Politics

CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosi Hlabisa says consultations are under way with the Electoral Commission on choosing the date for the 2026 local government elections.   The current term will expire on the 1st of November 2026.  Politicians would become Father Xmas if elections held in Jan:Hlabisa Hlabisa says the elections must therefore be held between 2 November 2026 and 30 January 2027.   He says…

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. The African National Congress (ANC) says it has no plans to replace Dada Morero with Loyiso Masuku as Johannesburg mayor. This follows Masuku’s recent election as the new ANC Greater Johannesburg regional chairperson, defeating the incumbent Morero in an internal party vote. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says being a chairperson of…

A police officer seen outside a voting station The Electoral Commission (IEC) is expecting over 4 400 municipal wards that will participate in the next  Local Government Elections (LGE). This comes after the Municipal Demarcation Board officially handed over the final electoral wards to the IEC, for the 2026/27 local elections, and this paves the…

The SACP flag. Tensions between the African National Congress (ANC) and its alliance partner, the South African Communist Party (SACP), are raising concerns about a growing contestation over the ownership and interpretation of key ideological frameworks within the tripartite alliance. Political commentator Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya believes the SACP should ideally remain central in discussions on the…

ANC NEC member Dr Phophi Ramathuba. African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Council (NEC) member and Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba says that the ANC should recall all deployees who are sleeping on duty. Ramathuba spoke to the SABC on the sidelines of the ANC National General Council (NGC) where the party is deliberating on…

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa speaks to the media at the official handover of the 2026 ward boundaries Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says they acknowledge that the demarcation of wards is a complex exercise. He was speaking in Centurion where the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) handed over…

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. The financial sustainability of the ANC will be a major issue the party will tackle post the National General Council (NGC) taking place in Johannesburg this week. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula conceded that the stability of the party’s purse continues to be a big challenge it needs to overcome, if it…

[FILE IMAGE]: ANC delegates during a conference. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says he is confident that the party’s renewal agenda is gaining momentum. He pointed to the recent decisions by scandal-tainted senior figures, suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Member of Parliament Malusi Gigaba, to step aside from party duties as evidence that the organisation…

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula addresses the party’s fifth National General Council in Boksburg. The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, has dismissed rumors suggesting that he intends to run for the position of deputy president. Reports have also surfaced regarding National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza’s plans to succeed Cyril Ramaphosa as the party’s president….

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula addresses the party’s fifth National General Council in Boksburg. The leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal is on its way out. Speaking to journalists on the third day of the party’ National General Council (NGC), party Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said that the Provincial Task Team set up in…