Parties want the Democratic Alliance and the Inkatha Freedom Party to account for ‘confusing’ message to voters
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John Steenhuisen and Velenkosini Hlabisa cast a line in the water to exploit the ANC’s weaknesses
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Opposition parties are aiming to use the ANC’s water infrastructure failures to garner votes
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Many if not most South Africans welcome the decline of electoral support for the ANC. But the alarming reality is that the alternatives could be far worse
The party is also aiming for gains in two provinces, says president on the eve of its manifesto launch
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The party wants to avoid an internal contest derailing its aim to win back KwaZulu-Natal
Inkatha Freedom Party founder Mangosuthu Buthelezi will remain the face of the party’s election campaign
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Tensions over Tshwane between ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance are not expected affect the multi-party pact
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The IFP’s president said he is watching out for detractors in the party who are calling for him to leave the province for parliament
Ramaphosa said that the IFP leader had helped end the violence which had gripped the country ahead of the 1994 polls.
Leadership tension and a coalition backlash are the first hurdles the party faces
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen also called for parties to support its motion to dissolve the Johannesburg council
Youth brigade says the deal contradicts the IFP’s position on coalitions
There have been no walkouts or temper tantrums as opposition parties bury the hatchet
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Inkatha Freedom Party president Velenkosi Hlabisa said the party would not be distracted by the ‘desperate mischief’ of detractors
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Members who petitioned for a special national council meeting have been ordered to appear before the national executive committee
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The KwaZulu-Natal education department has delayed handing over tender documents to the Special Investigating Unit
The provincial education department has delayed handing over tender documents to the SIU since February
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The EFF demanded the mayorship of uMhlathuze in return for giving the IFP the mayorship of Mogale City as part of a multiple party agreement with the ANC
eThekwini metro and KwaDukuza municipality are likely to face similar challenges as the Msunduzi municipality
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IFP president emeritus is isolating at home
Those haggling over the keys to Durban city hall can’t smell the shit in the harbour
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is understood to have been part of talks that swung the agreement, which is a ‘governance plan’ rather than a coalition
The party wants to use 2021 as a platform to vote the ANC out in 2024
The new president wants to expand support beyond KwaZulu-Natal
The new leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party. Respect. The ‘royal couple’. Did anyone warn them about xenophobia?
The IFP’s presidential hopeful says he is tasked with preserving Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s legacy
The party’s veteran leader has backed an outsider to succeed him, sparking possible dissension
Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s reign as the leader of the IFP has finally ended
After more than four decades at the helm of the IFP, Buthelezi announced that he would be stepping down at the party’s next elective conference