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Newly elected DA KZN leader Sithembiso Ngema
ANC

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.

  • Sandile Motha
3 min read
The front-runners for the provincial leadership are understood to be Sithembiso Ngema and Mzamo Billy (above)
COALITION POLITICS SOUTH AFRICA

DA leadership contest in KZN pits Ngema against Billy before 2026 polls

The Democratic Alliance is set to elect new leadership in KwaZulu-Natal this weekend, in a closely watched provincial congress that will shape the party’s strategy before the…

  • Sandile Motha
3 min read
DA eThekwini mayoral candidate Haniff Hoosen. (@DeanMcpherson/X)
CHRIS PAPPAS

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…

  • Sandile Motha
2 min read
Zuma’s desire to remain an ANC member can’t be going down all that well in the MK party, especially in the Kingdom, its stronghold and the source of its national political presence. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
ANC DEFECTIONS

A lit Christmas at Nxamalala awaits

The state capture squad are all back on the public payroll, so there’s plenty to celebrate

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
IFP president and Cogta minister Velenkosini Hlabisa. (Des Erasmus/M&G)
ANC IFP POWER SHARING

Interventions into embattled eThekwini metro are on track, says new Cogta minister Hlabisa

Velenkosini Hlabisa also said he would personally scrutinise the reports issued by the intervention teams, and that consequence management would be implemented if needed

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read