Motsepe leads the pack in new poll
If his camp put a serious campaign behind the numbers, no other ANC candidate would stand a chance, says the Social Research Foundation
Politics
ANC in QwaQwa allegedly organised “township thugs” armed with knives to disrupt mayor’s removal
A councillor said police had to be brought in to stop the disruptions
MK Party to oppose Gauteng provincial budget over ANC snub
The MK Party says it will oppose the Gauteng provincial budget after the ANC snubbed its requests on KwaZulu-Natal, while the EFF also withholds support over the insourcing of security staff
MK bid to block Batohi pension tests limits of presidential power
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in the MK Party’s urgent application to block Shamila Batohi’s pension, after hearing arguments on urgency and the legality of withholding state-funded benefits
News24 | UPDATE | Former judge John Hlophe returns as MK Party’s parliamentary leader
Former Western Cape High Court Judge John Hlophe has made a sensational return to the MK Party’s leadership fold.
ANC deputy chief whip Nobuhle Nkabane found guilty of gross misconduct by misleading parliament
The ANC recently appointed Nkabane as its deputy chief whip in the National Assembly
News24 | WATCH | ActionSA’s James files intimidation case against PA’s McKenzie
ActionSA MP Dereleen James opened an intimidation case against Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader and sports, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie at the Central Police Station in Cape Town on Tuesday.
War over positions in Zuma’s party
Party members decry being sidelined by opposition party defectors
MK Party reinstates John Hlophe as deputy president and parliamentary leader
Hlophe returns to MK leadership roles months after suspension linked to caucus dispute
News24 | Foreign policy spat breaks out as FF Plus and ANC clash over US relations
The Freedom Front Plus, part of the government of national unity (GNU), says South Africa may have overplayed its hand by summoning US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell over his remarks about the song Kill the Boer.
News24 | Zuma fires MK Party’s 7th SG, appoints allies ahead of municipal polls
MK Party president Jacob Zuma has fired secretary-general Bongani Mncwango barely seven months after his appointment.
ANC weighs up wooing the DA in Gauteng
Party internal sources say the DA is not fishing in the same pond with them and that the other parties are contesting its base
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Mmusi Maimane on the DA’s ‘toxic’ politics and why the N2 wall won’t work
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
News24 | UPDATE | ACDP launches bid to remove Nelson Mandela Bay mayor
The ACDP has filed a motion of no confidence in under-pressure Nelson Mandela Bay Metro ANC Mayor Babalwa Lobishe.
News24 | WATCH | ActionSA seeks mandatory minimum sentences for corruption in ‘zero-tolerance’ bill
ActionSA announced its Zero-Tolerance Corruption Bill on Thursday, the second of its anti-corruption reform agenda, which the party says will “end the culture of consequence-free looting”.
News24 | ANC appoints axed former minister Nkabane as deputy chief whip in Parliament
The ANC has appointed Nobuhle Nkabane as its deputy chief whip in Parliament. She replaces party veteran Doris Mpapane after the latter was elected as chairperson of the newly-constituted portfolio committee on the Presidency.
News24 | ‘Insult to the indigent’: Mbalula orders ANC’s Bernice Swarts to stop bread campaign
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has sharply rebuked his comrade, national executive committee member Bernice Swarts, over her actions on the campaign trail.
News24 | ANC eyes reconciliation as Mokonyane hints at talks with Cope after Lekota’s passing
ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane has not ruled out the possibility of getting into talks with Cope leaders to try and bring them back into the fold.
News24 | UPDATE | US ambassador backtracks on ‘Kill the Boer’ comment, now respects SA court ruling
US Ambassador to South Africa Brent Bozell has backtracked on his comments that he does not “care” about the South African court ruling that “Kill the Boer” is not hate speech, saying now that he respects the finding.
News24 | IEC announces voter registration weekend for local elections
The IEC will hold a voter registration weekend for the local government elections on 20 and 21 June.
Mideast war: Treasury rallies to cushion blow
As Iranian conflict rattles oil markets and raises economic risks for South Africa, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is building a scenario plan to assess the implications for the country