Politics
ANC coalition plans thrown into disarray as mayoral hopefuls fail to...
Now that the ANC’s plan to deploy its shortlisted mayoral candidates into political management teams has collapsed after they failed to enter several Gauteng...
Council of the Left pushes ‘people-first’ coalition agenda for hung municipalities
A people-centred council gives poor residents the same urgency it gives businesses when they come to city hall with a problem.
That is how a...
ANC divided over IEC election results as Lesufi blocks push for...
Pressure mounted ahead of the ANC’s special national executive committee (NEC) meeting this week, placing complaints about Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) processes...
ANC’s anti-DA coalition stance risks undermining its own rules
The ANC appears to be singing one tune in public and another behind closed doors, with most members of its national executive committee (NEC)...
ANC rejects blanket DA coalition deal, adopts ‘tactical flexibility’ for hung...
The ANC NEC this week endorsed a view that the party remains central to deciding who governs South Africa’s hung municipalities despite its sharp...
Tshwarelo eseng Mogakane | Political dowry wars turn coalition talks into...
Ululations! Ululations! Ululations! The uncles have been dispatched. The cattle have been counted. The envelopes are ready. But the political makoti is proving difficult...
Council of the Left tells ANC, ‘Ditch your right-wing partners’ and...
The Council of the Left has warned the African National Congress (ANC) to abandon alliances with right-wing parties if it wants support in hung...
Thokozile Zambane | Local government’s real test begins after votes...
As the dust settles on local government elections, the political noise will inevitably fade, replaced by the sobering reality of municipal balance sheets, ageing...
FF Plus targets Gayton McKenzie after Tatjana Smith’s defection to Netherlands
The Freedom Front Plus has opened a parliamentary front against Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie over swimming champion Tatjana Smith.
The party accuses McKenzie of evading...
Mathews Phosa sounds alarm as ANC vote share crashes to record...
Veteran ANC stalwart Dr Mathews Phosa has delivered a blistering critique of his party’s governance failures, warning that its historic collapse in last week’s...
