169 The ANC faces difficult coalition negotiations following its poor performance in South Africa’s 2026 local government elections, while ActionSA is pushing back against Helen Zille becoming Johannesburg’s next mayor. The election…
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ANC loses outright majority in Polokwane as opposition parties gain ground
216 The African National Congress (ANC) has lost its outright majority in the Polokwane Municipality after suffering a significant decline in support in the 2026 Local Government Elections. The ruling party secured…
Zuma appoints national team to lead MK Party coalition talks
161 *Media:* none supplied *Editor instructions:* none (no bracketed lines; no follow-ups after article) — Zuma appoints national team to lead MK Party coalition talks By Ngwako Malatji Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)…
Malema concedes defeat, calls on left to unite against DA
155 EFF president Julius Malema has conceded defeat in Wednesday’s municipal elections, while calling on the ANC, MK Party and SACP to come together against the DA. Speaking at the national Results…
Malema to question credibility of IEC results at national ROC as EFF trails
203 EFF president Julius Malema will address the media on Saturday at the national Results Operations Centre (ROC), where he is expected to question the credibility of the Electoral Commission of South…
Bheki Mtolo: ANC may ‘permanently exit’ politics by 2029
177 Former ANC KwaZulu-Natal secretary Bheki Mtolo has warned that the ANC could permanently exit South Africa’s political space in 2029. The ANC has slumped to third place in the province. Mtolo,…
Shivambu: let the leading parties govern, we will not play childish coalition games
226 Let the parties that won lead — that was the position of Afrika Mayibuye President Floyd Shivambu at the national Results Operations Centre (ROC) on Friday, where he vowed his movement…
Mapaila says no automatic deal for ANC as SACP claims maiden breakthrough
222 The South African Communist Party (SACP) will not hand the ANC automatic support in hung councils, General Secretary Solly Mapaila warned on Friday, insisting that any coalition after its maiden independent…
ATM trails SACP at home, but won’t sign any coalition on a handshake
200 As hung councils pile up across the country, ATM parliamentary leader Vuyo Zungula has staked out a firm position: the party will not enter any coalition on a handshake — even…
Kwankwa: ANC a ‘dying party mutilating itself’
173 United Democratic Movement (UDM) deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa has described the ANC as a dying party that is “mutilating itself”. He said the UDM would not interrupt the ANC’s decline by…