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 government
The MK Party leader accused the ANC of “gatekeeping” the history of those who fought for freedom, including members of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the ANC’s former armed wing
DA eThekwini mayoral candidate Haniff Hoosen has criticised black political leadership, saying it has failed residents amid service delivery crises including chronic water shortages in Durban communities
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for social development has been removed from the National Freedom Party with immediate effect
The EFF leader said the ANC should know that it would never win the elections outright in the foreseeable future
A former MK campaigner’s election to the EFF’s Nongoma leadership has triggered internal anger and renewed questions about party discipline in KwaZulu-Natal
The political parties are calling for judges to undergo lifestyle audits, citing accountability concerns, judicial overreach and the delayed Phala Phala judgment
The MK Party says it will oppose the Gauteng provincial budget after the ANC snubbed its requests on KwaZulu-Natal, while the EFF also withholds support over the insourcing of security staff
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in the MK Party’s urgent application to block Shamila Batohi’s pension, after hearing arguments on urgency and the legality of withholding state-funded benefits
The EFF leader also questioned why Johannesburg residents would vote for Helen Zille, saying she is ‘old’ and ‘does not have teeth’
Party members decry being sidelined by opposition party defectors
Hlophe returns to MK leadership roles months after suspension linked to caucus dispute
Party internal sources say the DA is not fishing in the same pond with them and that the other parties are contesting its base
Parties and labour organisations have slammed the 2026 Budget for failing to tackle low growth, high unemployment, and municipal distress, while cautiously welcoming tax relief and social grant increases
Makhubele’s departure follows months of internal leadership changes in Jacob Zuma’s party
The implosion of parties such as the ANC and Zanu PF must serve as a cautionary tale for those that fought to liberate the continent
The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference
The ANC chairperson dismissed as insignificant, the party’s loss last September of a ward which includes Marikana
The ANC Youth League president said if the police did not do their job, young South Africans would ‘take our country from people who are hijacking it’
The political outfit, previously regarded as promising, is currently sustained primarily by the residual momentum of its electoral success in May 2024, while simultaneously engaging in conduct that is deleterious to its own long-term viability
A scuffle broke out when MK party members rejected the results, prompting the proceedings to be adjourned
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader said the uMkhonto weSizwe party had won the most votes in the province at last year’s elections and should be given a chance to lead
The party says its decline has been worsened by communication failures, while opponents dominate social media with sharp messaging and emotional appeal
The DA says it has long operated under the notional protection of her father, former president Jacob Zuma, acting with impunity as a senior MK Party politician
MK party says it knows nothing about the ill-fated Russian trip involving 17 South Africans
The ANC Youth League president also warned that removing Cyril Ramaphosa as president would plunge the country into chaos
The ANC is no longer, by default, a people’s movement, much like the Democratic Party in the United States. It is not, however, irredeemable
According to a source, she claimed that it was for party president Jacob Zuma
The MK party is believed to be courting the ANC, promising that if it supports the motion, some MECs will retain their positions
He said South Africa should look for alternative markets rather than relying on America
The fallout is the latest threat to the fragile government of national unity that has frequently come to the brink of collapse over policy clashes between its two largest parties
Shivambu’s Afrika Mayibuye Movement also accused Mcinga of spreading lies about the party’s leadership