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ANC’s strategic calculus navigating GNU deadlock

17th April 2025

South Africa’s government of national unity (GNU) teeters on the brink of collapse over a contentious 0.5% VAT hike proposal. And senior...

Politics

ANC KZN touts coalitions, courts critics in comeback bid

17th April 2025

ANC KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Task Team Coordinator Michael Mabuyakhulu struck a conciliatory yet assertive tone during a civil society engagement in Durban on...

Business

David vs Goliath: Small developer beats Bidvest’s firm in court

16th April 2025

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has blocked an attempt by Voltex — an electrical supplier owned by corporate giant Bidvest —...

News

April Fools’ justice as JSC makes swift U-turn on judge’s probe

16th April 2025

The Judicial Services Commission (JSC) might as well have played an April Fool’s joke on Muzi Vilakati, first informing him that his...

News

SACP not bluffing about contesting elections

13th April 2025

The SACP would never be petty and threaten to contest elections just as a stunt to force the governing ANC into a...

News

‘Gatvol’ GNU partners accuse DA of fomenting anarchy

13th April 2025

Tensions within President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government of national unity (GNU) have escalated sharply, with partners voicing mounting frustrations over the DA’s governance...

Politics

ANC unveils plan to claw back support

13th April 2025

The ANC has launched an ambitious strategy to rejuvenate its grassroots structures, aiming to transform dormant branches into “activist hubs” that directly...