Violence monitor Mary de Haas months ago called for an investigation into the allegedly exorbitant spending on and by the team
It will also try to ease dealings with its partners in the government of national unity (GNU), in particular the DA, ahead of local government election campaigning
He also said Jacob Zuma was a ‘counter-revolutionary’ who ‘sold his people for nothing’
The former president’s lawyers say Tony Yengeni is being “persecuted” for representing Zuma at his disciplinary hearing
Jacob Zuma is vibing Black Jesus as the year comes to a close
The SACP, EFF and uMkhonto weSizwe party are all looking at potential new alliances
The South African Communist Party says it will not backtrack on its decision to contest alone in the 2026 local government elections
If the original uMkhonto weSizwe had been launched on 16 July and not 16 December, we would all be on holiday
The SACP is asking important questions of itself but, like the other parties busy with political activities this week — and those threatening to walk out of the government of national unity — it should also be asking itself what material benefit its decisions will bring to those it will be asking to vote for the party come the 2026 local government elections
The party is also set to discuss whether to ‘donate’ its votes to the ANC after the poll
The ANC has put off the decision on how it will intervene in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal until next month
The parties have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance
The civic organisation says the ANC’s relationship with itself, labour federation Cosatu and the South African Communist Party is ‘fake’
The SACP appears ready to embrace undemocratic centralism in its
search for a new alliance partner
Strains are evident, but a cabinet ‘clearing house’ will offer the unity government a way of dealing with disputes
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will chair the dispute resolution committee
The South African Communist Party leader continues his tirade against alliance partner ANC for bringing the Democratic Alliance into the unity government
In his resignation letter he expressed his concerns about the party’s political direction, saying he no longer felt comfortable with it
Gwarube did not attend the signing ceremony due to concerns regarding the legislation
The uMkhonto weSizwe party leadership is ‘not aware’ of any plan for Zuma to say goodbye to his former comrade
John Steenhuisen’s appointment of Roman Cabanac is a bro too far.
Fikile Mbalula said differing views about unity government members were fine, but ‘personal attacks and labelling’ were not
The South African Communist Party says the alliance secretariat has met once or twice in two years
The uMkhonto weSizwe party’s policies are on the extreme right while the confused Economic Freedom Fighters are best described as authoritarian populism
The Democratic Alliance says the president must stick to the letter of the coalition pact and divide cabinet posts among parties in line with the number of seats in parliament
The meeting will take place on Monday night on the energy state of disaster as as anticipation builds over a cabinet reshuffle
Ruling party’s alliance partners unhappy with the lack of action taken to improve the lives of workers and other South Africans
But backing the president is a useless strategy if the left can’t pull together, be open new ideas and find a way to get in tune with the majority
Despite being disillusioned with their ally in government, the SACP and the labour federation are unlikely to leave the tripartite alliance
Cosatu, Numsa, Abahlali baseMjondolo and SACP can bring a pro-worker movement
Will the South African Communist Party and the labour federation ever leave the ANC or are rumblings just hot air?
He died 19 years ago but his influence on shaping the political landscape of KwaZulu-Natal lives on