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Embattled KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development Mbali Shinga has been thrown a lifeline after the National Freedom Party made a dramatic U-turn on her expulsion from the party. Photo: Facebook
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Mbali Shinga thrown lifeline after NFP reverses expulsion decision

The National Freedom Party has granted KwaZulu-Natal MEC Mbali Shinga an opportunity to appeal her expulsion, a move that could stabilise the fragile provincial coalition…

  • Sandile Motha
2 min read
MK party president, Jacob Zuma. (Busi Lethole)
29 MAY ELECTIONS

One year on, parallel leadership, financial battles threaten Zuma’s MK party in KwaZulu-Natal

Provincial convener Willies Mchunu says the party needs to start building its structures from scratch

  • Paddy Harper
11 min read
National Freedom Party president Ivan Barnes. (National Freedom Party/ Facebook)
ANC

NFP secretary general seeks fresh interdict over ‘relentless victimisation’ by party president Ivan Barnes

A separate court matter involving the party’s estranged leaders will be heard on Friday

  • Paddy Harper
5 min read
The MKP’s Mervyn Dirks led its MPLs out of the legislature chamber in Pietermaritzburg in protest against the election of the whips and committee chairs going ahead. Photo supplied
ANC

MK Party walks out as KwaZulu-Natal Legislature elects committee chairs

Influential committee posts are shared among the members of the province’s governing coalition

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede. (Wikus De Wet/AFP)
ANC KWAZULU NATAL

Zandile Gumede sworn in as ANC MPL in KwaZulu-Natal

The governing party sends corruption-accused former mayor Zandile Gumede to the KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature to ‘stabilise the municipality’

  • Paddy Harper
3 min read