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ANC regional leader gives DA deadline to provide its own ‘cadre deployment’ policy
Politics
/ 28 February 2024

ANC regional leader gives DA deadline to provide its own ‘cadre deployment’ policy

The lawyers demanded that the DA give Kgosi Maepa documents on its ‘fit for purpose policy’ from September 2016 to January 2024

By Lunga Mzangwe
Ramaphosa: ANC will help bury supporters killed in bus crash
Politics
/ 28 February 2024

Ramaphosa: ANC will help bury supporters killed in bus crash

The president also assured grieving families that the government would provide assistance for those injured

By Lunga Mzangwe
IEC says elections must go on despite complaints over party registration process
Politics
/ 27 February 2024

IEC says elections must go on despite complaints over party registration process

Parties say the signature ceiling is too high for them to participate fairly

By Paddy Harper
ANC expels Mervyn Dirks for cosying up to MK party
Politics
/ 27 February 2024

ANC expels Mervyn Dirks for cosying up to MK party

Dirks is the first ANC member to be expelled for aligning himself with former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party

By Clive Ndou
Electoral commission releases timetable for poll
Politics
/ 26 February 2024

Electoral commission releases timetable for poll

Voters can inspect the roll to ensure they have been correctly registered

By Lyse Comins
It’s okay for ‘our people’ to buy beer with R350 grant, says Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 25 February 2024

It’s okay for ‘our people’ to buy beer with R350 grant, says Ramaphosa

The president said the minister of finance was consulting with social development about possibly increasing the social relief of distress grant

By Lunga Mzangwe
WRAP: Packed stadium, but little new as Ramaphosa delivers ANC election manifesto
Politics
/ 24 February 2024

WRAP: Packed stadium, but little new as Ramaphosa delivers ANC election manifesto

The party wants to tie ministerial performance contracts to implementing key manifesto items

By Paddy Harper
2.5 million job ‘opportunities’ in next five years, says Ramaphosa at ANC manifesto launch
Politics
/ 24 February 2024

2.5 million job ‘opportunities’ in next five years, says Ramaphosa at ANC manifesto launch

The governing party also said it would progressively work towards implementing a basic income support grant

By Lizeka Tandwa
Gwede Mantashe defends corruption accused Zandile Gumede’s ANC campaigning
Politics
/ 24 February 2024

Gwede Mantashe defends corruption accused Zandile Gumede’s ANC campaigning

ANC KZN chairperson Siboniso Duma also said the party would support calls for Danny Msiza, who had to step aside over the VBS Mutual Bank heist, to return to the fold

By Lunga Mzangwe and Lizeka Tandwa
ANC dodges deployment bullet
Politics
/ 23 February 2024

ANC dodges deployment bullet

No jobs, no lights, no water, but at least we have an election date in time for the ANC manifesto launch

By Paddy Harper
DA demands full ANC deployment record, threatens Mbalula with contempt charge
Politics
/ 23 February 2024

DA demands full ANC deployment record, threatens Mbalula with contempt charge

The opposition party’s lawyers say it is ‘improbable’ that no records from 2013 to 2018 exist

By Paddy Harper
Zondo urged to clarify call to spare Mbenenge suspension
Politics
/ 23 February 2024

Zondo urged to clarify call to spare Mbenenge suspension

Judges Matter has asked the chief justice whether the implications of the decision have been carefully weighed

By Emsie Ferreira
High court hands DA a humiliating defeat on cadre deployment
Politics
/ 23 February 2024

High court hands DA a humiliating defeat on cadre deployment

The opposition’s constitutional challenge on the ANC’s cadre deployment was spun out of conjecture and speculation, a full bench found

By Emsie Ferreira
Cadre records: Victory for DA, but no smoking gun yet
Politics
/ 23 February 2024

Cadre records: Victory for DA, but no smoking gun yet

ANC takes control of the cadre deployment narrative on the eve of its manifesto launch

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Court finds DA misinterpreted Zondo commission report on cadre deployment
Politics
/ 21 February 2024

Court finds DA misinterpreted Zondo commission report on cadre deployment

The Pretoria high court found no common cause that the ANC policy has resulted in corruption, maladministration and state capture

By Lizeka Tandwa
High court dismisses DA case on cadre deployment
National
/ 21 February 2024

High court dismisses DA case on cadre deployment

The Democratic Alliance wanted the deployment policy implemented by the ANC declared unconstitutional

By Lizeka Tandwa
It’s a date: Ramaphosa declares 29 May election day
Politics
/ 20 February 2024

It’s a date: Ramaphosa declares 29 May election day

The election comes at a time when the governing ANC is at its weakest since 1994

By Paddy Harper
ANC is ‘cruising to victory’, Ramaphosa tells volunteers
Politics
/ 20 February 2024

ANC is ‘cruising to victory’, Ramaphosa tells volunteers

The president said opposition parties ‘will be defeated’ in the upcoming elections

By Clive Ndou
ANC meets deadline to produce cadre deployment records
Politics
/ 19 February 2024

ANC meets deadline to produce cadre deployment records

The governing party says it will continue to implement its cadre development policy and deployment strategy

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC internal polls show Cyril Ramaphosa still more popular than party
Politics
/ 19 February 2024

ANC internal polls show Cyril Ramaphosa still more popular than party

ANC head of elections Mdumiseni Ntuli believes the president’s approval rating provides an advantageous platform for campaigning

By Lizeka Tandwa
Racism and moral superiority: The left’s latest contribution to confusion
Opinion
/ 19 February 2024

Racism and moral superiority: The left’s latest contribution to confusion

The very idea that BEE can empower most — let alone all — Africans in a capitalist country is a nonsense that ought to have been subject to instant and constant exposure by the left

By Jeff Rudin
DA slams call for probe into uMngeni municipality
Politics
/ 18 February 2024

DA slams call for probe into uMngeni municipality

Party says the call exposes ANC’s double standards when it comes to oversight and accountability

By Londiwe Xulu
DA calls for ANC top seven to be arrested for contempt of court
Politics
/ 18 February 2024

DA calls for ANC top seven to be arrested for contempt of court

A precedent has already been set by former president Jacob Zuma’s contempt of court order, opposition MP Siviwe Gwarube said

By Lunga Mzangwe
DA promises two million jobs if elected government
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

DA promises two million jobs if elected government

One of the party’s core proposals is to replace broad-based black economic empowerment, which it says has only enriched ‘a tiny, connected elite’

By Lunga Mzangwe
DA says it will speed up Eskom unbundling
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

DA says it will speed up Eskom unbundling

The party’s energy strategy is similar to that of the ANC-led government, which includes liberalising the country’s energy market

By Mandisa Nyathi
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
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