The ANC and its GNU partners are divided over South Africa’s military involvement in the DRC, as opposition parties call for an immediate withdrawal of troops
The president was applauded for his stance on Trump’s backlash against South Africa, saying racial redress, equality and diversity would not be abandoned
Behind the bitter press conferences, buried beneath the combative media headlines, realpolitik was at work
The Democratic Alliance leader said speculation he is facing a leadership challenge ahead of the 2026 elective congress is a ‘fantasy’ aimed at sowing division
President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes to hold discussions with the US’s Donald Trump to move beyond ‘current disturbances’ in South Africa’s relationship with Washington
The treasury wants to raise taxes on alcoholic beverages and set a minimum price per unit
The ANC says the DA leader’s outbursts reflect his insecurity about his future
Three groups emerged: those who negotiated quietly to set up the GNU; loyalists in the DA, ANC, EFF and MK party and the rogues in and out of trouble with the law
The country’s ports and rail systems are shambolic, but GNU and a pause in load-shedding have elicited some optimism
It will also try to ease dealings with its partners in the government of national unity (GNU), in particular the DA, ahead of local government election campaigning
Some Khayelitsha residents say the ANC has learned from its past mistakes and is ready to make amends
He also said Jacob Zuma was a ‘counter-revolutionary’ who ‘sold his people for nothing’
The former president’s lawyers say Tony Yengeni is being “persecuted” for representing Zuma at his disciplinary hearing
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power
Consumers should spend cautiously, despite the positive outlook for the year
‘A kind of electoral long Covid’ has left its mark on countries around the world that went to the polls
Pre-existing policy tensions between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance have been the biggest stressors on Ramaphosa’s government
Negotiating a broad coalition to hold the political centre was perhaps the president’s finest political hour
The Democratic Alliance must end its grandstanding on contentious matters that arise in the GNU
It can be achieved through the regulations the education minister must draft
Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the president would soon reveal the fate of the contentious law after months of deliberations and consultations
The Democratic Alliance called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to draw on a settlement with Solidarity to end the impasse over the act
The Democratic Alliance is seen as having disrespected President Cyril Ramaphosa, limiting the chances that he might extend the consultation period on the Act’s contentious clauses
The SACP had planned to run in 2024 national and provincial elections but pulled back because of the number of parties funded by white capital
KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli says Buthelezi already has offices in Durban and Pietermartizburg
The deliberations on clauses 4 and 5 have been extended by a further three months
ATM president Vuyo Zungula believes the so-called progressive caucus will survive the tensions between the two parties
The parties have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance
MK’s plan to poach EFF leaders has strained relations between the parties
SACP secretary general Solly Mapaila said the party would not leave the alliance although it was unhappy with elements of it
The Democratic Alliance says there is no strategy for its ministers to torpedo bills they opposed before joining the GNU
The Samancor Chrome case shows how ‘investor-friendly’ policy has allowed corporate plunder to the detriment of long-term development