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Rule of law: Xenophobia in South Africa will undermine the country’s Africa trade expansion strategy.
AFRICA DAY

Reflecting on xenophobia in South Africa

Some of the influx into South Africa of migrants from failing African countries has been self-inflicted by the ANC government. In its long-standing foreign policy, the party has…

  • William Gumede
9 min read
DA eThekwini mayoral candidate Haniff Hoosen
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

DA asks Public Protector to probe eThekwini ‘R2 500 bag of samp’ scandal

The DA has asked Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka to investigate eThekwini’s R280 million soup kitchen programme after alleging that suppliers charged more than R2 500 for a 10kg…

  • Sandile Motha
3 min read
Former president Jacob Zuma Photo: Mlungisi Louw/Getty Images
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Zuma and Thales ordered to stop ‘Stalingrad tactics’ in arms deal trial

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ordered former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales to stop using ‘Stalingrad tactics’ to delay the long-running arms deal…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
2 min read
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi. (@mmkubayi/X)
ACTIONSA

Mmamoloko Kubayi dismisses ANC suggestion that she run for Johannesburg mayor

Sources close to Kubayi said the approach was not genuine but ‘malicious’ and meant to disrupt her

  • Lunga Mzangwe
3 min read
Embattled KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development Mbali Shinga has been thrown a lifeline after the National Freedom Party made a dramatic U-turn on her expulsion from the party. Photo: Facebook
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Mbali Shinga thrown lifeline after NFP reverses expulsion decision

The National Freedom Party has granted KwaZulu-Natal MEC Mbali Shinga an opportunity to appeal her expulsion, a move that could stabilise the fragile provincial coalition…

  • Sandile Motha
2 min read
The name of Tokyo Sexwale has emerged as a possible contender to succeed ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa. File Photo
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Tokyo Sexwale’s name enters ANC succession debate ahead of 2027 elective conference

The ANC succession debate is beginning to take shape ahead of its 2027 elective conference, with former minister Tokyo Sexwale emerging as a possible contender after a lobby…

  • Sandile Motha
3 min read
ACTIONSA

Tolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probe

The move comes amid mounting political pressure and follows ActionSA’s earlier criminal complaint, which it says the Hawks are investigating

  • Mandisa Makgakga
2 min read
James Nxumalo, a senior leader in the South African Communist Party, has been appointed coordinator of the ANC’s provincial task team.
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

ANC reshuffles KZN leadership, appoints James Nxumalo as provincial coordinator

The reconfiguration comes as the party rebuilds amid the MK Party’s growing dominance

  • Sandile Motha
3 min read
The ANC is considering legal action after a turbulent Maluti-a-Phofung council meeting in which mayor Malekula Melato was removed, amid claims of a flawed process and a leaked EFF recording.(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT

Inside the EFF Free State plot to remove Maluti-a-Phofung mayor

In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
6 min read
The Constitutional Court will rule on whether parliament acted lawfully when it rejected a Section 89 panel report recommending an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Ramaphosa to crack the whip in the Free State

The president will meet the provincial executive to discuss the state of the province’s municipalities

  • Lunga Mzangwe
1 min read
Thorny issue: Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi and Joburg mayor Dada Morero.
2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

ANC’s ‘own goals’ raise alarm

Senior ANC leaders warn that controversies over Nkabane, Morero and Lesufi could cost the party crucial support in Johannesburg

  • Mandisa Makgakga
6 min read
Water crisis: Residents of Johannesburg protest outside a Joburg Water depot against water outages that have been taking place in the city. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
2025 CITIZENS PERCEPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS SURVEY

What South Africans think of municipalities

Reports have highlighted that a significant number of elected councillors struggle with basic literacy and comprehension

  • Nyasha Mpani
6 min read
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi.
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Foot-in-Mouth Disease: How Lesufi’s populist politics costs ANC in Gauteng

Lesufi’s remark about resorting to hotel showers during water shortages was not an isolated lapse of judgment but a revealing window into this broader political environment

  • Muzi Zulu
7 min read
Collaborative governance: The government of national unity had promised stability and accelerated reform. Photo: @PresidencyZA/X
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

The hits and misses under the GNU

A year after the president’s first State of the Nation address as the leader of a coalition government, performance has been good and bad

  • Mandisa Makgakga
7 min read
The Mail & Guardian understands that mayor Dada Morero did not make it onto the list submitted to Luthuli House for interviews for the mayoral position. File photo: X
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

New deputy mayor post set to cost Joburg over R1.28 mln annually

Councillors approved a deputy mayor position for the first time in the city’s history, with 107 voting in favour

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read