Author: Mawande AmaShabalala

Mathabatha step-aside letter meeting
Politics

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula meets Stan Mathabatha over step-aside letter

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula was scheduled to meet with ANC Limpopo provincial chairperson Stan Mathabatha on Wednesday. Mathabatha has since stepped aside... Read more.
Lucky Montana blasts the GNU arrangement
Politics

Lucky Montana blasts Floyd Shivambu: ‘MKP not a Jacob Zuma family stokvel’

Umkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) MP and former government functionary Lucky Montana has expressed his displeasure at his “brother” Floyd Shivambu’s characterisation... Read more.
Columns

ANALYSIS | A case for ANC early conferences in Limpopo, Eastern Cape

Limpopo and Eastern Cape, the two provinces where the ANC enjoys the biggest electoral support, are due for their provincial conferences in mid-2026. But with political... Read more.
News, Politics

ANC stigma a turnoff to potential donors – Gwen Ramokgopa

ANC treasurer-general Dr Gwen Ramokgopa has expressed concern that the stigma against the ANC has made potential donors sceptical about dipping into their pockets... Read more.
Ramaphosa special operation
News, Politics

ANALYSIS| Growing mutiny against Cyril Ramaphosa, the beginning of the end?

There has been a growing political mutiny against ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa in a manner that suggests that this is the beginning of the end of him as head of... Read more.
ATM warns Gcaleka to act or else
Politics

ATM sounds alarm bells amid public protector’s failure to act on Senzo Mchunu

The ATM parliamentary leader, Vuyo Zungula, is fuming after initiating a complaint against troubled Police Minister Senzo Mchunu with the public protector. This... Read more.
News

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.