The finance minister says his U-turn on a VAT hike was a collective decision of the government of national unity
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Taking control of the ANC would be part of uMkhonto weSizwe party’s ‘political project’ of unifying black people, the MK party’s head of presidency added
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The ANC has so far rejected conditions on which the DA would agree to support Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 0.5 percentage point VAT increase for the coming fiscal year
Vuyo Zungula insists the party will remain independent, despite its alliance with Jacob Zuma’s party
The eThekwini ANC regional chair, former mayor and corruption accused has said she would not wish the step-aside rule even on ‘my worst enemy’
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The secretary general spoke about a fortnight after MK leader Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla had to apologise after insulting him on social media
The 42-year-old did not directly apologise to Floyd Shivambu, as her father had demanded she do earlier on Tuesday
Magasela Mzobe says party leadership remains firmly behind Floyd Shivambu, who is acting on the orders of Jacob Zuma and senior leaders
There was no link between her social media posts and the looting and destruction that took place in July 2021, she told the court
The daughter of former president Jacob Zuma will appear in court on Thursday on charges of domestic terrorism
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
Instead of focusing on trying not to lose the local government elections next year, the comrades are already eyeing who takes control of the party in 2027
The EFF and MK party both believe the new law falls short of giving real muscle to land reform programmes
Jacob Zuma’s party says oral evidence will assist the court in understanding its ‘technical’ argument
The former president’s lawyers say Tony Yengeni is being “persecuted” for representing Zuma at his disciplinary hearing
Jacob Zuma is vibing Black Jesus as the year comes to a close
Pre-existing policy tensions between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance have been the biggest stressors on Ramaphosa’s government
The former president said political power was ‘only four years’ away
The EFF leader said Ndlozi was not at the conference and that it was not in the party’s interests to entertain such “nonsense”
Jacob Zuma’s party aims for a branch in every ward by the middle of 2025
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If the original uMkhonto weSizwe had been launched on 16 July and not 16 December, we would all be on holiday
Some who have left the party might view their exit as a politically expedient shortcut to power
Unlike his predecessor, President Cyril Ramaphosa has no interest in compound interest
The party’s secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, has summoned the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provincial structures to a meeting
A total of 21 parties and five independents will contest the dysfunctional Limpopo council next week
MK’s plan to poach EFF leaders has strained relations between the parties
The national director of public prosecutions says that key personnel are being targeted as part of a fight-back by state capture forces
The state capture squad are all back on the public payroll, so there’s plenty to celebrate
Mpofu is likely to continue with his legal work, including representing Jacob Zuma in the arms deal case, which would prevent him from being an MP
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Vusi Mhlongo has been charged with bringing the Moses Kotane Research Institute into disrepute
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The party has vowed to regain the support it lost to former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe party in the May election
The long-time legal representative for Jacob Zuma said his decision came after ‘a lot of soul searching’