The new political movement is aiming to challenge established parties in KwaZulu-Natal in next year’s local government elections
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The former speaker suggested there were no differences in how the party she has left and Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe were being run
The party alleged that fired secretary general Floyd Shivambu, who has now been expelled from MK, had left with a R28 million debt
The MK spokesperson maintained there was a coordinated attack against him and the daughter of the party’s president
The MK party had gone to the apex court to challenge Ramaphosa’s handling of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s suspension, accusing him of shielding allies
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The party argued that the president’s placing Senzo Mchunu on special leave and appointing Firoz Cachalia, who was not a member of the cabinet, as acting minister was unconstitutional
With its leader under fire after a visit to Morocco and flying the South African flag, the MK party argues that Western Sahara should be a province and not an independent country
Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from the failures of the ANC
Shivambu closed the door on returning to the EFF, calling his former party a ‘cult’
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The faction is opposed to those who joined from other parties, such as Floyd Shivambu, assuming strategic leadership positions in uMkhonto weSizwe party
The ANC Youth League president said he would rather EFF leader Julius Malema returned to the ANC than Shivambu, who he dismissed as having no support base
Parties such as Xiluva, and the South African Rainbow Alliance have recently been absorbed by uMkhonto weSizwe party
ANC Veterans League deputy president Mavuso Msimang has questioned why the party allowed the MK party to be formed
The premier and provincial co-convenor said the party would resurrect itself in Gauteng because there was no better alternative
The EFF has removed two senior KwaZulu-Natal leaders after allegations of ghost branches, sabotage and defiance of Julius Malema’s directives
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When strongmen with nationalistic and populist tendencies begin to dominate politics, we should be worried.
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