Politics

Helen Zille warns of race-based politics as election looms

Democratic Alliance federal council chair Helen Zille has warned that South Africa’s next election could be defined by political fragmentation and rising race-based campaigning. Addressing...

John Steenhuisen bows out as DA leader, hails party’s journey from...

John Steenhuisen has bid farewell as federal leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), closing a chapter in which he says the party transformed itself...

Injustice Across the Atlantic: Ghana’s diaspora returnees welcome UN resolution on...

A growing number of people from the African diaspora are returning to Ghana to reconnect with their ancestral roots, and several people are celebrating...

‘Cyril Ramaphosa security head bribed Phala Phala suspects to keep quiet’:...

An explosive report by the police watchdog has found that the head of security to President Cyril Ramaphosa used bribes to silence suspects linked...

War of words as Mpumalanga ANCWL factions wrestle over court outcome

A court order dismissing the urgency of an ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) legal battle in Mpumalanga has detonated a fresh political storm, with rival...

‘Give me a chance’: pleads underdog Sibusiso Dyonase as he takes...

The race to lead the Democratic Alliance is set to dominate this weekend’s federal congress, with a mix of seasoned heavyweights and lesser-known challengers...

Chief justice Mandisa Maya assures Julius Malema Phala Phala judgment is...

Chief justice Mandisa Maya has moved to ease mounting political pressure over the Constitutional Court's delayed Phala Phala judgment, assuring EFF leader Julius Malema...

Tonny Rachoene appointed ANC Limpopo spin doctor

Limpopo MEC for Public Works, Roads, and Infrastructure, Tonny Rachoene, has been appointed as the provincial spokesperson of the ANC in Limpopo. The appointment has...

Breaking | Bongani Mncwango switches from MK Party to IFP ahead...

Former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party secretary-general Bongani Mncwango has joined the IFP, marking a significant political shift ahead of the upcoming local government elections. On...

EFF outraged as city pays suspended manager over R5.8m salary

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has accused the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality of wasting R5.8-million on a suspended city manager, Noxolo Nqwazi. EFF spokesperson...