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Mbali Shinga thrown lifeline after NFP reverses expulsion decision
The National Freedom Party has granted KwaZulu-Natal MEC Mbali Shinga an opportunity to appeal her expulsion, a move that could stabilise the fragile provincial coalition…
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…
ANC reshuffles KZN leadership, appoints James Nxumalo as provincial coordinator
The reconfiguration comes as the party rebuilds amid the MK Party’s growing dominance
Mbali Shinga vows to stay on as KZN MEC despite National Freedom Party disciplinary process
The NFP’s disciplinary action against Shinga could have major implications for the balance of power in the provincial government
‘A state of nothingness address’
Even before his speech on Thursday, many opposition parties had already given the president a ‘fail’
Zuma reshuffles MK leadership, Brian Molefe replaces Mpiyakhe Limba as treasurer general
Molefe is currently out on R50 000 bail on charges of fraud, corruption and contraventions of the Public Finance Management Act and the Companies Act linked to his tenure at…
Opposition questions Mothibi appointment as NPA head, expressing concerns over process and independence
The uMkhonto weSizwe party called on the incoming national director of public prosecutions to immediately act against Hangwani Maumela when he steps into office
Ramaphosa warns that SACP decision to run solo on elections could risk ANC votes
At a Joe Slovo commemoration, Ramaphosa warned the communist party that going it alone would be a historic mistake and undermine the broader liberation alliance
SA 2025: Scenic route from G20 to NGC
This was the year that was — South Africa’s chequered 2025, a year that ends not with resolution, but with reckoning
Motion against KZN premier Thami Ntuli fails in vote marred by violence
A scuffle broke out when MK party members rejected the results, prompting the proceedings to be adjourned
ANC admits to feeling heat from MK, EFF, ActionSA, PA and DA
The party says its decline has been worsened by communication failures, while opponents dominate social media with sharp messaging and emotional appeal
Men trapped in Ukraine war promised MKP jobs
MK party says it knows nothing about the ill-fated Russian trip involving 17 South Africans
Zuma, MKP and the ‘looted’ R70m
The MPs have written to Zuma and Yengeni to demand a forensic investigation of the missing millions
What South Africa’s progressives can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City
The ANC is no longer, by default, a people’s movement, much like the Democratic Party in the United States. It is not, however, irredeemable
ANC, DA in ugly war over ‘nonsense’ BEE bill
The fallout is the latest threat to the fragile government of national unity that has frequently come to the brink of collapse over policy clashes between its two largest parties