In a seismic political shift that underscores the deepening fractures within South Africa’s ruling party, former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede has formally severed ties with the African National Congress (ANC) and defected to the fledgling uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. The announcement, made at a packed press gathering in Durban on Friday, confirmed that Gumede has…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane has accused the ANC-EFF-ActionSA coalition of hypocrisy after MMC for Corporate and Shared Services Eugene Modise led a media briefing on the City’s anti-corruption supply chain management system. In a statement, DA Tshwane Finance Spokesperson Jacqui Uys said it was ironic for Modise to speak on fighting corruption while…
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has issued a blunt reminder to the African National Congress (ANC) that it must accept it is no longer the sole ruling party and must fully embrace the spirit of collaborative governance within the Government of National Unity (GNU). His remarks, delivered during a public address in Cape Town…
ActionSA has lodged a formal complaint with the Public Protector, calling for an urgent and comprehensive investigation into what it describes as state capture-style conduct by Resolve Communications, the high-profile public affairs firm chaired by former Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon. The party’s explosive submission, filed on Friday, alleges that Resolve may have leveraged its…
Former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party Head of Presidency Magasela Mzobe has issued a fiery and impassioned appeal to the party’s current leadership and its broader membership, urging them to rise in collective defense of party president Jacob Zuma amid mounting political turbulence triggered by explosive reports of a clandestine meeting between Zuma and controversial businessman…
The parliamentary chambers in Cape Town have become the epicenter of a fresh political storm, as National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza finds herself squarely in the crosshairs of the Democratic Alliance (DA). The opposition party has launched a blistering attack on Didiza following her controversial decision not to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent court application—a…
The blistering heat of a Germiston afternoon did little to temper the fiery rhetoric echoing from the EFF’s provincial headquarters. Just hours after the City of Ekurhuleni’s proposed R71 billion budget suffered its third consecutive defeat in council, the red berets gathered to declare a significant political victory. For the EFF, this was not merely…
The dusty streets of Makhanda buzzed with a tense undercurrent on the morning of the judgment. Inside the High Court, a palpable silence fell over the gallery as Judge Nomalungelo Sithole delivered her ruling. The courtroom, packed with ANC veterans, lawyers, and journalists, had been the stage for a bitter three-day battle that exposed the…
In a dramatic and explosive political shake-up, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has officially expelled two of its most high-profile figures: Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the outspoken daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, and Nhlamulo Ndhlela, the party’s former national spokesperson. The decision, confirmed by the party’s national leadership in a terse statement released on Thursday…
Speaking with the gravity of a leader aware of the powder keg beneath his feet, Hill-Lewis acknowledged the palpable frustrations that have driven hundreds of South Africans into the streets. “We cannot afford to misdiagnose this crisis,” he stated. “When a young man from Khayelitsha cannot find work, when a mother in Mitchells Plain waits…
