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Zille’s effective campaign in Johannesburg
Helen Zille, the DA's mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, has launched an unconventional campaign exposing the ANC-led metro's failure to provide basic services. She has lodged a…
Liam Jacobs defects back to the DA
DA leader said the party was not interested in the politics of chaos and personality cults
Ramaphosa’s Constitutional Court dilemma
Ramaphosa’s decision to pursue a judicial review and the Constitutional Court’s call for Parliament to start an impeachment inquiry, will create tensions in the GNU
New DA KZN leader targets ANC and MKP support
Newly elected DA KZN leader Sithembiso Ngema says the party is ready to expand aggressively ahead of crucial municipal elections.
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…
The friction of dual membership will be tested at the polls
Dual membership was sustainable only while the ANC and SACP shared a single electoral vehicle. Once the SACP declared intent to contest elections independently, dual membership…
Political parties cautiously welcome Dimpane’s appointment as Masemola becomes the fourth national police commissioner to be removed
Political parties have raised concern over instability in the SAPS leadership after National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s suspension and Lieutenant General Puleng…
DA eThekwini mayoral candidate says black politicians are failing their communities
DA eThekwini mayoral candidate Haniff Hoosen has criticised black political leadership, saying it has failed residents amid service delivery crises including chronic water…
NFP expels KZN MEC for social development Mbali Shinga
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for social development has been removed from the National Freedom Party with immediate effect
Hill-Lewis is set to meet Ramaphosa on Tuesday and has not ruled out a DA cabinet reshuffle
Newly elected federal chair Solly Msimanga has been touted for a ministerial position
Malema: The future of South Africa is the EFF, ANC and MK Party
The EFF leader said the ANC should know that it would never win the elections outright in the foreseeable future
ACM leader Hlaudi Motsoeneng being lobbied for Maluti-a-Phofung mayor role
Motsoeneng says he wants to “take over properly” as coalition talks continue in the troubled Maluti-a-Phofung municipality
Fuel prices rise on Wednesday; government announces temporary relief
Petrol will rise by R3.06 a litre and diesel by up to R7.51/litre but a temporary R3/litre fuel levy relief will be in effect until 5 May
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…
Malema: ‘Zuma is a kind old man’
The EFF leader also questioned why Johannesburg residents would vote for Helen Zille, saying she is ‘old’ and ‘does not have teeth’