The night of Thursday, March 19, 2026, was always going to be a raucous one in the Cape Town City Hall. The annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate is the main political theatre of the South African calendar, a chance for parties to formally respond to the President’s address. But what began as…
The glass-and-steel towers of Sandton gleam in the afternoon sun, monuments to corporate ambition and African prosperity. But just a few kilometers away, in Alexandra, Soweto, and Orange Farm, the reality is radically different. Here, residents queue for water that doesn’t come, sit in darkness when electricity fails, and watch garbage pile up on street…
The fluorescent lights of the mayoral boardroom on the 11th floor of the OR Tambo Government Precinct in Germiston burned late into the night on Tuesday. Inside, Executive Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza sat hunched over a stack of documents, the weight of a fragile city government pressing down on his shoulders. By the time the sun…
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Velenkosini Hlabisa stood before a spirited crowd in the rolling hills of the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast this weekend, transforming a local by-election campaign into a national clarion call. With the Umzumbe Local Municipality Ward 11 by-election set for next Wednesday, Hlabisa framed the contest as nothing less than a critical…
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…
