ActionSA leader and former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has sparked a fierce backlash after publicly urging South Africa to withdraw from BRICS, a position that appears to contradict his party’s official 2024 policy stance. The controversy erupted following Mashaba’s recent remarks, in which he questioned the value of South Africa’s membership in the bloc and…
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has officially named Deputy Transport Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa as its mayoral candidate for the eThekwini Metro, setting the stage for a fiercely contested local government election on 4 November 2026. The announcement was made by IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa at a media briefing in Durban on Monday, 31 August, where…
A simmering procedural dispute in the Dihlabeng Local Municipality is set to escalate, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) confirming that it will formally refer the matter to the Free State MEC responsible for Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs, and Human Settlements. The move follows a heated council sitting on 30 July 2026, during which the DA…
In a bid to shore up internal discipline and restore public confidence ahead of the 2026 local government elections, the African National Congress (ANC) has issued an urgent, sweeping directive to all its provincial and regional structures, ordering them to immediately address critical risks plaguing the party’s candidate selection process. The move comes amid growing…
In a dramatic political reshuffle that has sent shockwaves through South Africa’s opposition landscape, the MK Party has officially appointed Duduzane Zuma as its First Deputy President, replacing Dr. John Hlophe in the powerful position. The announcement, made during a fiery media briefing in Johannesburg on Wednesday, solidifies the younger Zuma’s rapid ascent within the…
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has announced its intention to lay perjury charges against Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Advocate Andrea Johnson and former National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Shamila Batohi. The decision, unveiled during a sitting of Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on Thursday, follows revelations that emerged during Johnson’s ongoing testimony before…
In a dramatic turn of events that underscores the ongoing tensions within the African National Congress, the party’s Free State leadership has suspended Lejweleputswa District Municipality Executive Mayor Phindiwe Maseko just five weeks into her tenure. The suspension, confirmed on Tuesday, follows Maseko’s defiance of a clear party directive regarding the composition of her mayoral…
ActionSA President and Johannesburg mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba has written to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, recommending that National Treasury appoint a technical support team to monitor funds that will be transferred to the City of Johannesburg. In the letter, Mashaba also asked whether the City had submitted a satisfactory recovery plan before the funds are…
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…
