Lines in the sand drawn and redrawn in the first five months of the GNU
Pre-existing policy tensions between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance have been the biggest stressors on Ramaphosa’s government
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Ramaphosa found resolve after losing the ANC’s majority
Negotiating a broad coalition to hold the political centre was perhaps the president’s finest political hour
News24 | DA distances itself from committee chair’s support of state agency amid alleged oxygen plant graft
The DA has distanced itself from remarks of the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure on the Independent Development Trust after the portfolio’s minister, Dean Macpherson, instituted an investigation into a tender that the IDT awarded.
News24 | ACSA asks travellers to arrive at airports an hour earlier than normal during busy festive season
During the peak travel period, international travellers should arrive at the airport three hours before their departure, instead of the usual two hours, and domestic travellers two hours instead of the usual one, Airports Company South Africa CEO Mpumi Mpofu has requested.
KZN EFF provincial secretary fires PA for attending MK Party celebration
The provincial secretary of the EFF in KwaZulu-Natal Nkululeko Ngubane, has fired his personal assistant Sphamandla Ngcobo and suspended him from the party for allegedly attending the MK Party’s first anniversary celebrations at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday.
News24 | Two EFF MPs who resigned over CR17 campaign money are back in central command team
Two EFF MPs who resigned from Parliament in 2019 after benefitting from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2017 campaign to lead the ANC have made a comeback to the party’s central command team.
News24 | ANC emerges victorious in latest by-elections in KZN and Northern Cape
The ANC has secured victory in by-elections held in the Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) said on Thursday.
ANC regains lost ground in last round of by-elections
With political parties now looking towards the 2026 local government elections, the ANC continues to show strength in by-elections, having regained a seat in KwaZulu-Natal’s Sweetwaters ward previously lost to the IFP.
News24 | ‘Era of empty state-owned buildings is ending’: 24 properties released for public proposals
In a move that Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson hopes would “attract significant investment and jobs”, his department has released 24 state-owned properties nationwide, inviting proposals on how best to use them.
News24 | 2026 municipal elections should be a ‘dress rehearsal’ for 2029 national elections – MKP
Now that the MK Party has celebrated its first anniversary and the festivities are over, head of presidency Magasela Mzobe says the year-old party will focus on claiming power over KwaZulu-Natal.
News24 | WATCH | Government extends spaza shop registration deadline
The government has extended the deadline for the registration of spaza shops and other food-handling shops to 28 February 2025.
WATCH LIVE | Dirco minister Ronald Lamola leads SA delegation to meet Mozambican counterparts
International relations and co-operation minister Ronald Lamola will lead a South African delegation of ministers during a bilateral engagement with Mozambique aimed at discussing challenges in Mozambique.
News24 | Capacity crisis: SA hit by 2 679 cybercrimes in 2 years, but cops referred only 83 to NPA
The police have investigated 2 679 cybercrime cases over two years. However, they have referred only 83 of these to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
Shivambu commends Zuma for his ‘bold’ move to start MK Party
Speaking at the MKP’s gala dinner, after their first anniversary celebration at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Shivambu applauded Zuma’s “bold” move to go against the ANC, a party he had served for decades.
News24 | UPDATE | Western Cape education department contradicts DA’s stance on BELA Act, says GOOD’s Herron
As the political quarrel about the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act continues, GOOD MPL Brett Herron says an Afrikaans-medium school will accommodate English-speaking pupils next year, similar to what the act provides.
News24 | Zuma is willing to sell his cattle to fund MK Party’s vote-rigging case
Former president Jacob Zuma, the leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, expressed a willingness to sell his cattle to support the party’s plan to challenge the Electoral Commission of South Africa in the International Court.
Ousted IFP councillor loses court bid to stop by-election to replace him
The Pietermaritzburg high court has dismissed with costs an urgent interdict by an expelled IFP councillor in Sweetwaters to halt a by-election to elect his replacement
News24 | Police paid R1.66 billion for wrongful arrests and injuries in detention over 4 years
The police paid out R1.66 billion for wrongful arrests and injuries in police custody over four years, according to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s answer to a written parliamentary question.
‘Curious scenario’: ANC, EFF lay into low turnout at MK Party’s anniversary shindig
The MK Party’s first anniversary celebration at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday has ignited a heated debate about attendance numbers.
FF Plus’s Pieter Groenewald defends the relevance of the Voortrekker vow
The leader of the Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus), minister of correctional services Pieter Groenewald, recently emphasised the enduring relevance of the Voortrekker vow, saying its symbolism remains just as significant today, 185 years after it was made.
Tributes for Nkandla ‘beacon of hope and pillar of strength’ after mayor’s death
Tributes are pouring in for the mayor of Nkandla local municipality and IFP member Mbhekiseni Biyela, who died on Monday.