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Politics

Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC

The DA leader delivered the official opposition’s rescue plan for South Africa on Saturday, saying ‘we are in it to win it’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Msimanga says Gauteng jobs creation scheme must be assessed for financial sustainability
Politics
/ 16 February 2024

Msimanga says Gauteng jobs creation scheme must be assessed for financial sustainability

The DA Gauteng leader has declined to say outright whether he would scrap the Nasi Ispani scheme if elected Gauteng premier

By Lunga Mzangwe
Zuma’s MK party a threat to the ANC says party head of elections
Politics
/ 16 February 2024

Zuma’s MK party a threat to the ANC says party head of elections

The ruling party’s head of elections has said the ANC should be worried that members were moving to the new party while the IFP should also be concerned

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%
Politics
/ 16 February 2024

ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%

The ANC is hoping to use the former president’s popularity among coloured voters to destabilise the Democratic Alliance

By Lizeka Tandwa, Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
Ramaphosa shows appetite for uphill election battle in Sona debate
Politics
/ 15 February 2024

Ramaphosa shows appetite for uphill election battle in Sona debate

The president largely blamed the state of the country on the legacy of apartheid and the Zuma era but said the ANC was not finished yet

By Emsie Ferreira
Heads to roll in KZN after EFF leaders fail to meet Malema’s expectations
Politics
/ 15 February 2024

Heads to roll in KZN after EFF leaders fail to meet Malema’s expectations

Julius Malema is allegedly disappointed with the party’s leaders including deputy president Floyd Shivambu and Marshall Dlamini after its manifesto launch

By Mandisa Nyathi
EFF’s seven economic pillars ‘lack substance and feasibility’, says report
Politics
/ 14 February 2024

EFF’s seven economic pillars ‘lack substance and feasibility’, says report

While the IRR report tore into the Economic Freedom Fighters’ key principles, author Ivo Vegter also said the party had legitimate grievances

By Mandisa Nyathi
Veronica Mente is first EFF leader to throw hat into ring for reelection
Politics
/ 14 February 2024

Veronica Mente is first EFF leader to throw hat into ring for reelection

The national chairperson has called on EFF delegates to nominate hard workers for party posts at the December elective conference

By Mandisa Nyathi
Opposition accuses ANC of living in the past
Politics
/ 13 February 2024

Opposition accuses ANC of living in the past

The debate on the State of the Nation address, predictably, became a campaign stump for all parties

By Emsie Ferreira
South Africa approaches ICJ to intervene in Rafah
Politics
/ 13 February 2024

South Africa approaches ICJ to intervene in Rafah

The government says Israel’s extension of its military operations in Rafah is in breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza

By Lizeka Tandwa
Is Makhosi Khoza joining the MK party?
Politics
/ 13 February 2024

Is Makhosi Khoza joining the MK party?

Khoza raised eyebrows after posting a recent photograph of herself and her once stated nemesis, Jacob Zuma, on social media

By Clive Ndou
DA opens corruption case against Deputy President Paul Mashatile
Politics
/ 13 February 2024

DA opens corruption case against Deputy President Paul Mashatile

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said the allegations against Mashatile would have come to light had the president instituted lifestyle audits of his cabinet as promised

By Lunga Mzangwe
Concourt denies ANC leave to appeal cadre deployment order
Politics
/ 12 February 2024

Concourt denies ANC leave to appeal cadre deployment order

The court’s decision means the ruling party remains compelled to hand over its deployment records to the Democratic Alliance

By Emsie Ferreira
EFF manifesto launch uncharacteristically fails to pull expected crowds
Politics
/ 10 February 2024

EFF manifesto launch uncharacteristically fails to pull expected crowds

The party wants parliament to appoint boards for state-owned enterprises

By Lizeka Tandwa
Malema says coal and nuclear are needed to end load-shedding
Politics
/ 10 February 2024

Malema says coal and nuclear are needed to end load-shedding

Malema said they will emulate countries that have success in providing electricity to fix the power problems South Africa has

By Mandisa Nyathi
Pandor says SA values US relationship and hopes bill to review relationship doesn’t pass
Politics
/ 10 February 2024

Pandor says SA values US relationship and hopes bill to review relationship doesn’t pass

Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said it would be unfortunate for SA/US relations if the bill comes to pass

By Lizeka Tandwa
BREAKING: US congress receives bill to review SA relations following ‘politically motivated’ ICJ case
Politics
/ 10 February 2024

BREAKING: US congress receives bill to review SA relations following ‘politically motivated’ ICJ case

The bipartisan bill accuses the ANC, President Cyril Ramaphosa and Naledi Pandor of anti-semitic statements

By Lizeka Tandwa
EFF says it will paint Moses Mabhida Stadium red on Saturday
Politics
/ 10 February 2024

EFF says it will paint Moses Mabhida Stadium red on Saturday

The energy crisis is expected to dominate the party’s manifesto document

By Mandisa Nyathi
Sydney Mufamadi: Don’t be paranoid, be wary about talks of ‘regime change’
Politics
/ 9 February 2024

Sydney Mufamadi: Don’t be paranoid, be wary about talks of ‘regime change’

The State Security Agency said it had not picked up credible threats about election interference

By Lizeka Tandwa and Khaya Koko
Ramaphosa’s Sona was high on electioneering but low on accountability
Politics
/ 8 February 2024

Ramaphosa’s Sona was high on electioneering but low on accountability

The president promised that load-shedding would soon be under control and that service delivery would be improved. Again

By Raeesa Pather
Naledi Pandor: Israeli intelligence trying to intimidate me
Politics
/ 8 February 2024

Naledi Pandor: Israeli intelligence trying to intimidate me

The international relations minister said she has had to increase her security

By Lizeka Tandwa
Ramaphosa renews his vow to end state capture
Politics
/ 8 February 2024

Ramaphosa renews his vow to end state capture

The president said ‘every person responsible’ must be held to account, in a state of the nation address made with the election in mind

By Emsie Ferreira
Sona: What matters the message when the future hangs in the balance?
Politics
/ 8 February 2024

Sona: What matters the message when the future hangs in the balance?

Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation speech will count in the long term, if he survives the elections, but it is too late to buy him voters, experts say

By Emsie Ferreira
READ IN FULL | Ramaphosa’s 2024 state of the nation address
Politics
/ 8 February 2024

READ IN FULL | Ramaphosa’s 2024 state of the nation address

The president delivered his 8th address. The last one before elections later this year

By Cyril Ramaphosa
WATCH AGAIN | Ramaphosa delivers 2024 state of the nation address
Politics
/ 8 February 2024

WATCH AGAIN | Ramaphosa delivers 2024 state of the nation address

The president will deliver his eighth state of the nation address. It will also be his final one under the sixth administration.

By MG Reporter
LIVE UPDATES | State of the nation address 2024
Politics
/ 8 February 2024

LIVE UPDATES | State of the nation address 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce an election date at this year’s Sona

By Khaya Koko
Headache for ANC over 97 members implicated in state capture
Politics
/ 8 February 2024

Headache for ANC over 97 members implicated in state capture

The party is yet to decide if the members should be included in its national and provincial lists as MPs

By Lunga Mzangwe
EFF says barring its senior officials from parliament this month will disrupt its 2024 plans
Politics
/ 7 February 2024

EFF says barring its senior officials from parliament this month will disrupt its 2024 plans

The suspension prevents party leader Julius Malema and five other MPs from attending this week’s Sona and the budget speech later this month

By Mandisa Nyathi
New poll suggests EFF could topple DA as official opposition
Politics
/ 7 February 2024

New poll suggests EFF could topple DA as official opposition

The poll also suggest the ANC could drop below 50%, requiring it to form a coalition to govern the country

By Lunga Mzangwe
Fears MK party could stoke ethnic violence
Politics
/ 6 February 2024

Fears MK party could stoke ethnic violence

Political analyst says there are worrying signs the party could mobilise on a narrow nationalistic impulse

By Clive Ndou
Ramaphosa expected to announce election date at Sona
Politics
/ 6 February 2024

Ramaphosa expected to announce election date at Sona

Political parties say that uncertainty about the date has left them in limbo

By Lunga Mzangwe
ActionSA says Steenhuisen’s statements threaten the work of Multi-Party Charter
Politics
/ 5 February 2024

ActionSA says Steenhuisen’s statements threaten the work of Multi-Party Charter

But the Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader said John Steenhuisen’s comments had not harmed the charter

By Mandisa Nyathi
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