In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that councillors must come to council even if they were sick
A source said the ministers viewed deployment in government as their new life and they are too comfortable with the benefits
Gauteng chair Bonginkosi Dhlamini says that challenging the founder’s choice for president would erode his legacy, sparking debate in the IFP
If his camp put a serious campaign behind the numbers, no other ANC candidate would stand a chance, says the Social Research Foundation
A councillor said police had to be brought in to stop the disruptions
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 ANC recently appointed Nkabane as its deputy chief whip in the National Assembly
The president will meet the provincial executive to discuss the state of the province’s municipalities
Witness F said Matlala told him to be loyal if he wanted to be promoted. However, Mashatile has denied meeting with Matlala
The EFF leader also questioned why Johannesburg residents would vote for Helen Zille, saying she is ‘old’ and ‘does not have teeth’
Khakhau said the race was personal for her and it was a deliberate push back against those who seek to abolish the existence of ancillary structures in the party
The red berets had previously threatened not to support any budgets tabled by the ANC after their speaker was removed in Ekurhuleni
Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu said KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi had made unsubstantiated accusations without providing evidence
Internal correspondence reveals that parliament is assessing whether due diligence was conducted before appointing Makhasi, as union complaints resurface
Maluti-a-Phofung city manager Mzwakhe Mofokeng is on the warpath to stamp out rampant and entrenched corruption bringing the town to its knees
Party members decry being sidelined by opposition party defectors
Senior ANC leaders warn that controversies over Nkabane, Morero and Lesufi could cost the party crucial support in Johannesburg
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he was not consulted before the political killings task team was disbanded
The ANC said US ambassador to SA, Leo Brent Bozell III ‘is not yet an ambassador to SA’
“The mayor is there and is not going to be removed”, ANC secretary-general tells briefing
Hlophe returns to MK leadership roles months after suspension linked to caucus dispute
Stanley Itshegetseng said he supported Morero but those who had “beef” with Dada must take it to Morero and not reduce him to Dada’s boy
As Israel submits its legal response to the ICJ, South Africa weighs its next move in the landmark genocide case amid ongoing civilian casualties in Palestine
Known for speaking truth to power, Lekota’s contributions to democracy, education and social development have left an indelible mark on South Africa’s journey toward equality and dignity for all citizens
Party internal sources say the DA is not fishing in the same pond with them and that the other parties are contesting its base
The ANC has reinstated Ekurhuleni regional secretary after rejecting his resignation, despite internal concerns that he cannot effectively hold both the regional secretary position and the metro’s finance MMC post
Joburg mayor humorously urged UDF leader Bantu Holomisa to stop his party’s councillor from filing motions of no confidence against him. Morero also honoured Lekota’s decades-long contribution to South Africa’s struggle against apartheid
Panyaza Lesufi’s office has been given R1.6bn in 2026/2027
The IEC has set 20 and 21 June 2026 as a national voter registration weekend and urges an early election date announcement to ensure voters can register correctly
With oil prices climbing to $120 a barrel and the Strait of Hormuz shut, analysts say the G7 missed a critical opportunity to push for peace in the escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict
What began with coordinated US and Israeli air strikes on Iranian targets on 28 February has since evolved into a regional confrontation involving missile exchanges, attacks on military installations across the Gulf and intensified fighting along Israel’s northern frontier