The Inkatha Freedom Party is on track to take control of five of the province’s 11 district municipalities
Electoral body says this year’s local government vote got off to a fairly good start
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The ANC has reportedly received assurances from smaller parties about continuing existing coalitions, but its top leaders are hesitant to work with Julius Malema
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No money for posters means fewer politicians leering from the light poles, six months after the polls
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Malibongwe Dubazane is contesting all 14 of the IFP-run Nkandla local municipality’s wards
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Independent candidates look set to play a greater role in the metro municipality after 1 November
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The DA appears to have abandoned its ambitions of 2016 and is set to lose further ground in the upcoming elections
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Addressing climate change is largely absent in the three major parties’ election manifestos
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Days after the DA had to take down ‘racist’ posters, the IFP has its own ‘royal’ drama over the use of the Zulu monarch’s picture
The party wants to use 2021 as a platform to vote the ANC out in 2024
The apex court’s dismissal of the Democratic Alliance’s application to declare reopening candidate registration unlawful came as no surprise
The late NFP leader has been described as ‘a force to be reckoned with’, who paved the way for women in the treacherous political arena
It is becoming clear SA needs a BIG, as many ANC cabinet members, opposition parties and experts agree. But there is still dissent from some quarters
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Prime minister to Zulu monarch says amabutho acted without permission of royal family
The minister addresses the future of the country’s state-owned entities and speculation they may be moved from his portfolio
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We must ask difficult questions about our cultures and begin reinventing our futures, writes Andile Zulu
The KZN government has closed for a week to mourn the monarch
The IFP leader and spokesperson for the royal family, Mangosothu Buthelezi, has confirmed that King Goodwill Zwelithini has died.
Customary law and residents’ customary rights have been degraded, the high court has heard
All the contenders are deeply flawed, losing support, or both
A Mtubatuba councillor and a Hammarsdale ANC Youth League leader were shot yesterday near their homes
The lockdown has prevented public consultations and parliamentary committee meetings on the commercial use of marijuana and hemp
The process of appointing the public protector is flawed, and led by politicians who don’t seem to have paid attention to the law. This has to change
Hundreds of legislators won’t be able to meet in parliamentary chambers after restrictions on gatherings to curb the spread of Covid-19 disease
The biggest challenge for the next leader of the Democratic Alliance will be to get politicians like Mbali Ntuli onside
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi addressed concerns about the beleaguered fund, which compensates workers injured on the job
Political parties want more details on SOE bailouts, wage cutbacks
Although leaders of the reconciliation era accept South Africa’s last white president, younger politicians are not as forgiving
From Uyinene Mrwetyana, Oliver Mtukudzi to Xolani Gwala, Mail & Guardian remembers those who have passed on
Despite fielding a candidate tainted by a R30-million scandal, the ANC managed to take over from the former DA-led alliance running Jo’burg
The ruling party hopes to woo the Inkatha Freedom Party and win back the city from the Democratic Alliance coalition
The ruling party is taking advantage of the DA’s meltdown and wooing other parties in a bid to grab back municipalities it lost in 2016