Stampede in councillor hopefuls as unemployment soars
Only one in 14 of the more than 140 000 people who have successfully applied to become councillors after the November 4 municipal polls will make the cut. This,... Read more.
Parties warn IEC against doing ‘favours’ for ANC regarding list submissions
Political parties have cautioned the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) from succumbing to pressure to do the African National Congress (ANC) “favours”,... Read more.
ANC member asks high court to block IEC from accepting party list
An ANC member from the Western Cape has approached the Cape Town High Court in an urgent bid to stop the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) from recognising... Read more.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma gearing up for legal battle against Fikile Mbalula
ANC veteran and NEC member Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has apologised to her colleague, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola, for linking... Read more.
ANC candidates chaos lands at Fikile Mbalula’s office as backlash escalates
The ANC’s already troubled councillor candidate selection process in the Eastern Cape is facing fresh legal scrutiny, with party member Lwazi Rotya threatening... Read more.
The ANC’s matricless councilor candidates headache
The ambitious ANC electoral committee has succumbed under pressure of multitudes of successful candidates for councilors for the ANC who do not have matric. And... Read more.
Prince Ndamase dumps ANC for UDM as Holomisa bolsters election offensive
The United Democratic Movement (UDM) has landed a prominent political recruit ahead of the November 4 local government elections, with seasoned government communicator... Read more.
ANC’s metro mayor deadlock exposes rift between national and regional leadership
The ANC’s top seven leaders have hit a deadlock over the selection of party mayoral candidates, with Johannesburg and Tshwane emerging as the biggest obstacles... Read more.
Unions blast austerity ploy to ‘hollow out public service for business to take over’
The South African government, chiefly the National Treasury, has come under heavy attack for advancing budget cuts that are hollowing out the public service. This... Read more.
‘I won’t meet dishonest Cyril Ramaphosa one-on-one’ – Solly Mapaila
South African Communist Party (SACP) general secretary Solly Mapaila has launched one of his strongest attacks yet on ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing him... Read more.
