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Newly appointed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party parliament chief whip Colleen Makhubele
COLLEEN MAKHUBELE MK PARTY

New chief whip says MK party will try to repair relationship with EFF

Colleen Makhubele said fixing the relationship was important for the wellbeing of the progressive caucus in parliament

  • Lunga Mzangwe
4 min read
Floyd Shivambu said small parties should not fight in different corners when there was already a revolutionary progressive platform. (Photo by Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ANC BY ELECTION STRATEGY

MK party calls on smaller parties to join it and topple ANC-led unity government

The Jacob Zuma-led party has targeted ward by-elections and student representative councils for growth after the 29 May elections

  • Lunga Mzangwe
7 min read
African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) member and police minister Bheki Cele. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)
2024 SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS

High-ranking ANC ministers lose seats as MK party rises in South African elections

There will be no return to parliament for Bheki Cele and Thulas Nxesi on the slimmer ANC list

  • Mandisa Makgakga
  • Lunga Mzangwe
  • Paddy Harper
8 min read
Supporters of Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe party (MK), celebrate as they win almost 46% of the vote in KwaZulu-Natal and almost 15% nationally on June 2, 2024, in KwaXimba.(Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
ANC ELECTION PERFORMANCE

KwaZulu-Natal leads voter turnout, Jacob Zuma’s MK party dominates provincial and national ballots

The province did not experience violent protests during the elections, as some analysts and residents feared, but police remain on high alert

  • Lyse Comins
3 min read