Politics
ANC candidate list issues hit three provinces before deadline
Party blames IEC system as hundreds of candidates left off final lists
By Thando Maeko
EFF’s Thambo promises 5-year plan to rebuild ‘collapsing’ Nelson Mandela Bay
‘Brain drain’ concerns mayoral candidate who wants a city where young professionals can thrive without having to leave for Johannesburg or Cape Town
By Lizeka Tandwa
Ngcukayitobi takes on Mbalula over ANC election blunder
EC provincial secretary demands answers as a bitter internal blame game erupts over who’s responsible for failed submission of council candidates
By Lizeka Tandwa
Impeachment committee ‘alive’ to lengthy litigation as Ramaphosa wins battle against evidence leader
Parties to propose new evidence leader candidates as legal wrangling continues
By Thabo Mokone
PSC recommends Tolashe’s ‘unethical’ conduct be referred to public protector
Report finds ex-minister forced aide to hand over nearly half her salary and work as a domestic employee
By Kgothatso Madisa
Parties scramble to meet IEC’s candidate deadline for November 4 vote
Most major political parties, including the ANC, DA, EFF, and MK Party, met the IEC’s strict deadline to submit candidate lists ahead of the November 4 municipal elections, despite internal disagreements and logistical challenges, particularly in the ANC.
By Thabo Mokone and Kgothatso Madisa
Law firm takes MK Party to court over R12.5m bill
Barnabus Xulu’s law firm JG and Xulu is suing Jacob Zuma’s MK Party for R12.5m in unpaid legal fees after the party allegedly defaulted on a settlement agreement to pay down its debt
By Mduduzi Nonyane
Cosatu caught between ANC and SACP
Federation faces pressure to choose between its alliance partners before the local government elections
By Kgothatso Madisa
‘Keen’ Chikane officially joins the ANC’s Joburg campaign push
Three-way mayoral contest kicks off as ANC candidates join election campaign efforts
By Kgothatso Madisa
ActionSA takes ANC’s Maepa to IEC over ‘campaign’ against Tshwane mayor
ActionSA has lodged a formal complaint with the Electoral Commission (IEC) against the ANC’s Kgosi Maepa, accusing him of spreading disinformation about Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya to influence the upcoming elections.
By Innocentia Nkadimeng
Didiza survives EFF no-confidence motion after MPs vote overwhelmingly against removal
MPs reject claims that speaker failed to defend parliament’s constitutional authority
By Tara Roos
RECORDED | Motion of no confidence against speaker Thoko Didiza
EFF leader Julius Malema has brought the motion of no confidence against the speaker of the National Assembly
By TimesLIVE
DA opposes EFF bid to oust speaker Thoko Didiza
Party says removal would undermine parliamentary reforms underway
By Tara Roos
Community dangles SACP hat to rejected ANC candidate councillor in Madibeng
Factional battles and candidate disputes shake ANC dominance in Madibeng ward.
By Isaac Mahlangu
‘Bring wisdom, not insults’: Ramaphosa clashes with DA’s Michalakis during Q&A
DA chief whip George Michakalis was challenged by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday to adopt a more collaborative approach rather than just criticise the country’s water crisis
By Sisanda Mbolekwa
