Politics
Snuki Zikalala questions Dlamini-Zuma’s intentions with vote-buying claims
Former minister and African Union (AU) chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s claims of vote-buying at African National Congress (ANC) conferences have rattled the party’s Veterans’ League,...
SA-China ties must open doors for youth, women – Steve Letsike
South Africa cannot afford international partnerships that look good on paper but fail to put jobs, skills and opportunities in the hands of its...
Taung mayor faces growing revolt over contested ANC candidacy
By Bongani Mdakane
Communities in Taung in the North West have rejected Mayor Itumeleng Maribe’s bid to stand as an ANC ward councillor, sparking a...
‘Shongwe called me a criminal’ — Cameron fires back
By Bongani Mdakane
DA MP and chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on police, Ian Cameron, has hit back at MK Party leader Thulani Shongwe, accusing...
The paper trail behind the R60m Prasa security probe
By Setumo Stone
The R60-million Prasa subcontracting allegations now under police investigation arose from a wider Central Line recovery programme aimed at reopening one of...
MKP’s Baloyi, Shongwe, Mavundla for mayors
By Bongani Mdakane
The MK Party is set to reveal its mayoral candidates in Ekurhuleni, eThekwini and Johannesburg next week on Wednesday, with the party’s...
Mokgosi’s power play in reshuffle saves Reds eader
By Setumo Stone
North West SACP leader Madoda Sambatha allegedly survived Premier Lazarus Mokgosi’s cabinet reshuffle after an ANC horse-trading proposal to remove another MEC...
SACP election gamble divides party’s ranks
By Mawande AmaShabalala and Queenin Masuabi
The SACP’s decision to contest the ANC in the November municipal elections has run into a leadership crisis, with...
Zambia resumes vote counting after election officials attacked
The Electoral Commission of Zambia said on Friday it had resumed the counting of votes in presidential and parliamentary elections after an earlier suspension...
Zambia suspends vote count due to violence after presidential poll
By Chris Mfula LUSAKA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The Electoral Commission of Zambia on Friday suspended vote-counting the day after presidential and parliamentary elections due to reports of ballot paper
