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MK Party decries exclusion from GNU by Ramaphosa

The MK Party says the GNU is a sellout deal by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who shut out the MK Party and “black parties” like the EFF in talks. The party had been clear that they would never work with the ANC if Ramaphosa was at the helm.

1 Jul 2024 8AM 1 min

“We are not here to be petty, we are here to work”: MK Party's John Hlophe 

Impeached judge and now MK Party parliamentary leader John Hlophe says the party will remain above “petty politics” and serve the people who have elected them as they take up their seats as MPs. Hlophe was speaking to media after the swearing in of 58 party members in the National Assembly…

25 Jun 2024 9AM 4 min

Was this a free and fair election?

Political Analyst Dr. Sithembile Mbete discusses various elements of the question and ultimately explains why the May 29 election was free and fair. She explains what it would take for an election to be substantively not free and fair and some of the intriguing elements of seat allocation in the…

20 Jun 2024 7AM 20 min

Shape up or ship out: Ramaphosa says parties in GNU have to agree to create jobs

After being sworn in for a second term as president, Cyril Ramaphosa said parties in the government of national unity (GNU) will have to agree to create jobs and work towards economic growth or they will be removed. The GNU parties are the ANC, DA, IFP, PA and GOOD. Ramaphosa…

19 Jun 2024 9AM 1 min

Thoko Didiza elected as new National Assembly speaker

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14 Jun 2024 10AM 1 min

EFF to contest speaker and chairperson posts despite non-participation in GNU

EFF leader Julius Malema announced on Thursday night that his party would contest for the parliament speaker and committee chairperson posts. Malema says these were among the party's wishes and decisions, which he expressed in his meeting with ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday morning. The CIC was speaking during a media briefing…

13 Jun 2024 2PM 4 min

Alan Winde re-elected as Western Cape premier

Alan Winde was re-elected for a second term as premier of the Western Cape on Thursday. He received 26 out of 42 votes. The ANC's candidate, Muhammad Khalid Sayed, received 14 votes. Two ballots were spoilt. The election of the premier took place by secret ballot. Winde's election followed the…

13 Jun 2024 6AM 2 min

Health department confirms second Mpox death

The health department says a second person has died of Mpox less than 24 hours after minister Joe Phaahla provided an update on the spread of the infectious disease. The latest death was a 38-year-old male patient from KwaZulu-Natal. In Gauteng a man living with HIV tested positive for Mpox…

13 Jun 2024 4AM 2 min

Whistle Girl making education 'fashionable' in 2024

Reneiloe Seemane, better known as Whistle Girl, is now grown up. She has a BA and is completing an LLB.In 2020, a video of Seemane dancing while blowing a whistle went viral on social media. This won the hearts of many South Africans as some dubbed it as an “iconic”…

10 Jun 2024 5AM 3 min

ActionSA exits MPC, calls out parties for ‘breach’ 

ActionSA says some parties who form part of the Multi-Party Charter of SA, previously known as the moon-shot pact, have breached their agreement by going into coalition talks with the ANC. The party says it has withdrawn from the charter for this reason. This was announced on Thursday during a briefing by…

6 Jun 2024 9AM 5 min

'Protest by ANC members outside NEC meeting based on disinformation' — Mbalula 

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the protest outside the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg is based on disinformation. The ANC is holding a national executive committee meeting at the hotel after the elections outcome. The party dropped to about 40%, losing its outright majority in parliament. 

6 Jun 2024 8AM 2 min

‘No one knows the true facts’, says Thabo Bester in courtroom outburst

What was meant to be a simple pretrial hearing in the Thabo Bester matter turned into a lengthy outburst from the man at the centre of the saga when he used the proceedings as a platform to raise issues around his case.

5 Jun 2024 8AM 1 min

'The decline continues and is gaining pace' - expert on on 2024 election voter turnout

Associate professor and voting behaviour specialist, Collette Schulz-Herzenberg of the department of political science at Stellenbosch University, says the decline in participation is a concern. The national average stood at 58.6%. Also weighing in is political expert Asanda Ngoasheng also weighed in, saying another reason some citizens didnt vote is that…

4 Jun 2024 12PM 10 min

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to study docket contents

The state has reconsidered its decision to charge a second accused person to join former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula in the dock. Mapisa-Nqakula stood alone in a bright blue dress when her matter returned before the Pretoria magistrate's court, where a second accused was expected to be charged with…

4 Jun 2024 6AM 2 min

'We are not afraid to sit on the benches'- Mbalula

ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the party is not afraid to sit on the benches of parliament following the party's results in the 2024 general elections.

2 Jun 2024 6AM 3 min

MK Party calls for rerun of elections amid irregularity claims  

The MK Party has called for a rerun, not only a recount, claiming voting irregularities in the 2024 election process. This was announced during an impromptu media briefing at the IEC’s national results operation centre on Saturday evening. More than 20 parties are also contesting the elections alongside the MK…

1 Jun 2024 6PM 4 min

A new president, ANC in opposition - what’s next in SA’s coalition government

Discussions on electing a president and a new government must be completed in the next two weeks. Democracy Works Foundation chairperson Prof William Gumede says an “outlier” coalition government without the ANC is possible. The party that ushered the country into democracy and freedom, and independently governed South Africa for…

1 Jun 2024 1PM 7 min

‘Those people were never ours — they were Zuma’s’: Malema on the MK Party’s performance

EFF leader Julius Malema says the MK Party was successful in the elections because the people who supported former president Jacob Zuma had no other “home” after he was removed from office and therefore ended up going to his party. He said those were voters borrowed by the EFF, as President…

1 Jun 2024 10AM 5 min

'We want the home affairs department': Gayton McKenzie 

Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie says the party is eyeing the home affairs department to deal with illegal foreigners. Speaking to the media at the IEC's result operation centre in Midrand, McKenzie said the party will receive nine seats in the National Assembly, which will decide who becomes president.

1 Jun 2024 9AM 1 min

Maimane suggests coalition talks should be held publicly 

Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane has suggested that coalition talks be open to the public. Speaking to the media at the IEC's results operation centre in Midrand on Saturday, Maimane says coalition talks should be conducted in parliament to allow for transparency. BOSA has 0.4% of the votes…

1 Jun 2024 5AM 2 min