Politics

Removing Joburg’s Dada Morero a risky move, analyst says

The ANC’s Johannesburg region continues to be a theatre of power struggles, with the latest episode being the decision by the regional executive committee...

War on crime as army troops deployment kicks into gear

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have heeded President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for the government to...

ANC Limpopo factions seal unity deal ahead of showdown

Two dominant factions within the ANC in Limpopo have reached a political compromise that is expected to result in a unity leadership slate being...

Rival PAC factions plan parallel Sharpeville events on March 21

A looming clash between rival factions of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is set to cast a shadow over this year’s commemoration of the...

ANC bigwig Bernice Swarts apologises for ‘one family, one loaf’ gaffe

ANC national executive committee member and women's league stalwart Bernice Swarts has penned an open letter imploring South Africans to understand that her controversial...

ActionSA courts former MKP Mpumalanga leader Mary Phadi

ActionSA has opened talks with former MK Party Mpumalanga leader Mary Phadi as it bolsters its ranks ahead of the local government elections. Phadi, who...

Lekota hailed as funeral unites political adversaries

The final send-off of late former Congress of the People (Cope) co-founder Mosiuoa Lekota brought together figures from the political spectrum who gathered in...

ANC lines up committee chair reshuffle in National Assembly

In a week marked by the controversial promotion of former higher education minister Nobuhle Nkabane to the position of ANC deputy chief whip in...

MEC Lebogang Maile presents R549bn Gauteng budget amid fiscal pressures

The Gauteng government will spend R549.3-billion over the next three years for competing priorities with most of the money going to health, education and...

President Cyril Ramaphosa extends Madlanga commission of inquiry term

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the Madlanga commission of inquiry's term of office. Ramaphosa made the announcement in a media statement released on Monday, March...