James Nxumalo
latest news & developments
ANC reshuffles KZN leadership, appoints James Nxumalo as provincial coordinator
The reconfiguration comes as the party rebuilds amid the MK Party’s growing dominance
Political stalemate as ANC and DA dispute delays eThekwini Metro mayoral election
ANC mayoral candidate Cyril Xaba has already replaced Mxolisi Kaunda as a councillor
Cyril Xaba tipped for eThekwini mayor, but ANC in the city opposes appointment
It is not clear whether the ANC will vote with its government of national unity partners
Zandile Gumede makes a comeback in eThekwini as ANC conference season kicks off
The regional conferences in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal will test the muscle of Cyril Ramaphosa and his faction in the build-up to 2022 congress
Mini KZN cabinet reshuffle as Zikalala moves to fill vacant post
KZN premier appoints Jomo Sibiya as human settlements MEC and shifts Peggy Nkonyeni to the vacant transport and public safety portfolio
![In an interview with the Mail & Guardian, Nyawose said he was “very uncomfortable [with] the manner in which people in the media always refer to me as a Ramaphosa ally”.](https://images.newsteam.io/image/2560/2Bq28FuGKoJxFL1qcvHGZ9nfVPkB5UoewkGEM1JDFbCaJN4GreoZACPCrZDqU6ohe28LjnJ4wkcvE58b3P52U3obef7QcK3JAk3L8Si78xdcT9jb3xSYqfUqb27s1wpZqm48gaqasMo99JfmkK1wFzy)
‘Unity’ man in battle for eThekwini
Thabani Nyawose will challenge disgraced former Durban mayor Zandile Gumede while 17 other ANC regions also hold elective conferences
Zandile Gumede: The Iron Lady of Inanda
Gumede is facing charges of fraud, racketeering and corruption, implicating 62 city councillors. How did she rise to such a powerful position?
Battle lines drawn in KZN between Jacob and Cyril factions
Durban mayor James Nxumalo is being punted by Ramaphosa supporters. He’ll go up against Zuma ally Sihle Zikalala
ANC mayors may lose their chains
The Tshwane, eThekwini and Ekurhuleni bosses are unlikely to keep their seats after local elections, writes Matuma Letsoalo.
Battle for eThekwini: ‘Comrade will turn on comrade’
As the ANC eThekwini prepares to elect a new leadership many believe this powerful position holds more sway in the national body than in the province.
COP17 protesters to lay charges after march attack
Protesters who were attacked with water bottles and stones in a civil society march during COP17 in Durban intend opening a criminal case.