African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa. ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the party doesn’t want the tripartite alliance to break up. Relations between the ANC and the SACP have been strained following the Communist Party’s decision to contest future elections independently. At the heart of the two parties’ differences is what the SACP says…
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga speaking during an event. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has expressed concern over the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which kicks off in Pretoria on Wednesday. The MK Party has questioned the timing of the commission’s commencement, saying that it is suspect, given the court case that the party filed to decide on…
Members of the Democratic Alliance singing. The DA says it is willing to collaborate with any party to improve underperforming municipalities across the country. The statement follows ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa’s remarks to party councilors, where he outlined a service delivery action plan that was adopted during the National Executive Committee meeting over the weekend….
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa and the party’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile. African National Congress (ANC) veteran Omry Makgoale has backed the party’s President Cyril Ramaphosa’s comments that municipalities led by the Democratic Alliance (DA) are better managed than those under the ANC. President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged African National Congress (ANC) councillors to emulate municipalities…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses ANC councillors at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on September 15, 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged African National Congress (ANC) councillors to emulate municipalities governed by the Democratic Alliance (DA). He has outlined the service delivery action plan, which was adopted by the ANC’s National Executive Committee meeting over the…
ANC councillors gathering for roll call in Nasrec on 15 September, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the party’s councillors across the country are their only hope to return the party to its former glory. He was speaking while introducing the party’s Service Delivery Action Plan to over 4 500 councillors at…
Kimberley Municipal Manager Thapelo Matlala Civic movements in Kimberley have welcomed the decision of the Sol Plaatje Municipality in the Northern Cape to place its Municipal Manager (MM), Thapelo Matlala, on precautionary suspension. This follows corruption allegations against him and allegations of interfering in supply chain processes. Community leader Kgagamatso Motebe says even though it…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) says it supports the decision taken by the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi to appoint a private company to come up with a viable funding model for the SABC. The Minister announced on…
Aerial view of the Knysna Waterfront. The ANC in the Western Cape is to approach both the National Ministry of Cooperative Governance and the National Council of Provinces to set aside the dissolution of the Knysna Council. Last week, Western Cape Minister of Local Government Anton Bredell announced plans to put the Knysna Municipality under…
Graphic | Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu, Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and former Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) says the Madlanga Commission into alleged police corruption is a waste of taxpayers’ money. The commission is due to start its public hearings on Wednesday, while the MK Party is set…
