Nkululeko Dunga
latest news & developmentsEFF wins Gauteng war over ANC
Nkululeko Dunga is back in the provincial executive after the ANC agreed to an EFF MEC post, marking a major step in coalition politics before the 2026 elections
Calls for Xhakaza’s head in Ekurhuleni
The discontent within ANC has unfolded alongside political negotiations in council, where the EFF has made Xhakaza’s removal one of the conditions for supporting a…
Ekurhuleni city manager placed on special leave until retirement
The city council said it could not extend the contract of Imogen Mashazi, who is reaching retirement age, by two years
EFF changes tune on removal of Ekurhuleni mayor
The Economic Freedom Fights won’t back a motion to remove Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, despite acknowledging the same concerns raised by opposition parties about his leadership
EFF eyes Ekurhuleni mayoral seat
This move is in line with the Economic Freedom Fighters’ plan to survive beyond the 2026 local government election
Opposition parties dismiss Lesufi’s State of the Province address as bluster without actionable plans
They criticised the Gauteng premier’s water and electricity solutions as misguided
ANC’s Gauteng shake-up could hurt EFF’s election strategy
The Red Berets have leveraged their relationship with Premier Panyaza Lesufi to maintain their influence in the province
Keep an eye on the supporting cast who redirected SA politics last year
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
ANC’s Dada Morero to replace Kabelo Gwamanda as Johannesburg mayor
ActionSA is set to get the council speaker position and chair of chairs in the new coalition arrangement
ActionSA considers backing ANC in Joburg metro over R2.5bn capital expenditure loan
Mashaba’s party may vote in favour of the loan if the R200 prepaid electricity service charge is scrapped
ANC and minority parties to remove EFF mayoral committee members in Johannesburg ‘this week’
Despite the ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters and the minority parties being in government together in the city, the Red Berets voted against a R2.5 billion loan proposed by the…
New Gauteng government vulnerable without an outright majority
But there is solace in the fact that the Economic Freedom Fighters and the uMkhonto weSizwe party are unlikely to ever agree with the Democratic Alliance
We will be unplugging the EFF everywhere, says ANC Gauteng PEC member
But ANC Gauteng spokesperson Lesego Makhubele said the party did not have a resolution in place about ending its relationship with the Economic Freedom Fighters This content is…
EFF slams Ekurhuleni mayor’s 16 000 jobs initiative as a populist stunt meant for elections
The initiative was announced in mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s maiden state of the city address, in which he also vowed to crack down on crime
ANC gunning for finance MMC portfolio after taking mayorship in Ekurhuleni
Newly elected mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says there is ‘pressure’ for the ANC to fail the metro ‘as the EFF and DA had done’ This content is restricted to registered users and…