DA says it will speed up Eskom unbundling
/ 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

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

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

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

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

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Ramaphosa shows appetite for uphill election battle in Sona debate
/ 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

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

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

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

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DA opens corruption case against Deputy President Paul Mashatile
/ 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

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Concourt denies ANC leave to appeal cadre deployment order
/ 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

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

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Headache for ANC over 97 members implicated in state capture
/ 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

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

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New poll suggests EFF could topple DA as official opposition
/ 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

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