Democratic Alliance’s Helen Zille cornered the ANC’s Fikile Mbalula with the ultimatum to axe the minister or lose DA support on budget votes
The Democratic Alliance won’t back the budgets for the departments of higher education, human settlements and police
The ANC has bought itself time to decide whether to expel its constantly restive coalition partner
But the presidency said on Wednesday the crunch vote on the fiscal framework was a test of the party’s commitment to the GNU
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 Democratic Alliance says there is no strategy for its ministers to torpedo bills they opposed before joining the GNU
The ANC chief whip believes the party might be punished in the local government elections over failed services in the capital if it takes power now
The NGO argues that disgraced judge cannot serve on a constitutional body he has constantly attacked
The party argues that the ANC was wrong about the law when it saw no legal impediment to his appointment
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
John Hlophe was impeached for trying to sway two apex court justices to decide applications linked to the arms deal in Jacob Zuma’s favour
The Democratic Alliance objected but the ANC accepted his nomination on the basis that no law or rule of parliament barred him from serving on the JSC
ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli said more consultation was needed before the legislature elected representatives to the commission
In-house studies show that the party could still get over half of the vote in the elections
The provincial secretary said the people of the Eastern Cape had rejected Zuma and his new MK party ahead of the elections
The party’s provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi believes that reaching this target and helping the party retain its national majority are high
During an NEC meeting, the party said all its ministers and provincial MECs must aggressively communicate success stories and urged the government to link its programmes with the ANC
ANC head of elections Mdumiseni Ntuli believes the president’s approval rating provides an advantageous platform for campaigning
The ruling party’s head of elections has said the ANC should be worried that members were moving to the new party while the IFP should also be concerned
Ntuli gets most branch nominations for the post, despite his home province snubbing him in favour of Eastern Cape’s Phumulo Masualle
Mdumiseni Ntuli also believes Zweli Mkhize wasn’t properly assessed before he was endorsed as party president
Eyeing top spot, he dismisses the step-aside rule as punitive and an inadequate tool to fix the ANC
The ANC secretary general contender says former presidents who make public endorsements about ANC leadership contestation risk diminishing their standing and prestige
There was a strong view, according to the report, that the judiciary was overstepping, undermining other arms of the state and using the law based on feelings instead of facts, especially in the jailing of Zuma
The report by the province’s secretary, Mdu Ntuli, will probably reveal crippling and protracted internal instability in the party
Premier Sihle Zikalala’s special adviser, Nhlanhla Ngidi, will challenge him for the position of ANC provincial chairperson
With the eThekwini in the rearview mirror, the former mayor is said to be gunning for a position in the provincial top five
There will be losers and winners as the provinces prepare for their elective conferences and slates are sealed. Find out who is trading.
A busy year looms for Ramaphosa and allies as he fights to lead the ANC and the country come 2024.
Branches in several provinces will go to court to challenge the ruling party’s final choice of councillor candidates for the local government elections
The party is in danger of losing five KwaZulu-Natal municipalities over a registration flop, but counts the absence of political murders as a win
Political feathers are ruffled as deputy mayor candidate Diana Hoorzuk is ‘imposed’ on eThekwini by provincial executive council