The party says it will not rubber stamp ANC policies but will use the courts if necessary
Most people usually simply stay away on voting day
A faction in the uMkhonto weSizwe party aligned to traditional leaders is calling for a leadership change that could affect not only Floyd Shivambu
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But the city describes the budget as ‘fully funded, pro-poor and pro-growth’
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The Economic Freedom Fighters insist on the use of the struggle song as a rallying cry ahead of the polls
The president said the low growth was a function of the slow transfer of the means of production to black South Africans
Jacob Zuma’s party has removed Mzwanele Manyi, replacing him with former Joburg speaker Colleen Makhubele amid calls for leadership restructuring
Dada Morero has said he will stand for a second term as the Greater Joburg chair
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But he secured tentative trade talks as negotiations with officials on a pact between South Africa and the US were set to continue
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Some of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s delegates told the US president there were excessive levels of crime in South Africa, and asked for his help to curb it
uMkhonto weSizwe party is calling for the nationalisation of mineral resources, land redistribution without compensation and the expansion of the VAT zero-rated basket
The EFF criticises it as ‘unimaginative’ and not benefiting poorer South Africans, while the DA calls it a step towards ending ‘unchecked government spending’
Ideological clashes between Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump – not just tariffs or refugees – may prove the biggest threat to restoring tattered trade relations and diplomatic trust
The presidency believes the US president knows his invective against South Africa is devoid of truth
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader said that had AfriForum chief executive Kallie Kriel and his former deputy, Ernst Roets, have sought asylum in the US, they would have become ‘hobos’
This rendered it immune to high court review, he argues in an application for leave to appeal an order to hand over the reasons for his decision
The trade union has accused the minister in the presidency of weaponising discourse instead of focusing on facts
President Cyril Ramaphosa will use his Washington visit to demand an end to US trade tariffs and counter refugee claims of racial persecution.
Mayor Dada Morero said abandoned buildings will be seized to address the 1996 to 1997 RDP waiting list
The premier and provincial co-convenor said the party would resurrect itself in Gauteng because there was no better alternative
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