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Momentum: This week MK Party president Jacob Zuma intensified the party’s campaign in the province, meeting traditional leaders and addressing public rallies. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

‘Pay up or go’: MK MPLs face Zuma’s final warning

MK Party President Jacob Zuma and treasurer general Brian Molefe have issued a seven-day ultimatum to KwaZulu-Natal MPLs to settle unpaid party levies or face automatic dismissal…

Axed: Jacob Zuma has suspended his deputy and the party’s parliamentary leader John Hlophe

Zuma dumps Hlophe, appoints son Duduzane as MK Party's first deputy president

Former President Jacob Zuma has reshuffled the leadership of the MK Party, appointing his son Duduzane Zuma as the first deputy president. This move sees the removal of Jabulani…

The MK party has removed Mzwanele Manyi as its chief whip in the National Assembly, less than a year after his appointment.

EXCLUSIVE: Speak only when authorised, MK party warns Mzwanele Manyi to desist from engaging with the media

The newly established Strategic Presidential Team of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has cautioned its MP, Mzwanele Manyi, against engaging with the media without prior…

Former president Jacob Zuma at the uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party rally at Orlando Stadium in Soweto. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

EXCLUSIVE: Zuma takes control of MK Party finances after revoking signing powers  of bank signatories

uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party president Jacob Zuma has taken charge of the party's finances, revoking all signing authority from officials, including the treasurer-general and…

Zuma, a Gupta, and a diplomat walk into a temple In Haridwar 

Former President Jacob Zuma was seen with Ajay Gupta at a temple in Haridwar, India, calling Gupta his "brother and friend." This controversial meeting has ignited a political…

‘My father is a chess player and a very smart man’ – Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, maintains she will not leave the uMkhonto weSizwe Party despite her expulsion, citing a lack of proper…

Public commentary:  Many analysts are preferred by some media houses because they are dependable in their framing regardless of the issue under discussion, the analytical trajectory is often remarkably similar. Screen shot courtesy of SABC

Political analysts and the dearth of sound public discourse

Whenever a major political development occurs, audiences are often presented with a familiar cast of commentators. A relatively small group of commentators often appears across…

The general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), Irvin Jim, was candid in claiming that he did not view the MK Party as a socialist-oriented party.

The Left that is not left at all

The general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), Irvin Jim, was candid in claiming that he did not view the MK Party as a socialist-oriented…

Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi allegedly demanded money from the employees and threatened to fire them if they did not pay it into her bank account or hand over cash.

MK chief whip granted R30 000 in fraud case

In October, when the ‘M&G’ first released the story that Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi had been allegedly soliciting 50% to 60% of staff salaries, claiming it was meant for Zuma, she…

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. (@MbalulaFikile/X)

Mbalula warns ANC veterans against public criticism

Secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has warned senior ANC veterans, including Thabo Mbeki, against publicly criticising the party, while defending the ANC’s record during Jacob…

Floyd Shivambu welcomes  Papa Penny to the Afrika Mayibuye Movement (Mayibuye). (Floyd Shivambu/X)

Penny Penny joins Mayibuye as party gears up for local polls

The Xitsonga musician resigned as an uMkhonto weSizwe Party MP on Friday, citing internal conflict before joining Afrika Mayibuye Movement

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has axed Nhlamulo Ndhlela as its national spokesperson and MP with immediate effect, appointing the former editor of ‘The Star’, Sifiso Mahlangu, as his replacement. Photo: X

MK Party axes Nhlamulo Ndhlela as spokesperson and MP

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has axed Nhlamulo Ndhlela as its national spokesperson and MP with immediate effect, appointing the former editor of ‘The Star’, Sifiso Mahlangu, as…

Former president Jacob Zuma Photo: Mlungisi Louw/Getty Images

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…

‘Convicted politicians’ cannot tell Ramaphosa to resign, Malatji says

ANC Youth League president Collen Malatji defends Cyril Ramaphosa, attacking Julius Malema and Jacob Zuma over calls for his resignation after the Phala Phala ruling

D-Day for Ramaphosa

The case in the apex court concerns an application by the EFF and the ATM after parliament rejected a Section 89 panel report that found a prima facie case requiring further…