SCORE: B In 2024,Velenkosini Hlabisa quickly brought both structure and order to South Africa’s most dysfunctional tier of government, reading them the riot act over unpaid Eskom and water board debts. In 2025, the minister continued his progress with the department by first extending community work programme contracts for older workers in February, reversing an […]
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo urged Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to announce the election date ahead of proclamation
GBVF is now officially a national disaster, requiring all levels of government to intensify prevention, support services and long-term interventions
The leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party said more women would be deployed in positions such as mayors, deputy mayors and speakers
The Inkatha Freedom Party president said the VAT debate should not be weaponised to derail the coalition government’s primary mandate of ensuring economic stability and service delivery
The SOC will be at the high court on Thursday to oppose an application for its liquidation
SCORE: B Velenkosini Hlabisa quickly brought both structure and order to South Africa’s most dysfunctional tier of government, reading them the riot act over unpaid Eskom and water board debts. He has established an inter-ministerial committee focused on improving audit outcomes at all 257 municipalities and has intervened in a number of stalled municipal infrastructure […]
A total of 21 parties and five independents will contest the dysfunctional Limpopo council next week
The Inkatha Freedom Party says it will resolve all policy issues through the cabinet clearing house
Leader Velenkosini Hlabisa is being challenged by KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli
So who will win the fight to control the aircon in next week’s cabinet lekgotla?
The politicians are haggling over our future but we citizens created the situation and so we need to fix it
The party pulled of a show of strength in its final rally before the 29 May national and provincial elections
The Pietermaritzburg business chamber says the move would destroy the regional economy
Parties want the Democratic Alliance and the Inkatha Freedom Party to account for ‘confusing’ message to voters
John Steenhuisen and Velenkosini Hlabisa cast a line in the water to exploit the ANC’s weaknesses
Opposition parties are aiming to use the ANC’s water infrastructure failures to garner votes
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
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
Tensions over Tshwane between ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance are not expected affect the multi-party pact
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
Inkatha Freedom Party president Velenkosi Hlabisa said the party would not be distracted by the ‘desperate mischief’ of detractors
Members who petitioned for a special national council meeting have been ordered to appear before the national executive committee
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