The provincial leadership has been singled out over the loss after it defied the orders not to contest the provincial elective conference
The court said the party’s 11th hour application was without merit
The National Youth Coalition says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration has ignored its pleas over the last two years
The electoral court found that Khumalo was no longer a member of the party, a day after he filed a high court application to claim the right to be sworn in as an MP
Party insiders say it is now up to their negotiators to muster the numbers ahead of the vote on Friday
He is more than a distinguished pianist and composer; he mingled his music with politics
The province is expected to have a woman premier for the first time
Parties will back Inkatha Freedom Party provincial chairperson Thami Ntuli for premier
The party argues that the May vote was marred by material irregularities and demands a rerun within 90 days
As the political horse trading begins, the fate of the controversial policy is uncertain
Parliament can proceed to elect the president without the party’s 58 MPs present
The NF party wants a provincial cabinet seat in return for its support
The party says it is not censoring members but is imposing democratic centralism
The party said its MPs would boycott the National Assembly in a bid to rob the chamber of legal standing when it elects the president
Now that the report cards have been handed out, cynicism and uncertainty rule
Other parties flagged irregularities but want to distance themselves from MK and Jacob Zuma’s efforts to discredit the elections
There will be no return to parliament for Bheki Cele and Thulas Nxesi on the slimmer ANC list
Parties’ no-go areas are rapidly shifting as the deadline to constitute a government looms
The secretary general said the only party that had been difficult to speak to had been MK, because Jacob Zuma was unreachable
The party’s national executive committee will decide who it will partner with – and how – on Thursday
The Zulu king has called for peace and for political parties to accept the results of the polls
Fikile Mbalula said the party would not be bullied, and would engage sensibly in the best interests of the people
The former president’s lawyers accused Jabulani Khumalo’s legal representatives of abusing court processes
Leader Jacob Zuma has positioned himself as a scapegoat, the victim of an unjust judicial system, and an uncaring ANC
Among the PA’s manifesto promises is to put God back into schools. It is now looking to 2026 to win local government seats
The clock started ticking once the electoral commission declared the final result of the vote on Sunday night
The IEC released the final result despite threats of ‘trouble’ from Jacob Zuma’s Umkhonto weSizwe party
The province did not experience violent protests during the elections, as some analysts and residents feared, but police remain on high alert
While the party “took a beating”, it was “down but not out”
Sources have suggested there is an in-principle agreement between the two biggest parties that they will work together
The former president is demanding that the announcement of the final result be delayed to allow the MK Party to lodge objections
The EFF leader said the party’s key takeaway for the election was that the MK party had helped achieve its goal of depriving the ANC of its outright majority