Bongani Mdakane

Elections 2026

David vs Goliath: New parties and community movements deliver election upsets across South Africa

8th November 2026

The biblical story of David defeating the giant Goliath played itself out in the local government elections as smaller political parties and...

Elections 2026

DA celebrates Vaal breakthrough as Sedibeng district hangs in the balance

8th November 2026

The DA says it has broken through its traditional electoral ceiling after ward gains in Emfuleni placed control of the Sedibeng District...

Elections 2026

Power struggle begins: Coalition negotiations intensify across 126 hung municipalities

8th November 2026

Political parties are scrambling to secure power in more than 120 hung municipalities, with just two weeks to settle fierce rivalries, competing...

News

Mike ‘Nanana’ Ntombela enters South Africa’s wine industry with Take Me Home

1st November 2026

For decades, Mike Vusimuzi Ntombela was known for creating opportunities on the football field. The former Wits University and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder,...

Big Reads

MK Party chief whip defies Zuma’s orders on four MPs

1st November 2026

Jacob Zuma ordered the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) to undo a parliamentary reshuffle but his chief whip has told Parliament to...

Big Reads

Hlaudi’s ACM spreads influence across eastern Free State

1st November 2026

Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s African Content Movement (ACM) is spreading its political influence across the eastern Free State after using Maluti-a-Phofung as a springboard...

Big Reads

Mpumalanga entrepreneur grows backyard egg business into million-egg enterprise creating rural jobs

18th October 2026

At a time when millions of young South Africans are struggling to find work, Mpumalanga entrepreneur Lebo Mashigo has turned her mother’s...

Local

ANC mayoral hopeful Thanduxolo Khalipha cleared as court sets aside convictions

18th October 2026

Controversial Matjhabeng executive mayor Thanduxolo Khalipha’s political career was given a lifeline after the Bloemfontein High Court determined there was insufficient evidence...

Big Reads

MK Party leaders seek urgent meeting with Zuma over election readiness concerns

18th October 2026

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s national high command is warning that the political party needs strategic intervention at the highest level as it...

National

FF Plus targets black voters before Local Government Elections

18th October 2026

The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) has intensified efforts to broaden its appeal among black voters by fielding black councillor candidates in the...