Mawande AmaShabalala

Politics

Parties warn IEC against doing ‘favours’ for ANC regarding list submissions

2nd September 2026

Political parties have cautioned the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) from succumbing to pressure to do the African National Congress (ANC)...

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ANC member asks high court to block IEC from accepting party list

1st September 2026

An ANC member from the Western Cape has approached the Cape Town High Court in an urgent bid to stop the Electoral...

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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma gearing up for legal battle against Fikile Mbalula

26th August 2026

ANC veteran and NEC member Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has apologised to her colleague, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola, for linking...

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ANC candidates chaos lands at Fikile Mbalula’s office as backlash escalates

25th August 2026

The ANC’s already troubled councillor candidate selection process in the Eastern Cape is facing fresh legal scrutiny, with party member Lwazi Rotya...

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The ANC’s matricless councilor candidates headache

25th August 2026

The ambitious ANC electoral committee has succumbed under pressure of multitudes of successful candidates for councilors for the ANC who do not...

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Prince Ndamase dumps ANC for UDM as Holomisa bolsters election offensive

25th August 2026

The United Democratic Movement (UDM) has landed a prominent political recruit ahead of the November 4 local government elections, with seasoned government...

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ANC’s metro mayor deadlock exposes rift between national and regional leadership

23rd August 2026

The ANC’s top seven leaders have hit a deadlock over the selection of party mayoral candidates, with Johannesburg and Tshwane emerging as...

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Unions blast austerity ploy to ‘hollow out public service for business to take over’

20th August 2026

The South African government, chiefly the National Treasury, has come under heavy attack for advancing budget cuts that are hollowing out the...

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‘I won’t meet dishonest Cyril Ramaphosa one-on-one’ – Solly Mapaila

19th August 2026

South African Communist Party (SACP) general secretary Solly Mapaila has launched one of his strongest attacks yet on ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa,...

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NSFAS crisis: R3bn for ‘missing middle’ students ‘redirected’

18th August 2026

More than 40,000 students whose families are too poor to afford tertiary education but too rich for full funding by the National...