As the 14 days to announce a coalition government commences, investors are nervous and the rand is flat
The ANC secretary general should join the ‘Takalani Sesame’ cast and leave politics
The failure of coalitions in metros demonstrates the need for transparent and publicly available agreements
Leader Jacob Zuma has positioned himself as a scapegoat, the victim of an unjust judicial system, and an uncaring ANC
It faced budget cuts, the burden of an amended electoral system and a legal challenge from Jacob Zuma
The former president’s political resurrection has thrown the other parties’ pre-election coalition plans into disarray
The only certain thing is that there will be a scramble to form a new government – and possible instability
ANC draws a crowd of about 60 000 at its final Siyanqoba rally held in Joburg’s 94 000-seater FNB Stadium
EFF leader appeals to the youth for votes at final rally
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader political parties must secure their votes on 29 May and refrain from complaining after the elections
The minister confronted the future deputy president of the SCA on the electoral court’s overturned judgment on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility for parliament
The former speaker of the National Assembly said she was doing her job at the time and, if needed, she would have protected FW de Klerk
The hearing of the IEC’s appeal to the electoral court’s finding that Zuma was eligible for parliament saw a tense exchange between counsel and the bench
The ANC has been under pressure to up its game in the province since Jacob Zuma announced last year that he would endorse the MK party
The former Gauteng premier said the ANC, not Jacob Zuma, was the true custodian of the uMkhonto weSizwe brand
The Electoral Commission of South Africa has argued that the former president’s standing would erode the foundations of the constitutional order and the rule of law
The ANC secretary general said the provinces most affected by the manipulation were Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, the North West and Gauteng
The former president, who has criticised Jacob Zuma of late, says his pandemic policies were misunderstood
The party cries victim over forged signatures and says if it is removed from the ballot, then all other new parties must be investigated
The court’s reasoning for overturning the decision that the former president was not eligible to run for parliament rested on a misreading of law and case law, the electoral body argued
The party has until Thursday to respond to the IEC’s appeal on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to stand for parliament
The president told supporters in Kwa-Zulu Natal that Jacob Zuma’s MK party posed no threat to the ANC in next month’s elections
The political project around Jacob Zuma is violent, predatory and socially toxic, but it does speak to real lines of exclusion that liberalism cannot address
The electoral commission said its application for leave to appeal was urgent because the outcome would affect the choice millions of voters make in May
Party says the former president was never charged, convicted or sentenced for a criminal offence
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
The governing party has lost its battle over uMkhonto weSizwe party’s registration
The Jacob Zuma-backed party will be facing off in the electoral court on Tuesday against the ANC, which is trying to have it deregistered
Party has fielded a mix of political newcomers and long-time Zuma associates
But spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela said the party will only elect its officials after the 29 May national and provincial elections
Dirks is the first ANC member to be expelled for aligning himself with former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party
The DA leader delivered the official opposition’s rescue plan for South Africa on Saturday, saying ‘we are in it to win it’