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KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli.  Photo: Mbuso Kunene

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

KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli.  Photo: Mbuso Kunene

KwaZulu-Natal coalition in jeopardy as MK party motion tests relations between ANC and IFP

Jacob Zuma’s party has submitted a motion of no confidence against premier Thamsanqa Ntuli of the Inkatha Freedom Party

Five ANC councillors in the Impendle local municipality abstained during a vote of no confidence against mayor Buyisani Mlaba. (GCIS)

ANC cracks whip on errant councillors in troubled KwaZulu-Natal municipality

Five ANC councillors in the Impendle local municipality abstained during a vote of no confidence against mayor Buyisani Mlaba, resulting in his ousting by the IFP and EFF

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson answers questions during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, in Downing Street on November 5, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

UK PM braced for Tory no-confidence vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed defiance on Monday ahead of a no-confidence vote among Conservative MPs, after dozens rebelled over a string of scandals that have…

Accountable: The home affairs spokesperson has defended Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize

Letters to the editor: August 21 to 25 2017

Readers write in about Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize and accountability, and the ANC constitution

Raila Odinga after being sworn in as the people’s president.

War of attrition against President ‘Zupta’ is in full swing

The fact that the motion was defeated by only a 21 vote margin is unprecedented.

Minister Malusi Gigaba described the Gupta family as ‘strangers’ when he first attended the infamous Sun City wedding in 2013.

Zuma vote: How many ANC MPs broke ranks?

As few as 31 or as many as 40 "rebel" African National Congress MPs may have voted for the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma.

Absolute poverty has decreased in South Africa

This is the process of the vote of #NoConfidence

Parliament has set out the process in a statement released on Tuesday.

A Burundian woman is treated for malaria.

Zuma no confidence vote: The ANC is the loser, whatever happens

Even if President Zuma wins the no confidence vote, the consequences for the ruling ANC are dire.

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has accused opposition parties of turning too quickly to the courts to resolve parliamentary issues.

In or out, Jacob Zuma remains a problem

Even a secret vote to oust Zuma may scupper ANC careers and opposition hopes for power

“You know why [they are critical]

EFF threatens Baleka Mbete with court action if she rejects secret ballot

Zuma’s eighth motion of no confidence comes amid intensified calls from within the ANC for him to step down from leadership.

Zuma’s fate as head of state will be sealed when the ANC’s national executive committee meets in Cape Town on Wednesday.

‘Bring it on,’ says Jackson Mthembu on no-confidence motion

The ANC chief whip says the party is also not worried about the possibility of the motion being conducted by secret ballot.

Who has an alarm clock these days?

ConCourt to hear UDM’s secret ballot bid on May 15

The party argues that since the president is elected secretly, a vote of no confidence should be conducted in a similar manner.

President Jacob Zuma says a policy overhaul is essential because black South Africans directly own just 10% of the top 100 companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Happy birthday, Mr President: A ‘gift’ of rolling mass action from his opponents

Opposition parties have declared Wednesday a ‘national day of action’, marking the start of efforts to unseat Jacob Zuma.

Sometimes transparency must give way to democratic secrecy

By denying the freedom of the secret ballot in Parliament, the ANC has shown how weak its grip on power really is, says Mario GR Oriano-Ambrosini.

Canada’s government toppled, elections in May

Canada’s opposition defeated Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s minority government in a no-confidence vote on Friday.