Author: Mawande AmaShabalala

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How MKP exodus to Floyd Shivambu’s Mayibuye threatens Jacob Zuma’s party

The Jacob Zuma-led MKP has been rocked by an exodus of leaders and members who are joining Floyd Shivambu’s Mayibuye Consultation Process. The latest high-profile... Read more.
Court deals blow to Thabo Mbeki's bid to intervene in court case
Politics

Thabo Mbeki Foundation and others slam state for ‘hijacking’ National Dialogue

Legacy foundations of stalwarts, including those of ANC veterans such as the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, have pulled out of the National Dialogue Preparatory Task Team... Read more.
Mbalula warns SACP against contesting local polls
Politics

Fikile Mbalula: There’s no leftist party in SA, not even Jacob Zuma’s MKP

ANC administration chief Fikile Mbalula has declared that the decision of the SACP to contest elections independently is a massive blow to politics of the left in... Read more.
Politics

ANALYSIS| Is this weakest ANC NEC, or Cyril Ramaphosa’s one-man show?

So, the ANC’s highest decision-making body, the national executive committee (NEC), met over the weekend for four days spanning Friday to Monday evening. And as... Read more.
MK Party's bid at ConCourt fails
Politics

‘Senzo Mchunu may be promoted like Gwede Mantashe’ — Dali Mpofu SC

Advocate Dali Mpofu has dismissed the argument that President Cyril Ramaphosa did not dismiss troubled Police Minister Senzo Mchunu because the allegations against... Read more.
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Pretoria firm on diplomacy as US moves to sanction ANC politicians, impose tariffs

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) is insistent on diplomacy after the US House Foreign Affairs Committee resolved to send to the... Read more.
Ramaphosa to address the nation on Sunday
Politics

ANALYSIS| Why Nobuhle Nkabane was fired, Senzo Mchunu sparred

President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally pulled the trigger by firing blabbermouth, suicide bomber, and now former Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle... Read more.
Politics

Luvo Makasi breaks silence: ‘I wasn’t involved in Seta panel scandal’

Businessman Luvo Makasi has come out to distance himself from the Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta) panel scandal that cost now former Minister of Higher... Read more.