The premier and provincial co-convenor said the party would resurrect itself in Gauteng because there was no better alternative
Vuyo Zungula insists the party will remain independent, despite its alliance with Jacob Zuma’s party
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.
The ANC said in a statement that President Cyril Ramaphosa would announce appointments to the executive ‘in the coming days’
The party said its deputy president had been taken in Cape Town on Tuesday while driving to the airport
Leader Bantu Holomisa launched the party manifesto on Saturday, also promising zero tolerance for corruption
The ATM leader says the party has been growing since playing a pivotal role in holding President Cyril Ramaphosa accountable over the Phala Phala scandal
The Patriotic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters ditch the Democratic Alliance during the election of council chairpersons
A recorded rant from ward 26 councillor Nozinzle Zaba in the Mnquma municipality has provincial secretary scrambling for assurances
This decision is despite the finance minister and the bank’s chief executive dismissing the UDM leader’s allegations as unfounded
The official opposition’s leader John Steenhuisen has called its mission to slash the ANC voter share unrealistic during a parliamentary meeting, as the party deals with financial challenges
and a fresh round of staff retrenchments
The PIC’s former boss and two executives who allegedly took ‘gifts’ from the bank to look the other way
The former PIC CEO denies allegations made by UDM leader Bantu Holomisa
Holomisa spoke to the M&G after Ramaphosa discouraged voters against giving their votes to smaller parties
Bobani’s lawyer, Danie Gouws, confirmed the Hawks raided his client’s office at the City Hall in Port Elizabeth and his residence
The United Democratic Movement’s Mongameli Bobani therefore remains mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay
Bantu Holomisa says the official opposition uses other parties to gain control and then shuns them
The crisis in the Democratic Alliance cannot solely be blamed on external factors
The DA’s control of the Nelson Mandela Bay metro may be over next week after a fallout between mayor Athol Trollip and PA councillor Marlon Daniels
The UDM asked a court to direct Nene to suspend the chief executive of the country’s biggest money manager
The municipality has avoided being placed under administration, after the fourth to pass the next year’s financial budget was finally successful
The EFF says it has made the decision on the grounds that it could bring the motion back again at another time.
Trollip sees another day as the speaker walks out on a special council meeting which could have seen the mayor’s removal
D-day: Today could be the day that Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip gets removed from his position in a vote of no confidence tabled by the EFF
In a last-ditch effort to sway the PA to vote with the opposition, the PA was offered the position of mayor on Tuesday evening
The ANC’s NEC has opted to support a mayoral candidate from one of the smaller opposition parties in the council
The EFF has filed a notice of intent to bring a motion of no confidence in Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip
Any amendment must be constitutional, which means certain principles must be adhered to
The mayor lives to fight another day as opposition scolds DA’s ‘racism’
The DA says it is "rejoicing" at the news that Jacob Zuma has resigned as president, while the United Democratic Movement says "good riddance"
In an attempt to allay frustration, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that talks with Zuma about the "transition" were ongoing.