In a move that marks a significant turning point for South Africa’s political landscape, Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has confirmed he will not seek a third term at the helm of the country’s main opposition party. The announcement, made during a closed-door Federal Council meeting on Saturday, ends months of speculation about his…
The council chamber in Ekurhuleni was a pressure cooker of tense whispers and simmering animosity. The air, thick with the scent of polished wood and political desperation, seemed to vibrate with the high-stakes vote about to be called. At the center of the storm sat Dora Mlambo, the ANC’s nominee for Council Speaker—a seasoned, formidable…
In a sunlit conference room in Saxonwold, Johannesburg, a strategic revolution was being quietly unveiled. Surrounded by maps, data analytics dashboards, and meticulously compiled community feedback reports, ActionSA’s leadership finalized a decision that would define their trajectory for the coming years. Gone was the blanket ambition to contest everywhere; in its place was a precise,…
In a strategic move aimed at broadening its political base and ideological reach, ActionSA President Herman Mashaba announced on Monday, 26 January 2026, the formal merger of two distinct political entities into his party’s growing coalition. The Azanian Independent Community Movement (AICM) and the Creatives Congress Movement (CCM) have officially joined ActionSA under its ambitious Green Umbrella Project, marking a…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a new salary structure for South Africa’s political office-bearers, implementing increases for the 2025/26 financial year based on recommendations from the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-Bearers. The decision, published in a Government Gazette, has ignited immediate public controversy for its timing and scale amid a severe economic…
ActionSA has publicly reaffirmed its support for Xolani Khumalo, the party’s mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni, ahead of his planned appearance at the Katlehong police station on Monday morning. Khumalo is expected to hand himself over to police following allegations linking him to an assault case. However, the party has dismissed the claims as malicious and…
In a move that has sent ripples through South Africa’s political landscape, Dr. Dion George, the former Shadow Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, has resigned from the Democratic Alliance (DA) and simultaneously stepped down as a Member of Parliament. The surprise announcement, confirmed in a brief statement from Dr. George on Tuesday, marks the…
Against the stark, sun-bleached landscape of Pella, a village steeped in both spiritual and political history, President Cyril Ramaphosa led the ANC’s senior leadership in a solemn pilgrimage on Thursday, laying wreaths at the gravesite of the party’s venerated intellectual giant, Moses Kotane. The ceremony served as the emotional and symbolic launchpad for the party’s…
In a move that has shattered the stability of KwaZulu-Natal’s power-sharing arrangement, the National Freedom Party (NFP) has officially announced its immediate withdrawal from the province’s Government of Provincial Unity (GPU). The decision, declared by party president Ivan Barnes during a tense and packed media briefing in Durban on Friday, effectively collapses the existing coalition…
In a stark and uncompromising address that has sent tremors through the corridors of Luthuli House, African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa issued a sweeping ultimatum to his own party this weekend: embrace radical, verifiable renewal or face irreversible decline at the ballot box. Speaking at the closing of the party’s pivotal National Executive Committee…
