Hill-Lewis and the DA’s non-race
Hill-Lewis remains the overwhelming favourite to replace John Steenhuisen as DA federal leader but Dyanase’s candidacy has turned the race into a debate over internal democracy
Politics
Mbali Shinga vows to stay on as KZN MEC despite National Freedom Party disciplinary process
The NFP’s disciplinary action against Shinga could have major implications for the balance of power in the provincial government
News24 | Zim councils told to stock up on Mnangagwa’s ‘puff piece’ biography
The Zimbabwean government has directed local authorities to buy paperback copies of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s biography for distribution in communities and schools countrywide.
ACM leader Hlaudi Motsoeneng being lobbied for Maluti-a-Phofung mayor role
Motsoeneng says he wants to “take over properly” as coalition talks continue in the troubled Maluti-a-Phofung municipality
News24 | Schreiber unveils ‘most fundamental’ overhaul of SA immigration system
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has hailed the revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection as the “most fundamental reform” of South Africa’s citizenship and immigration frameworks.
‘Judges are not above scrutiny’: MK Party and ATM push for lifestyle audits
The political parties are calling for judges to undergo lifestyle audits, citing accountability concerns, judicial overreach and the delayed Phala Phala judgment
News24 | Succession fight turns ANC into ‘laughing stock’, Stella Ndabeni tells Eastern Cape leaders
Amid a bitter succession battle in the Eastern Cape, Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni has begged ANC leaders to unite, cautioning that their divisions are making the party a “laughing stock”.
News24 | Judges Parker and Makhubele granted extensions for impeachment submissions
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development granted an extension of one month to the two judges to submit written representations on why they shouldn’t be removed from the bench.
News24 | UPDATE | EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga is new Gauteng finance MEC as Lesufi shuffles executive council
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has reshuffled his executive council, introducing significant changes, including the appointment of the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as the new finance MEC.
News24 | This is how much it will cost parties and candidates to contest local government elections
The Electoral Commission of South Africa has invited all political parties, independent candidates and voters to comment on the proposed deposit amount for the upcoming local government elections.
News24 | ANC in talks with EFF to rope Dunga into Lesufi’s cabinet
EFF provincial chairperson Nkululeko Dunga is expected to join Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s cabinet as an MEC, according to a source close to the developments.
News24 | FMD outbreaks continue to climb as Agriculture Department focuses on containment
As foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks continue to rise, the Department of Agriculture’s strategy is on containment, rather than eradicating.
News24 | Court dismisses urgent Joburg ANC election dispute, cites failure to follow party processes
An attempt to have the December election of Loyiso Masuku as the ANC Greater Johannesburg region chairperson overturned has fallen flat after the Gauteng High Court struck the matter off the court roll.
News24 | ANC Eastern Cape escalates conference impasse to Luthuli House
The ANC Eastern Cape leadership has confirmed that it will take its impasse over the conference to the party’s national leadership no later than Monday.
News24 | Mashaba unveils former MKP leader Mary Phadi as ActionSA’s campaign manager in Mpumalanga
ActionSA announced that former MK Party head in Mpumalanga, Mary Phadi, had joined the party as its provincial campaign manager.
News24 | Ngcukayitobi resigns as ANC Eastern Cape secretary
ANC Eastern Cape secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi has resigned.
News24 | Ramathuba becomes second-ever ANC woman chair in Limpopo, Ndlovu re-elected in Mpumalanga
Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba has become the ANC’s second-ever woman provincial chairperson in the history of the party, following in the footsteps of the late Edna Molewa, who was elected chairperson in the North West in 2004.
Inside the EFF Free State plot to remove Maluti-a-Phofung mayor
In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that councillors must come to council even if they were sick
Anxiety in DA over loss of cabinet perks
A source said the ministers viewed deployment in government as their new life and they are too comfortable with the benefits
‘Hlabisa stays. Buthelezi chose him’
Gauteng chair Bonginkosi Dhlamini says that challenging the founder’s choice for president would erode his legacy, sparking debate in the IFP
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