There were none of the usual tantrums, bravado and insults when the cabinet held its first lekgotla
The party is leaving the talking up to its former chair and legal adviser, Dali Mpofu
At the same briefing, the uMkhonto weSizwe party’s John Hlophe said the government of national unity would not last
It could be an opportunity for new Economic Freedom Fighters leaders to emerge, but this depends on whether Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu are charged
Zwane quit his post because he could not balance work for the party and his business
Cleaning up the city and improving governance are also among immediate priorities
Despite the ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters and the minority parties being in government together in the city, the Red Berets voted against a R2.5 billion loan proposed by the coalition
Influential committee posts are shared among the members of the province’s governing coalition
Key security cluster ministries are dominated by the president’s allies in the ANC
The president has made plain his impatience to lock down a deal and name his new executive
The Democratic Alliance has yet to say whether it will accept the president’s offer of six cabinet portfolios.
Step-aside be damned; instead it’s a quickstep up to parliament for Zizi Kodwa and others
Negotiations have involved who will get what, and how many portfolios, in the new cabinet
It’s too early to judge how this parliament will perform, but the notion that 2024 will be a refresh for our politics must surely be declared stillborn
The ANC economic transformation head also said the opposition did not understand the ‘basics’ of the process to appoint directors general
The Red Berets are trying to convince the ANC to keep their local government arrangements intact
Historically, the party has appointed its provincial chairpersons as premiers
The party’s failure to provide evidence of election fraud suggests it went to court with the aim of ‘inflaming the passions of the public’, the commission argues
ANC mayoral candidate Cyril Xaba has already replaced Mxolisi Kaunda as a councillor
The former judge, who was impeached in relation to a bid to influence a case involving Jacob Zuma, said the party’s priority would be the nationalisation of land
The article shows ignorance about liberalism, its supporters and what it has done for this country and the rest of the world
The opposition party has rejected the ANC’s offer of six ministerial positions in the government of national unity
It is not clear whether the ANC will vote with its government of national unity partners
The president made the plea after being inaugurated for a second term on Wednesday at the Union Buildings
The uMkhonto weSizwe party’s policies are on the extreme right while the confused Economic Freedom Fighters are best described as authoritarian populism
We need to find new and better ways to talk about our society
The loss of an outright majority for the ANC should not be considered a panacea which promises to alleviate all our political and economic woes
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 responsibility is on party leaders to move beyond their ideological positions and find each other — swiftly — and deliver on the mandate they received from their voters.
The party’s national executive committee will decide who it will partner with – and how – on Thursday
The defiant leader says the EFF would prefer to form a coalition with the ANC than anyone else