The EFF’s refusal to enter into coalitions with the ANC or DA will give it extraordinary power in local government, but could slow down decision-making, political analysts say. “It will get the two bigger parties to do the dirty work for it, effectively getting to do what governments do without[…]
In an unexpected development, rival councillors from the DA and the ANC have jumped into bed in the Kannaland municipality, seemingly without the knowledge of their political leadership, opting to vote out controversial Icosa leader, Jeffrey Donson and keep his party out of power. The odde alliance comes despite the[…]
OPINION by Howard Feldman Some years ago I suffered a complex trauma. The events shook me deeply and brought into sharp focus the priorities in my life. It became unnervingly clear that the role I was playing in pursuing my goals was incongruous with the value system I thought I[…]
The African National Congress (ANC) extended its best wishes to Fidel Castro on his 90th birthday on Saturday. “Comrade Castro is a longstanding supporter and friend of the ANC and the South African people‚ and remains a global icon for his commitment to the internationalism and solidarity of the nations[…]
The local government election results should serve as a warning to the African National Congress and its alliance partners to listen, Cosatu said on Friday. “This was a final warning shot to the movement. We must listen, the people they are saying the movement must rid itself of factionalism and[…]
While the ANC is not crying foul about the results of last week’s local government elections, it wanted a better understanding of why things turned out the way they did, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday. The party would discuss the proportional representation system during its NEC meeting in[…]
As one of the most notable elections that has taken place since the dawn of democracy within South Africa, the 2016 Local Municipal Elections is sure to go down in history as a game changer. As a particularly significant feature of this year’s elections, the landslide win of the Democratic[…]
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema on Wednesday slammed the African National Congress for handing out T-shirts to community members, calling it unethical, while members of his own party did the same in his hometown. Malema, speaking to journalists after casting his vote at Mponegele Primary School in Seshego, Limpopo,[…]
Those who took the ANC to court had placed themselves outside the party and their legal action would not affect the results of the election. ANC KwaZulu-Natal Provincial spokesman, Mdumiseni Ntuli, confirmed last night the party had been served with papers on Wednesday but said: “I did not see the[…]
As South Africans prepare to take to the polls in the upcoming Local Municipal Elections, many have voiced concern about the policies that the South African Government and leading political parties have adopted in response to the call for Palestinian solidarity. In a bid to grant voters clarity on the[…]
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