The premier and provincial co-convenor said the party would resurrect itself in Gauteng because there was no better alternative
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He also said that ‘white only’ enclaves such as Kleinfontein would be dealt with within the ambit of the law
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The EFF has removed two senior KwaZulu-Natal leaders after allegations of ghost branches, sabotage and defiance of Julius Malema’s directives
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He told US President Donald Trump during a phone call there was no racial persecution in South Africa
The foreign minister reiterated that the US president’s offer of refugee status for Afrikaners was not made within the international definition of asylum
Despite public spats in Gauteng, the parties are teaming up in North West municipalities, including those where the ANC has a majority
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The Johannesburg mayor is to declare a state of disaster for crime and lawlessness, starting in July
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader was to have addressed a conference at Cambridge University on 10 May
Coalition politics, while not perfect, forces parties to negotiate and compromise, boosting accountability and combatting complacency and corruption
The secretary general has once more been accused of violating party rules to influence regional elections in Limpopo and Gauteng ahead of the 2027 leadership contest
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Financial crime governance should be happening in the boardroom and the legal and financial fallout from the lack of enforcement is becoming increasingly serious
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Internal polls forecast at least 40% of votes in the local government elections, while warnings against factionalism abound
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Successive ANC-led governments have been criticised by some for prioritising national reconciliation ahead of justice for victims
The finance minister says his U-turn on a VAT hike was a collective decision of the government of national unity
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The ANC secretary general said the Economic Freedom Fighters voting with the Democratic Alliance would not be a surprise should a motion of no confidence be brought against Ramaphosa
Taking control of the ANC would be part of uMkhonto weSizwe party’s ‘political project’ of unifying black people, the MK party’s head of presidency added
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South Africa argued that a 50-day aid blockade was further proof of the genocide of the Palestinian population
The final quotas make it virtually impossible for coloured and Indian workers to find or keep a job, argues the party
Meetings are due in coming days and weeks to undo the damage after the finance minister caved on the tax increase
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The Democratic Alliance has claimed credit for the about-turn by the treasury on the tax, saying its legal team had presented a strong case against the flawed parliamentary process used to adopt the fiscal framework
The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80
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The finance ministry in a midnight announcement said the decision was informed by consultations with political parties
Counsel for the EFF told the high court that ActionSA was swindled in an unconstitutional manner to support a VAT hike.
We must go beyond resilience to build systems that can survive disruptions, self-correct and grow better from them, turning stress into strength
For this year’s Mail & Guardian God Edition, we asked a number of the country’s prominent politicians what role faith plays in their lives
The party has proposed a R512.8bn revenue strategy and refuses to agree to a VAT increase
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The spokesman said new special envoy to Washington Mcebisi Jonas’s censure of the US president was not an impediment to mending fences
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The Economic Freedom Fighters say the ANC only holds discussions with them during times of political crisis
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