
ANC to discipline Malusi Gigaba and Senzo Mchunu over public criticism
The party has warned the two senior members against making ‘opportunistic’ remarks that undermine its unity, after both criticised its leadership and direction
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The party has warned the two senior members against making ‘opportunistic’ remarks that undermine its unity, after both criticised its leadership and direction

At the 2022 conference, the ANC Greater Johannesburg region heavyweight vied with Morero for the chairperson position and lost by 10 votes

The Human Rights Commission has given the sport, arts and culture minister until 20 August to respond to old social media posts allegedly containing racial slurs

Ahead of the 2026 local government elections, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced Cilliers Brink as its Tshwane mayoral candidate. Brink served as mayor of the city for 18 months before he was removed in a motion of no confidence in September last year, which saw ActionSA’s Nasiphi Moya take over the position. Brink had […]

The DA claims it was proven right to boycott the dialogue after Deputy President Paul Mashatile instructed ministers to attend the convention virtually
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Jacob Zuma’s daughter has argued that the charges against her are motivated by the current regime ‘settling political scores’ with her father
Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, is hosting a media briefing on Thursday.
The DA is demanding that South African National Defence Force (SANDF) chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, be court martialled for utterances made during a visit to Tehran, Iran.
The FF Plus announced on Tuesday that it would not attend the “ANC’s planned National Convention” scheduled to start on Friday. The National Convention is meant to lay the groundwork for the larger National Dialogue.

The former speaker suggested there were no differences in how the party she has left and Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe were being run

Several prominent foundations have withdrawn from the national dialogue citing poor planning and questionable spending

The party alleged that fired secretary general Floyd Shivambu, who has now been expelled from MK, had left with a R28 million debt
A week before the first event of the National Dialogue, the legacy foundations, touted to play a key role in the initiative, announced that they would not participate on 15 August and that they withdraw from the preparatory task team.

The city faces grant cuts unless a credible recovery plan is submitted, as tensions grow in the governing coalition

Loyiso Masuku is gaining ground ahead of the ANC’s Johannesburg regional conference where the two will vie for the chairperson position

The communist party has rejected overtures from its alliance partner and will contest the 2026 local government elections independently

There are concerns that the decision will weaken the ANC in future elections
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The ANC secretary general said the party would not compromise on policies like black economic empowerment which have attracted the wrath of Washington

The suspended Patriotic Alliance deputy president had previously vowed that the EFF leader would not get a cent from him and that he would not apologise

The MK spokesperson maintained there was a coordinated attack against him and the daughter of the party’s president