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Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called on party supporters not to engage in violence as they await his sentencing. His statement comes after some vowed that “all hell will break loose” if Malema was given a custodial sentence on Thursday in the firearm case against him. On Tuesday, party supporters held a…
Political parties have argued that judges should also be subjected to lifestyle audits, saying members of the judiciary are human beings who can be influenced and who hold political views. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party and the African Transformation Movement said that the judiciary is allowed to operate without sufficient accountability, even when it gets things…
The EFF now have a role on the Gauteng Provincial Government, with oversight over the province’s finances.
he uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party said it will not support the Gauteng provincial budget, which was recently tabled by ANC finance MEC Legogang Maile. “We have written to our caucus here in Gauteng, directing it to vote against this budget,” said MK Party secretary general Sibonelo Nomvalo. The MK Party was reacting to the ANC…
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has struck a notably softer tone towards former president Jacob Zuma, describing him as a “kind old man” after Zuma visited his family home in Seshego, Polokwane, following a bereavement. “We are not ashamed of his visit,” he told party supporters at the EFF’s voter registration launch on…
Despite earlier threats to withhold support, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) ultimately backed the ANC in passing key budgets in the City of Johannesburg council on Friday. The move marks a sharp reversal from the EFF’s previous stance. The party had vowed not to support any budgets in council or in the Gauteng legislature after…
The ANC in Gauteng is increasingly flirting with the idea of working with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Gauteng provincial legislature, which could culminate in the parties working together in hung municipalities, especially Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni. This comes as fears grow that the ANC might not be able to pass the budget tabled by…
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema on Friday warned members of his party to be prepared for possible political persecution, including imprisonment, as South Africa heads towards local government elections later this year. At the start of a strategy meeting of senior EFF leaders, Malema said the elections would not be “purely domestic” and…
The police ministry has revealed that the attempted ‘national shutdown’ in 2023 cost the country R370 million in additional operational costs.
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Legislature has suspended 36 members following disorderly conduct during a motion of no confidence against Premier Thami Ntuli. Speaker Nontembeko Boyce announced the suspensions in a statement on 22 December 2025. The announcement comes after violent scenes disrupted proceedings at the legislature in Pietermaritzburg on 15 December 2025. The motion aimed to…