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ANC secretary Fikile Mbalula has sent a stern warning to senior party members, including former president Thabo Mbeki, urging them to refrain from publicly criticising the current leadership and to allow the administration space to govern “just as they were allowed to lead”. Mbeki has publicly criticised the ANC over how it handled President Cyril…
Xitsonga musician and former MP Papa Penny has joined the Afrika Mayibuye Movement (Mayibuye), saying the party offered him a platform to better serve communities in Limpopo. Speaking at a media briefing, Penny — whose real name is Gezani Erik Nkovani — said he was “going home” by joining the movement led by Floyd Shivambu….
As the Constitutional Court delivers its judgment on the Phala Phala matter today, political parties are preparing for a ruling that could determine whether parliament must revisit its decision to block an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa. The case before the apex court concerns an application by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the…
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader, Jacob Zuma, says he plans to engage ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa in a bid to end what he described as a growing dispute over the legacy of liberation struggle figures. Speaking on Monday at his party’s second anniversary commemoration of anti-apartheid activist Solomon Mahlangu in Mamelodi, Zuma accused the ANC…
Ousted former uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) secretary general Dr Bongani Mncwango has joined the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The party confirmed the move on Wednesday during a media briefing in Durban. IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa said the former MK Party leader brought a wealth of experience to the IFP amid the party’s growth trajectory. …
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…
A corrupt deal that has remained unresolved may be part of the reason South Africa only has enough oil reserves for 2 weeks.
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…
Threats of violence and deepening factional tensions have engulfed former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, with members warning of clashes over positions they say are owed to them after financially backing the party’s rise. Speaking to the Mail & Guardian this week, party activist and traditional healer Andile Dlamini and other disgruntled members…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has unveiled a tongue-in-cheek billboard depicting Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi taking a shower in a hotel amid the water crisis affecting parts of the province. The billboard is a dig at how Lesufi recently faced a backlash after saying he was just as affected as ordinary residents by the…