed the charter
In trying to provide an alternative to the ANC, the new political grouping has fallen into old traps
The ActionSA leader also said he would not be standing as the party’s Gauteng premier candidate
The MK veteran said on Friday, however, that he would not join any political party
The MPC has reacted to news reports that the businessman is in talks to lead it ahead of the 2024 elections
With the right amount of planning, political coalitions can work – and even create the environment for better economic solutions
Pieter Groenewald of Freedom Front Plus highlighted inaccuracies in gender-based violence statistics
Tensions over Tshwane between ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance are not expected affect the multi-party pact
Michelle Wasserman said her party was not aiming to take away votes from the DA in next year’s provincial elections, but rather from the ANC
Parties agree on common policy and power-sharing principles ahead of next year’s poll
There have been no walkouts or temper tantrums as opposition parties bury the hatchet
Parties have also agreed to invite more opposition groups to join the pre-election coalition pact
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
John Steenhuisen told party leaders that the 2024 elections would be a fight between the DA and EFF
A total of 11 wards in four provinces will be contested on 19 July
The Democratic Alliance’s coalition agreement needs to reach its targeted 51% if it is to have any success in the 2024 elections
Seven opposition parties will agree on the rules of engagement to unseat the ANC
The municipality has failed to implement nearly 500 council decisions since 2016
There were no surprises at ward level as parties test the waters ahead of 2024
The party believes it has been able to ‘self-correct’ after alienating white voters in the previous national and provincial elections
Building more renewable plants is not a silver bullet to stop load-shedding, the energy minister told MPs
About 50% of South Africans say they would relinquish their voting rights if an effective government was guaranteed
The president says the entity needs to up its revenue collection from government departments and municipalities