Party Politics
latest news & developmentsMbuyiseni Ndlozi resigns from EFF
His departure follows verbal attacks from Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema
Showdown for EFF secretary general post as supporters lobby for Mbuyiseni Ndlozi
Supporters are backing Ndlozi to challenge incumbent Marshall Dlamini as the battle hots up
‘You are ordinary, even as a minister’
We should hold SA’s politicians to account and not just offer them our unthinking deference
Mulder steps down as FF Plus leader
He had been in Parliament this year for an uninterrupted 28 years, making him the MP with the longest continuous service period.
SA schools are ‘sites that enable the dispensing of state patronage to the members of Sadtu’
It’s no coincidence that the poorest black schools with the worst outcomes are under Sadtu’s dominion.
Analysts divided on Zuma’s fate
His fate lies between whether his ANC political opponents can oust him or if economic pressure and public opinion will push the ruling party to act.
Campus a ‘battleground for politics’
Politics is playing a "devastating" role on campus and has made universities the terrain where "comrades and racists struggle".
Traditional weapons out for IFP chair
When is a disciplinary hearing not a disciplinary hearing? When the Inkatha Freedom Party calls it an inquiry, it seems.
Cope to ‘discuss’ Dandala’s resignation
The resignation of Cope’s parliamentary leader Mvume Dandala will be discussed at a meeting of the party’s congress national committee on Friday.
Lekota: Cope not ‘party of my dreams’
Sources said while he pretended in public that he was over the shock, his anger is still being felt in Cope.
Cope man double-crosses to ANC
Instead of coming up with an original strategy for selling Cope to the voter, Mlungisi Hlongwane brought ”a carbon copy of the ANC’s elections manual”
‘Black bag man’ sticks to his guns
Former Cosatu president Willie Madisha and former SACP treasurer Phillip Dexter both lost their positions after supporting Charles Modise’s claim.
By Mpumalanga, for Mpumalanga
The election of David Mabuza as ANC chairperson in Mpumalanga two weekends ago has sparked fear and despondency among the province’s top civil servant
Northern Cape’s Nintendo politics
In one corner, ”members of the Hidden Hand” who moonlight as the ”demonic forces of the dark”. In the other, ”Mugabe and his evil warriors”.
De Lange happy to take top crime-fighting job
Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Johnny de Lange has effectively put his hand up for a cabinet role in a Zuma government.