187 EFF leader Julius Malema defended his party’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, insisting neither the DA’s Helen Zille nor ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba could be compared to her, while accusing…
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Herman Mashaba Backs Vuka Azania, urges Black South Africans to Fund It
163 ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has thrown his support behind the newly launched Vuka Azania movement, calling on Black South Africans to organise themselves, fund institutions that advance their interests and take…
DA tells ANC to accept Emfuleni defeat as party challenges by-election result
159 The Democratic Alliance (DA) has dismissed the ANC’s decision to challenge the outcome of the Emfuleni Ward 28 by-election in the electoral court, saying the governing party should accept that voters…
Mbalula says Ramaphosa has ‘credible case’, accuses opposition of distorting impeachment ruling
173 ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says president Cyril Ramaphosa is advancing a ‘credible case’ in his challenge to the Section 89 process, while cautioning that Parliament’s impeachment inquiry has merely been paused…
MK Party tells Mzwanele Manyi to stop unauthorised media interviews as Zuma restructures leadership
172 The uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s (MKP) Member of Parliament Mzwanele Manyi has been instructed to stop conducting unauthorised media interviews on behalf of the party following complaints that he had spoken to…
Zuma dissolves MK Party’s Presidential Task Team, establishes new Strategic Presidential Team
188 President Jacob Zuma has established a new Strategic Presidential Team (SPT), replacing the MK Party’s Presidential Task Team (PTT) with immediate effect in a move aimed at strengthening the party’s leadership…
JSC recommends Ramaphosa suspend Mbenenge ahead of impeachment process
198 The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has unanimously recommended that President Cyril Ramaphosa suspend Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge after finding him guilty of gross misconduct. The recommendation paves the way…
Hamba!: Ramaphosa accepts Andrea Johnson’s resignation
190 President Cyril Ramaphosa has accepted the immediate resignation of Independent Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Adv Andrea Johnson, bringing an abrupt end to her tenure amid mounting pressure following her testimony…
Why BOSA Expelled Me From Party-Ayanda Allie
157 Former Build One South Africa (BOSA) Gauteng MPL Ayanda Allie, BOSA, Build One South Africa, Mmusi Maimane, Gauteng Legislature, Gauteng MPL, South African politics, Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, Party levies, Constituency funding has…
Zungula heads to ConCourt to challenge Ramaphosa impeachment interdict
158 African Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyo Zungula has turned to the Constitutional Court in an attempt to overturn the Western Cape High Court’s ruling that temporarily halted Parliament’s impeachment hearings involving…