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Old guard: Some IFP members are pushing for Velenkosini Hlabisa to stay on as president while his detractors are calling for a change before the crucial party conference. Photo: IFP
BONGINKOSI DHLAMINI

‘Hlabisa stays. Buthelezi chose him’

Gauteng chair Bonginkosi Dhlamini says that challenging the founder’s choice for president would erode his legacy, sparking debate in the IFP

  • Sandile Motha
4 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa on the campaign trail in October 2021. (Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ANC

ANC top brass reluctant to work with the EFF

The ANC has reportedly received assurances from smaller parties about continuing existing coalitions, but its top leaders are hesitant to work with Julius Malema

  • Lizeka Tandwa
  • Paddy Harper
10 min read
With local government elections just over a month away on 1 November, the ANC is unlikely to replace newly elected Johannesburg mayor Jolidee Matongo, who died in an accident on Saturday, mere weeks after the death from Covid-19 of his predecessor Geoff Makhubo.
ANC

ANC unlikely to replace Joburg mayor Matongo before 1 Nov

A party source said the ANC in Johannesburg would most likely call on one of the mayoral committee members to stand in as mayor until the local elections

  • Lizeka Tandwa
4 min read
BONGINKOSI DHLAMINI

Task team to probe xenophobic attacks

A special task team will investigate the cause of the recent xenophobic attacks in Alexandra and elsewhere in the country, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said on Thursday.…

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read