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
The ANC says the DA leader’s outbursts reflect his insecurity about his future
The SOC will be at the high court on Thursday to oppose an application for its liquidation
It is the first time that the DA has publicly warned the ANC that it may reconsider its place in the ruling coalition
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 EFF and MK party both believe the new law falls short of giving real muscle to land reform programmes
Negotiating a broad coalition to hold the political centre was perhaps the president’s finest political hour
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 Democratic Alliance says there is no strategy for its ministers to torpedo bills they opposed before joining the GNU
The government of national unity is working at a national level, but the same cannot be said about municipal coalition governments
The ANCYL president says they will remove president Cyril Ramaphosa if things don’t improve
Paul Mashatile’s committee already has enough disputes between coalition partners to keep it busy every week for the next five years
South Africa is not drifting away from its non-aligned stance
Strains are evident, but a cabinet ‘clearing house’ will offer the unity government a way of dealing with disputes
The Democratic Alliance must appreciate that there are concessions, defeats and mature ways to advance objectives
South Africa cannot squander the positive sentiment the governing coalition has garnered around the world, the minister said
The Institute for Race Relations, Brenthurst Foundation and Centre for Development Enterprise, the media and liberal intellectuals fracture along economic and international relations lines
No progress has been made on establishing a structure to resolve deadlocks on policy
Unlike the ousted Tshwane mayor, the DA ditched former Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse like Ultra Mel custard on a Skhothane teenager’s Carvela shoes
The pod bros will revive their mission to kill non-racialism and feed it to the pigs
Is there buyer’s remorse on the part of those who voted for the MK party in May?
The Democratic Alliance will not walk out of cabinet over the Bela Bill or National Health Insurance
The president’s office said threats about the future of the government of national unity were ‘disturbing’
John Steenhuisen’s appointment of Roman Cabanac is a bro too far.
Cyril Ramaphosa’s alliance partners are a bigger threat to his government than those who contested 29 May
Cooperation between the new GNU ministers of agriculture and land reform and rural development is vital to the upliftment of the sector
The Johannesburg mayor is about to be ditched
The uMkhonto weSizwe party and the Economic Freedom Fighters used the debate on Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament address to accuse him of ‘selling out to white’ interests
There was a conciliation among political parties at the cabinet lekgotla on policies that have seen them at loggerheads
The Democratic Alliance will lead five portfolio committees but the bulk have remained under the leadership of the ANC
The negotiations around the formation of the government of national unity showed that South Africans can work together, despite differences
So who will win the fight to control the aircon in next week’s cabinet lekgotla?