521 Analyst Theo Neethling says politics was Steenhuisen’s identity for two decades, leaving him with nowhere left to climb in party. For more than two decades, John Steenhuisen’s career followed a single…
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‘Practise what you preach’: Joburg councillors owe R2m but city won’t name them
173 City Power slams Alexandra councillors for unpaid bills while urging residents to pay, as staff and councillor debt hits R74.2 million. City of Joburg councillors owe R2 million in total on…
Malema rallies behind Zuma’s daughter after MK expulsion
164 The MK party on Thursday, expelled Zuma-Sambudla and its former national spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela. EFF leader Julius Malema has lent his support to former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter after she was…
ANC Eastern Cape branch leaderless as court declares task team invalid
182 Aggrieved ANC members successfully challenged the appointment of an interim leadership structure, arguing it violated the party’s constitution. Another devastating legal blow was dealt to the ANC and its secretary-general, Fikile…
MK Party June 30 protest: Zuma’s daughter expelled
225 The MK Party says its members will take part in the June 30 protest linked to the March and March campaign against undocumented migration. The party also used a Thursday briefing…
MK party expels Zuma-Sambudla and Ndhlela with immediate effect
178 MK Party expelled Zuma-Sambudla and Ndhlela, saying social media posts and unauthorised briefings undermined party unity. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has expelled member of parliament Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and its former…
MK Party expels Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and former spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndlela
171 The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has expelled former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, and former party spokesperson Nhlamulo Mdhlela with immediate effect, accusing them of conduct that undermined organisational unity,…
ANC Suffers Major Court Defeat as Eastern Cape Task Team Is Scrapped
172 By Khaza MathebulaThe ANC’s headquarters at Luthuli House has suffered another courtroom defeat in the ongoing battle over leadership structures in the Eastern Cape. The Makhanda High Court has overturned the…
DA reshuffles GNU Cabinet with Steenhuisen demoted and deployed
179 DA leader announces Aucamp for agriculture, Maynier for forestry, Steenhuisen as trade deputy and Bloom as water and sanitation deputy. The demotion and redeployment of John Steenhuisen was not the only…
Steenhuisen demotion was months in planning, says DA insiders
199Hill-Lewis praises export gains, but insiders say FMD crisis and arrogant leadership style prompted move to trade deputy role. John Steenhuisen’s removal as minister of agriculture may have been decided months before…