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Not qualified: Former minister Nobuhle Nkabane appointed Asanda Luwaca (above), without qualifications. Photos: Supplied
ANC

MPs demand action over irregularly appointed National Skills Authority chair

Asanda Luwaca was appointed by disgraced former minister of higher education and training Nobuhle Nkabane without having the right qualifications

  • Aarti Bhana
4 min read
The MK party has removed Mzwanele Manyi as its chief whip in the National Assembly, less than a year after his appointment.
ANC

‘Incompetent’ Mzwanele Manyi faces MK party revolt

Some members believe the chief whip is out of his depth, which has left the EFF’s Julius Malema dominating as the voice of the opposition

  • Lunga Mzangwe
8 min read
In KwaZulu-Natal, the votes of next week’s by-election will be a test of whether the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party is able to consolidate — at local government level — the electoral gains made on 29 May, when it took 45% of the vote in the province. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
BARNABAS XULU

Electoral court to hear MK party’s election challenge on 29 July

The IEC set a hearing date despite the party’s bid to temporarily withdraw the case

  • Emsie Ferreira
4 min read