‘Large parts of the president’s speech are straight from the DA’s playbook’ – Steenhuisen
In his State of the Nation address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said improvement of the business environment would now sit within the presidency and former Exxaro chief executive Sipho Nkosi will lead the ‘red tape team’.
Opposition parties say the need for private-sector involvement in state affairs is proof of a ‘failing dummy cabinet’
The minister in the presidency said there was a need for the government to do more to protect the judiciary
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the minister of tourism and a member of the party’s national executive committee was expressing her personal views when she attacked the integrity of the judiciary and the Constitution.
Solly Msimanga, the official opposition’s leader in Gauteng, says the provincial leadership is surprised by the former Midvaal mayor’s resignation
The people need to remove their blinkers and reclaim their minds to achieve a better future
If South Africa is moving from being a dominant-party system to a more vibrant, multiparty democracy, as these elections indicate, then coalitions are going to have to become the norm
After a whirlwind two weeks, the Democratic Alliance’s ‘win’ of metros is no celebration as members fear the coming tide of instability
No clear winners after weeks of jostling for 160 hung municipalities
The EFF has decided to close all talks with the ANC; meanwhile, the DA has not made any headway in talks with ActionSA as time runs out for councils to elect leaders
While no decision has been taken on whether it would go into a coalition with ActionSA in the city, DA leaders say the party is not opposed to Mashaba wearing the mayoral chain
The low voter turnout in the local polls is something our leading parties must take to heart as they look to rebuild their relationship with the electorate.
Hung municipal councils, most crucially in several metros, mean the ANC will have to find partners to be able to govern
The DA leader apportioned some of the blame for the DA’s decline on his predecessor Mmusi Maimane “walking off the job”
Electoral body says this year’s local government vote got off to a fairly good start
A poor election result, on top of concerns over his leadership style, may see John Steenhuisen follow in Mmusi Maimane’s footsteps
The ANC has reportedly received assurances from smaller parties about continuing existing coalitions, but its top leaders are hesitant to work with Julius Malema
It’s the economy, stupid — but also service delivery and corruption. The ANC asks voters to forgive past sins, while the EFF tries to consolidate itself with wild promises of a socialist utopia
The Democratic Alliance leader rebuking cricketer Quinton de Kock would be this election season’s greatest triumph
As the three big parties make their last attempts to woo voters in this year’s local government elections, we look back at the promises in their manifestos
Both the podcast host and the leader of the Democratic Alliance believe in a toothless non-racialism that ignores the historical foundation of racism and the pain it inflicts in the present
Paddy Harper doesn’t know who to vote for yet, since the Dagga Party isn’t contesting his ward, but right now what to order for lunch is a more pressing concern
A song about Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane preventing looting was way off the mark in a province riddled with corruption and theft
For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment
The party will remove the ‘racially inciting’ posters and ‘discipline’ its KwaZulu-Natal chairperson
It would be refreshing if South Africans encountered political parties that actually walked the talk of embracing the ideals of nonracialism
The party’s regional leadership, concerned at the impact the controversial posters will have on voters in the 1 November elections, insist they must be removed
The DA launched its 37-page manifesto on a virtual platform under the banner “The DA gets things done”.
Local government is about cutting the grass and filling potholes, not about the death penalty and prayer in schools
The DA announces it will approach the high court, and the Helen Suzman Foundation has also threatened action
The DA announces its mayoral candidates for this years local government elections while the ANC and EFF hold their cards close to the chest