MK party certain it will meet electoral commission’s deadline
/ 7 March 2024

MK party certain it will meet electoral commission’s deadline

But spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela said the party will only elect its officials after the 29 May national and provincial elections

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Malema’s tough decisions: Should he boot Shivambu from KZN?
/ 1 March 2024

Malema’s tough decisions: Should he boot Shivambu from KZN?

The EFF leader has said that the door was still open to collaboration with the DA and MK parties after the elections, but not with Ramaphosa

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Cadre records: Victory for DA, but no smoking gun yet
/ 23 February 2024

Cadre records: Victory for DA, but no smoking gun yet

ANC takes control of the cadre deployment narrative on the eve of its manifesto launch

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Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC
/ 17 February 2024

Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC

The DA leader delivered the official opposition’s rescue plan for South Africa on Saturday, saying ‘we are in it to win it’

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Zuma’s MK party a threat to the ANC says party head of elections
/ 16 February 2024

Zuma’s MK party a threat to the ANC says party head of elections

The ruling party’s head of elections has said the ANC should be worried that members were moving to the new party while the IFP should also be concerned

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Ramaphosa shows appetite for uphill election battle in Sona debate
/ 15 February 2024

Ramaphosa shows appetite for uphill election battle in Sona debate

The president largely blamed the state of the country on the legacy of apartheid and the Zuma era but said the ANC was not finished yet

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Pinky Pinky monster haunts Ramaphosa
/ 9 February 2024

Pinky Pinky monster haunts Ramaphosa

The figment of his imagination has defined the president’s timid tenure

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Zuma vs Cyril is the neverending Chinese movie
/ 4 February 2024

Zuma vs Cyril is the neverending Chinese movie

The former president is hoping that it will be third time lucky for him in this election round of their battle

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No evidence that jailing of Zuma caused July 2021 unrest, says SAHRC
/ 29 January 2024

No evidence that jailing of Zuma caused July 2021 unrest, says SAHRC

The riots and the imprisonment of the former president coincided, and the unrest was orchestrated, but there was also no proof of who the masterminds were

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Poll: Zuma’s popularity strong as ANC loses its grip on KZN
/ 25 January 2024

Poll: Zuma’s popularity strong as ANC loses its grip on KZN

The disgraced former president has a 63.1% favourability score in his home province. Whether that translates into votes for his new party remains to be seen

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Corruption accused Zandile Gumede asked to campaign for ANC
/ 23 January 2024

Corruption accused Zandile Gumede asked to campaign for ANC

Fikile Mbalula denies that bringing the former Durban mayor back into the fold is a way to neutralise the Jacob Zuma-affiliated MK party

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Don’t Thuma Mina: MPs call it quits
/ 19 January 2024

Don’t Thuma Mina: MPs call it quits

ANC veterans have been seconded to help screen those implicated in state capture

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Will MK Party test the waters in Valentine’s Day by-elections?
/ 18 January 2024

Will MK Party test the waters in Valentine’s Day by-elections?

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party wants Jacob Zuma back in office despite the Constitution barring this

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Nkandla firepool comes home to roost for the ANC
/ 13 January 2024

Nkandla firepool comes home to roost for the ANC

The secretary general’s truth talk this week has turned the blaze on his comrades in the ANC

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Snuki Zikalala: Booting Zuma would draw unwanted attention to the ANC
/ 12 January 2024

Snuki Zikalala: Booting Zuma would draw unwanted attention to the ANC

No decision from the ANC party leadership yet on how to how to handle the former president

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Mbalula can’t spin out of the Zuma ‘firepool’ drama
/ 12 January 2024

Mbalula can’t spin out of the Zuma ‘firepool’ drama

Fikile Mbalula and other ANC officials are now at pains to say that his words were ‘a joke’ and ‘political rhetoric’

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ANC KZN calls on party to ‘hit hard’ at Jacob Zuma
/ 10 January 2024

ANC KZN calls on party to ‘hit hard’ at Jacob Zuma

The fightback against Zuma’s defection and launch of the MK party has begun

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