Mawande Amashabalala

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LISTEN: Leaked call reveals Mkhwanazi wanted musician who insulted him ‘taught a lesson’

8th November 2026

A recording obtained by Sunday World reveals the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, discussing possible criminal charges against a musician who...

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...

Politics

Momentum builds for ANC to dump DA after municipal elections

1st November 2026

The anti-DA wave is growing in the ANC before the municipal polls on Wednesday, with most leaders saying the former liberation movement...

Big Reads

WATCH | Mike Shingange explains why Cosatu chose both ANC and SACP

25th October 2026

Cosatu has refused to choose between the ANC and the SACP, with its new president warning that picking a side would have...

Big Reads

ANC dragged to court as creditor demands R40m from IEC allocations

18th October 2026

An election campaign service provider wants the Johannesburg High Court to urgently compel the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to redirect...

Big Reads

Rebellion in the Eastern Cape: Fikile Mbalula’s command tested

11th October 2026

ANC members heckled three national working committee (NWC) leaders in New Brighton in the Eastern Cape this week, demanding that secretary-general Fikile...

Politics

Lungisa, Mbalula fight over list removal intensifies

4th October 2026

The simmering feud between ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and national executive committee (NEC) member Andile Lungisa has escalated, with both men trading...

Politics

Koko demands his Masemola moment

4th October 2026

Former Eskom executive Matshela Koko has jumped onto the Madlanga commission bandwagon against disgraced ex-Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) boss Adv Andrea...

Big Reads

Zulu King’s royal tantrum: Demands president’s subservience

4th October 2026

AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s demand to be treated as the president’s equal — or his superior — has plunged his relationship with...

Big Reads

Ramaphosa warns anti-Mbalula plotters: ‘Stand down or face discipline’

27th September 2026

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has sternly cautioned ANC leaders against using the councillor candidates’ submission saga to place the political spotlight on...