Umkhonto Wesizwe
latest news & developmentsFormer MK leader Mncwango joins IFP as party eyes key municipal takeovers
The IFP gains a seasoned administrator as Dr Bongani Mncwango joins the party, signaling growth ambitions and strengthened leadership before the local elections
EXCLUSIVE: Ekurhuleni’s Xhakaza set to reshuffle mayoral committee amid ANC, EFF tension
The Economic Freedom Fighters will be accommodated in the reshuffled committee, sources said
Zille goes all in for Joburg top job
The Democratic Alliance federal chair declined to commit to a time frame within which she planned to fix the city’s problems if elected mayor
Zille tops DA internal polling for Johannesburg mayor candidate
The party’s federal chairperson is the internal favourite for the post but its Gauteng leader denied the existence of divisive factions
Sasol bombs: ‘It was like an earthquake’
This is an edited extract from Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim, which tells the story of the MK’s Special Operations Unit
Mchunu: Murmers of a cabinet reshuffle
Parties have called for the president to take action regarding allegations against the police minister
Beware the strongman: People are being walked into the dark
When strongmen with nationalistic and populist tendencies begin to dominate politics, we should be worried.
Who is our opposition anyway?
South Africans have, in recent years, looked beyond the ANC in hope of finding new voices capable of holding the line on spending and corruption. Instead, what they have received…
‘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
Political parties say postponing the budget tabling renders parliament useless
The parties accused parliament of failing its constitutional duties after the delay, caused by divisions in the unity government over a proposed VAT hike
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi resigns from EFF
His departure follows verbal attacks from Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema
Politics will continue to play out in courts in 2025
From parliament’s rejection of the Phala Phala report to the president’s signing of the NHI Act, the courts are again due to pronounce on consequential political acts
EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi resigns from parliament
His resignation follows mounting speculation about his future in the party, particularly after he skipped its third elective conference in December
Ferrari vs Conquest: Only Mbalula, not provincial leaders, can speak publicly on provincial structure disbandment
The secretary general said the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal cannot keep up with the uMkhonto weSizwe party
IT expert faces dismissal, death threats over role in MK party election challenge
Vusi Mhlongo has been charged with bringing the Moses Kotane Research Institute into disrepute