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First appearance: Former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi, EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi ,head of legal Kemi Buhari and head of human resources Linda Gxasheka in court. Photo: Supplied

Madlanga cracks down on officials

Former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi and three other high-profile officials have been arrested following evidence presented to the Madlanga Commission regarding the…

The ANC must treat its brand as a strategic risk

The ANC must evolve beyond its historical legacy, focusing on performance, integrity, and risk management to rebuild public trust. The 2024 election results signal a critical…

The Democratic Alliance.

When opposition becomes the establishment: The DA’s credibility deficit

This article critically examines the Democratic Alliance's (DA) governance, arguing that the party's practices are increasingly deviating from the constitutional virtues 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…

Assassination claims and medical certificates test Madlanga Commission

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is grappling with significant disruptions, including an alleged assassination attempt on suspended Crime Intelligence head Major-General Feroz…

Approached: John Steenhuisen, above,  said he was “quite shocked” to later discover that organisations represented by Resolve were among those calling for his removal from Cabinet. Photos: File

ActionSA dares Leon to file court papers against it

ActionSA has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to launch an investigation into Resolve Communications following allegations that the public relations firm lobbied Democratic…

President Cyril Ramaphosa wants the impeachment process suspended pending the determination of his review application. Photo: Parliament

Impeachment inquiry will go on

Parliament’s impeachment committee has decided to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to halt the impeachment proceedings over Phala Phala. Ramaphosa asked the Western Cape…

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and Nhlamulo Ndhlela fired from MK party

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has expelled <u>Duduzile Zuma-Sambhudla </u> (https://mg.co.za/tag/duduzile-zuma-sambudla-incitement-charges/)and former national spokesperson…

Steenhuisen demoted as Hill-Lewis reshuffles his cabinet 

Democratic Alliance (DA) federal leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture. Hill-Lewis, who succeeded…

Coalition Governments Blueprints

As South Africa transitions into an era of coalition governance, moving away from one-party domination, the Dutch model of consensus-based coalition government, with its emphasis…

The Constitutional Court will rule on whether parliament acted lawfully when it rejected a Section 89 panel report recommending an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal

Constitutional Court expected to make landmark Phala Phala ruling on Friday

The Constitutional Court will rule on whether parliament acted lawfully when it rejected a Section 89 panel report recommending an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril…

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. (SAPS/X)

Calls intensify for axe to fall on police chief Masemola

Mounting pressure on Ramaphosa to suspend Masemola after court appearance

Former National director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Photo:   X

MK bid to block Batohi pension tests limits of presidential power

The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in the MK Party’s urgent application to block Shamila Batohi’s pension, after hearing arguments on urgency and the…

Resolute: SACP general secretary Solly Mapaila delivers the Party message at the COSATU 40th Anniversary Rally. Photo: SACP

SACP ignores ANC pleas, presses on

The deepening rupture between the two was laid bare at the commemoration of Joe Slovo’s death

President Cyril Ramaphosa.Photo: @CyrilRamaphosa/X

Ramaphosa: National Dialogue will launch ‘a million conversations’ about SA’s problems

President Cyril Ramaphosa put a brave face on Friday to legacy foundations and opposition parties boycotting a convention to kick off a National Dialogue on how to resolve South…

Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Spinning out of control: McKenzie’s formula for disaster

SA’s sport minister is speeding towards Formula One glory — never mind the potholes, power grid or the fiscal cliff

ActionSA president
HermanMashaba
and Forum 4 Service Delivery founder, Dr. Mbahare Kekana, who is now the ActionSA deputy president, at the signing of the merger agreement on Wednesday. (X)

ActionSA forms alliance with F4SD for 2026 local government elections

Herman Mashaba has created a deputy position for Forum 4 Service Delivery founder Mbahare Johannes Kekana as part of the agreement

Solly Mapaila at the African National Congress (ANC) 112th anniversary at Mbombela Stadium on January 13,  2024. (Photo by Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

SACP set to confirm independent 2026 election bid at tripartite alliance meeting

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power

Former South African President and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party leader Jacob Zuma looks on during a press conference in Sandton, Johannesburg on August 22, 2024. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP)

Jacob Zuma lambastes hecklers at funeral of MK party supporters

The former president compared the behaviour of the members to the ANC, saying they should rather ‘face the enemy’

IFP Youth Brigade chairperson and MP, Sanele Zondo. Photo @IFP-National/X

IFP places MP Sanele Zondo on special leave after ‘missing wife’ claims domestic abuse

Simenyiwe Dlomo-Zondo made the allegations of abuse on Instagram, but Zondo has also accused his wife of ‘assaulting’ him