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Al Jama-ah’s Gwamanda withdraws motion against Johannesburg mayor Morero
Sources said Gwamanda had brought the motion out of anger after being dropped as a member of the mayoral committee
Mchunu says detective services, crime intelligence are priorities
MPs challenged him on skewed spending, saying the poor suffered while billions went to protecting politicians This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get…
National Assembly appoints impeached John Hlophe to Judicial Service Commission
The Democratic Alliance objected but the ANC accepted his nomination on the basis that no law or rule of parliament barred him from serving on the JSC
Ramaphosa may make space in cabinet for smaller parties
The Democratic Alliance has yet to say whether it will accept the president’s offer of six cabinet portfolios.
Ten parties have now signed on to unity government, but stalemate remains over cabinet
The ANC said in a statement that President Cyril Ramaphosa would announce appointments to the executive ‘in the coming days’
UDM pays R10 000 ransom for ‘kidnapped’ deputy president
The party said its deputy president had been taken in Cape Town on Tuesday while driving to the airport
Holomisa to stand as UDM Eastern Cape premier candidate
UDM founder appears ready to hand over control of the party
IEC says elections must go on despite complaints over party registration process
Parties say the signature ceiling is too high for them to participate fairly
Department of Public Enterprises
State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper
More parties than paper as election campaign gets going
The time for sod-turning and ribbon-cutting is nearly upon us
Malema faces his first big challenge
Growth in next year’s election will kill off any threat to the EFF president’s hold on the party
Gordhan files for leave to appeal load-shedding ruling
The minister argues the ruling compelling him to keep the lights on at hospitals, schools and police station is vague and impossible to implement
Load-shedding: our leaders go for the Pontius Pilate approach
Our shameless president and ministers went to court to deny responsibility for the power crisis proving that the people no longer come first
EXPLAINER: Musical chairs in the City of Johannesburg
At the 2021 local government elections, neither of the two biggest parties got a mandate to govern alone in Johannesburg
ANC coalition debate expected to be the next proxy in factional battle
National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement