At the same briefing, the uMkhonto weSizwe party’s John Hlophe said the government of national unity would not last
The shack dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, in a mass meeting recalled and expelled senior members who made a deal with a funeral association linked to Jacob Zuma and VBS Bank
It could be an opportunity for new Economic Freedom Fighters leaders to emerge, but this depends on whether Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu are charged
The senior counsel capitulated like Courage, the Cowardly Dog during a broadcast interview
ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli said more consultation was needed before the legislature elected representatives to the commission
The Democratic Alliance has yet to say whether it will accept the president’s offer of six cabinet portfolios.
Some say support for Zionism is growing and equate criticism of Israel as antisemitic, while others say their religion doesn’t mean they support Tel Aviv
But ANC Gauteng spokesperson Lesego Makhubele said the party did not have a resolution in place about ending its relationship with the Economic Freedom Fighters
The provincial leadership has been singled out over the loss after it defied the orders not to contest the provincial elective conference
The EFF leader changes his views faster than a Nigerian man running in flip-flops
Other parties flagged irregularities but want to distance themselves from MK and Jacob Zuma’s efforts to discredit the elections
Populist parties have made considerable gains in the wake of the government’s insecurity-inducing economic policies
Cyril Ramaphosa’s counsel has countered that the case is stillborn because the National Assembly had a right to reject the findings of the Ngcobo panel
The EFF leader said the party’s key takeaway for the election was that the MK party had helped achieve its goal of depriving the ANC of its outright majority
The defiant leader says the EFF would prefer to form a coalition with the ANC than anyone else
The electoral commission said that 93% of its voting stations had opened early, and the remainder opened soon thereafter
The Economic Freedom Fighters look to Tshwane to boost one million voter target for Gauteng
EFF leader appeals to the youth for votes at final rally
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader political parties must secure their votes on 29 May and refrain from complaining after the elections
The EFF leader condemned the violent scenes that played out between party supporters and the ANC
The secretaries of the three provinces have cited weakness and nonexistence of opposition parties as reasons they can deliver more than 70% of votes in each province
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader criticised the NHI Act, arguing that the government was outsourcing its responsibility
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The province received the worst performing municipalities rating by Good Governance Africa 2024
The spectre of an ANC-EFF tie-up has been used to forewarn of massive economic destruction. But none of the other options are damage-free
The former president said people would be seeing a lot of him from now on, even though he not put aside his concerns about the ANC
The electricity minister said the turnaround should be celebrated, and had nothing to do with next month’s elections
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader also said his deputy, Floyd Shivambu, should be made minister of finance because he has not stolen anything
If the ANC takes a hammering in the elections, we face the dangerous prospect of being led by authoritarian and corrupt leaders like Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema
Former EFF provincial leader Jossey Buthane said the top brass were trying to lead via ‘emails and phones’ instead of being on the ground
Jacob Zuma will be the first presidential candidate to be on the ballot paper and a charge sheet simultaneously
It’s not a straightforward answer, but Julius Malema should have been able to at least estimate