ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula defends the decision not to ask the minister to step aside, despite allegations of misconduct linked to VBS Mutual Bank
The decision comes at the end of the parole period of the man who murdered the community party leader in 1993
The party wants to use its growing influence in Gauteng metros to consolidate its presence
The US president-elect’s threat to Brics and regressive climate change stance risk stoking tension
The SACP had planned to run in 2024 national and provincial elections but pulled back because of the number of parties funded by white capital
The cabinet has accepted that the communications minister’s unilateral withdrawal of the Bill was not malicious
The ANC led with 10 seats but fell short of the 12 needed to govern independently
Backers of Mbuyiseni Ndlozi are removed from deployment before the party’s elective conference
KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli says Buthelezi already has offices in Durban and Pietermartizburg
The Democratic Alliance’s spokesperson on justice and constitutional development has called for Simelane to be removed from the cabinet
The party says the alleged harassment of Vusi Mhlongo caused delays in it filing court papers in its electoral case
The comment came in the context of South Africa’s presidency of the G20, where Ramaphosa dismissed suggestions the new US administration would undo its pro-developing world agenda
The 11th binational commission also saw a call for South Africa to shore up peace efforts on Sudan
In response to Donald Trump’s tariff threat to Brics nations, he reiterated that South Africa primarily viewed the bloc as a developmental platform
The secretary general said the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal cannot keep up with the uMkhonto weSizwe party
The board has lost control over Ingonyama Holdings, run by its former chairperson, Jerome Ngwenya
The provincial gravy plane has been shot down by drastic travel restrictions
The DA has refused to partner with the ANC in eThekwini because of its role in the removal of Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink
The deliberations on clauses 4 and 5 have been extended by a further three months
The party’s secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, has summoned the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provincial structures to a meeting
The education minister was accused of undermining the clearing house process on the contentious legislation despite her disclaimer that it was distinct from an agreement with Solidarity
The unity government partner has angered the presidency by going public with proposals to Ramaphosa to rethink the agenda for South Africa’s G20 presidency
Judges ask the president’s and the National Assembly’s counsel if parliament threw the baby out with the bathwater
ATM president Vuyo Zungula believes the so-called progressive caucus will survive the tensions between the two parties
A total of 21 parties and five independents will contest the dysfunctional Limpopo council next week
Sources said the party’s national executive committee is set to finalise the possible dissolution of the two provincial bodies at its next meeting in two weeks
The Gauteng premier’s name is among those which are being thrown around for the ANC presidency in 2027
The parties have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance
The president’s lawyers counter that the Economic Freedom Fighter’s Phala Phala case is rooted in politics, not law
MK’s plan to poach EFF leaders has strained relations between the parties
But president Collen Malatji says rumours of division are being spread by those who want the league to implode
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