SCORE: C- McKenzie entered his second year at the helm of the department with bold statements and ambitious rhetoric, but the follow‑through has been inconsistent and often overshadowed by optics rather than outcomes. On the positive side, he reaffirmed his commitment to school‑level sport and grassroots cultural programmes, reiterating that taxpayer funds should focus on […]
The party is expected to redeploy him in the Johannesburg council and will demand he gets back his MMC for transport position
Patriotic Alliance sources say that despite investigations into the deputy president’s links to murder suspect Katiso Molefe, they have confidence in him
South Africans are suffering from self-imposed apartheid-like systems and views – having to prove their rights by carrying IDs (similar to the dompas system) and being judged by the colour of their skin (too dark) and language
The Gayton McKenzie saga over what he says are not racist tweets are noise pollution in lieu of stable governance
The Human Rights Commission has given the sport, arts and culture minister until 20 August to respond to old social media posts allegedly containing racial slurs
The suspended Patriotic Alliance deputy president had previously vowed that the EFF leader would not get a cent from him and that he would not apologise
Kunene, the PA’s deputy president, resigned as a councillor after links to murder suspect Katiso Molefe
Cyril Ramaphosa has dithered and delayed acting against ANC ministers implicated in wrongdoing
SA’s sport minister is speeding towards Formula One glory — never mind the potholes, power grid or the fiscal cliff
Siliziwe Mbambo also said that according to the case file, the mother of Joshlin Smith threatened to assault her own grandmother
SCORE: C+ It was a blessing for South Africans and foreign nationals when Gayton McKenzie was named minister of sports, arts and culture instead of home affairs. And it was surprising when the Patriotic Alliance leader acted decisively by pulling the plug on “superfan” funding. Last year, R1.3 million of taxpayers’ money was spent on sending […]
Pre-existing policy tensions between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance have been the biggest stressors on Ramaphosa’s government
Unlike the ousted Tshwane mayor, the DA ditched former Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse like Ultra Mel custard on a Skhothane teenager’s Carvela shoes
Recent events highlight how bigots cherry-pick information to suit their own purposes
The toxic xenophobic politics pushed by Gayton McKenzie and the Patriotic Alliance debases us all
The X-word gets trotted out like a beauty pageant contestant to dismiss legitimate border control issues
South Africa is a terrifyingly violent country, but giving the police licence to kill can only make things worse
Communities such as Saldanha Bay and Cloetesville in the Western Cape are examples of where the PA saw success around the country
Superfans, artists, and artistes are running for cover as the new minister settles in
Populist parties have made considerable gains in the wake of the government’s insecurity-inducing economic policies
Among the PA’s manifesto promises is to put God back into schools. It is now looking to 2026 to win local government seats
But political parties and independents are collectively challenging the result in the province where the ANC is down nine percentage points from 2019
The councillor has been accused of giving away provincial land for a taxi rank development without following legislation
Many if not most South Africans welcome the decline of electoral support for the ANC. But the alarming reality is that the alternatives could be far worse
A regional treasurer has been caught explaining how the PA has allegedly been financed
The DA is confident of an easy win, but newcomer Patriotic Alliance is likely to make an impact as the ANC continues to battle for a foothold in the province
PA leader Gayton McKenzie said his party won the coveted Ward 7 in Johannesburg because voters “rejected nonsense” from the DA and ActionSA
The Patriotic Alliance leader has claimed that he is behind Eldorado Park gangster Jermaine Prim’s move to Kgosi Mampuru maximum security prison
The broken Zimbabwe economy and political system are too much of a push factor for xenophobia and Aaron Motsoaledi to stop people seeking refuge in Mzansi
The ANC has reportedly received assurances from smaller parties about continuing existing coalitions, but its top leaders are hesitant to work with Julius Malema
Victims of extortion and intimidation at building project sites in Eldorado Park speak up in an exclusive Mail & Guardian investigation