Provincial Government
latest news & developmentsPlan to remove defiant KZN MEC for social development set in motion
The process to remove KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Mbali Shinga is underway following a Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling upholding her expulsion from the National…
EFF wins Gauteng war over ANC
Nkululeko Dunga is back in the provincial executive after the ANC agreed to an EFF MEC post, marking a major step in coalition politics before the 2026 elections
ActionSA and DA both woo ANC as Tshwane coalition talks reach impasse
ActionSA has ruled out future coalition agreements with the Democratic Alliance.
ANC North West chairperson Nono Maloyi denies running provincial government ‘from the comfort of his home’
Critics have accused Maloyi of creating two power centres in the province, potentially weakening the ANC’s position in legislature
MK Party walks out as KwaZulu-Natal Legislature elects committee chairs
Influential committee posts are shared among the members of the province’s governing coalition
Limpopo farmers forecast crop shortages after cold front, black frost
Farmers want Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen to visit areas in the province where potato and tomato crops, in particular, have been hit
How to resolve SA’s political accountability crisis
Citizens suffer when the state is not held to account and directly electing MPs and members of the provincial legislature could solve this.
Locked up or lazy? Local and provincial representatives are nowhere to be seen
Oversight is crucial, and more so during a state of disaster, yet the Parliament seems to prefer deferring this function until the Covid-19 crisis is over
EDITORIAL: State’s empty-headed PR
When journalists send questions to government spokespersons, they do not do so because they are bored and have nothing to do
David Makhura is Gauteng’s new premier
ANC provincial secretary David Makhura will take over as the premier of Gauteng rather than Ntombi Mekgwe – as was widely expected.
Knives out in Eastern Cape ANC
The ANC’s biggest province, the Eastern Cape, will be the first to elect new provincial leaders since the 2007 Polokwane conference.
Province takes on minister
Alleged political instability may require intervention at a higher level. Mmanaledi Mataboge reports .
Zille appoints Western Cape Cabinet
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille on Friday named 10 appointees to her provincial Cabinet, including one from the Independent Democrats.
Provinces vs Luthuli House
ANC headquarters have been accused of fiddling the party’s electoral list for Mpumalanga in order to elbow out party chairperson David DD Mabuza.
Free State govt takes over two municipalities
The Free State provincial government has taken control of the struggling Xhariep and Mohokare municipalities in the southern parts of the province.