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Ousted MKP secretary-general blames his downfall on internal detractors

Ousted MK Party secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo has accused a rogue internal faction, including former mayor Zandile Gumede, of manufacturing fake intelligence reports to…

Voting in Johannesburg. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

A – Z Guide to the 2026 local government elections

As millions of South Africans prepare to vote, here is your complete A–Z guide to navigating the local government elections, ballot allocations, and IEC voting logistics.

President Cyril Ramaphosa & Helen Zille. Image: Supplied

Post election ANC-DA coalition likely

As the ANC and DA prepare to battle for Johannesburg and Cape Town in the local government elections, analysts suggest a post-election coalition between the two major parties…

Beyond the ballot: SA’s local elections are a test of governing competence

Beyond election promises to fix broken services, the real challenge for South Africa's incoming municipal councils lies in administrative competence, infrastructure maintenance,…

ANC’s last throw of the dice

Facing turbulent campaigns, internal divisions and surging rival parties, the ANC braces for crucial municipal elections that could see its support drop further into the mid-30s…

The faithful: The older generations who vote for the ANC deserve a party that remembers what it promised. Photo: Supplied

ANC owes believers a better ending

A deeply personal reflection on how an older generation's unwavering loyalty to the ANC, rooted in the struggle against apartheid, clashes with the governing party's contemporary…

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Ad hoc committee at loggerheads over Mchunu’s alleged links to cartels

Parliament's ad hoc committee is divided along party lines over suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu's decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team and his alleged…

ANC’s Dada Morero

Battle for Joburg heats up

Johannesburg's mayoral race is heating up as political veterans and rising contenders clash over solutions for failing infrastructure, service delivery, and coalition control…

Axed: Jacob Zuma has suspended his deputy and the party’s parliamentary leader John Hlophe

Zuma dumps Hlophe, appoints son Duduzane as MK Party's first deputy president

Former President Jacob Zuma has reshuffled the leadership of the MK Party, appointing his son Duduzane Zuma as the first deputy president. This move sees the removal of Jabulani…

Johnson admits misleading parliament

Head of the Independent Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) Andrea Johnson has conceded that her office received a complaint from National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams,…

ActionSA, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the uMkhonto weSizwe party (MKP) joined the group March on March in a march through central Durban on 26 March 2026. Photo: Action SA

South Africa’s migration crisis: hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil

For decades, Black South Africans and African foreign nationals have built communities together, a historical reality that challenges narratives of inherent xenophobia. However,…

Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm, Phala Phala. (Leon Sadiki)

Opposition parties oppose Ramaphosa's bid to halt the Phala Phala impeachment process

President Cyril Ramaphosa's application to halt Parliament's Section 89 impeachment process over the Phala Phala farm scandal is facing opposition from the MK Party, the Economic…

Zuma, a Gupta, and a diplomat walk into a temple In Haridwar 

Former President Jacob Zuma was seen with Ajay Gupta at a temple in Haridwar, India, calling Gupta his "brother and friend." This controversial meeting has ignited a political…

30 June demonstrations conclude relatively peacefully

Anti-illegal immigration demonstrations across South Africa, including Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town, proceeded largely peacefully, despite fears of violence. A…

MK Party MP Shongwe hints at Khan-Idac cabal in SAPS

MK Party MP Vusi Shongwe has told the Madlanga Commission that suspended deputy head of Crime Intelligence Feroz Khan allegedly offered him business opportunities to dissuade him…

President Cyril Ramaphosa wants the impeachment process suspended pending the determination of his review application. Photo: Parliament

Impeachment inquiry will go on

Parliament’s impeachment committee has decided to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to halt the impeachment proceedings over Phala Phala. Ramaphosa asked the Western Cape…