Budgets and policy positions look set to be political footballs when support is needed to pass tabled legislature motions
ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli said more consultation was needed before the legislature elected representatives to the commission
Sifiso Maseko has been appointed as the interim secretary general
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
He is turning to politics months after he was impeached by the legislature for trying to influence judges in Jacob Zuma’s favour
Ntuli said the IFP tried to talk to the ‘chaotic’ uMkhonto we Sizwe party but was stood up
Building a leftist party to contest future elections will require exorcising existing organisations of their Stalinism — or creating something from a much smaller base
Party insiders say it is now up to their negotiators to muster the numbers ahead of the vote on Friday
Parliament can proceed to elect the president without the party’s 58 MPs present
As coalition discussions intensify, the party could end up making significant policy concessions to navigate South Africa’s uncertain future
Populist parties have made considerable gains in the wake of the government’s insecurity-inducing economic policies
Fikile Mbalula said the party would not be bullied, and would engage sensibly in the best interests of the people
The former president’s lawyers accused Jabulani Khumalo’s legal representatives of abusing court processes
The ANC secretary general should join the ‘Takalani Sesame’ cast and leave politics
Saturday’s spectacle was a shameful episode for which we all bear responsibility
The clock started ticking once the electoral commission declared the final result of the vote on Sunday night
The big takeaway from this election is less about the weaknesses of the ruling party and more about its enduring strength
The former president said those within his MK party who wished to be part of its national executive committee, would not become ministers
The provincial secretary said the people of the Eastern Cape had rejected Zuma and his new MK party ahead of the elections
The ANC secretary general said that despite ‘challenges’ voters should stick with their ANC ‘home’
The former Gauteng premier said the ANC, not Jacob Zuma, was the true custodian of the uMkhonto weSizwe brand
Jabulani Khumalo has suspended Zuma for expelling him and taking over the leadership of the party
The ANC secretary general said the provinces most affected by the manipulation were Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, the North West and Gauteng
The ANC veteran has been ordered to attend the hearing at Luthuli House
The treasury has not allocated additional resources to the court to deal with the likely increase in workload relating to the 2024 election
The political strategy of the socialist shack dwellers’ movement is grounded in two decades of activism against oppression and for land
The large socialist shack dwellers’ movement, in its bid to oust the ANC, may face the prospect of the Economic Freedom Fighters going into a coalition with the uMkhonto weSizwe party in KwaZulu-Natal
The court agreed that it had no jurisdiction in the matter; it belonged before the electoral court and no other forum
If the ANC takes a hammering in the elections, we face the dangerous prospect of being led by authoritarian and corrupt leaders like Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema
This will be seen as another blow to the ANC’s prospects of regaining its majority
Zuma says he can again be president because he did not serve two full terms
As South Africa approaches the 29 May national and provincial elections, the narrative has shifted from load-shedding to a crisis that hits even closer to home: water.
Plus, Mapisa-Nqakula in the dock.