Author: eddie
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IFP commits to forming GNU with ANC, DA at national level
Reading Time: 2 minutes Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Velenkosini Hlabisa says the party will commit to forming a Government of National Unity at national level, with the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA). Hlabisa made the announcement in Durban on Wednesday afternoon. In last month’s general elections, the uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK)…
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Change: I am inevitable!
Reading Time: 10 minutes Author: TK Pooe, who is a public policy specialist at the Wits School of Governance. He writes in his personal capacity. Setting or un-setting the scene As the famous football commentator Fabrizio Romano likes to say, “Here we go.” South Africa finally has a General Election result that shows the party…
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OPINION: Looking in on the two biggest winners of the 2024 elections
Reading Time: 11 minutes BY: Dr. Ronesh Dhawraj, SABC News Research Editor The 2024 national and provincial elections (NPE) may have come and gone, the political maneuverings are yet to unfurl as to how and what national and the different provincial governments will look like for the next five years. As I write this, parliament…
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MK Party loses bid to halt National Assembly first sitting on Friday
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Constitutional Court has refused to grant the interdict to halt the first sitting of the National Assembly on Friday. The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party sought to block the first sitting. The apex court has found that the decision does not invoke the exclusive jurisdiction as desired by the MK party.…
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Legal move by MK Party to halt Parliament’s first sitting
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lawyers for the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Political Party have sent a letter of demand to the Secretary of Parliament, Xolile George and Chief Justice Raymond Zondo asking both offices to refrain from convening the first sitting of parliament. MK Party lawyers have told SABC News that failure to comply…
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400 politicians to be sworn in as National Assembly members
Reading Time: 2 minutes Four hundred politicians will be sworn in as Members of the National Assembly within a week. Of the 18 parties in the seventh Parliament, 11 are returning parties, and seven are parties represented in Parliament for the first time. These new parties – Build One South Africa (Bosa), uMkhonto weSizwe (MK),…
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Parties face tight deadline in race to form GNU
Reading Time: < 1 minute As the race to form a government continues, some political parties will be reporting back on their coalition talks on Monday. They have just over a week to constitute a government following the declaration of election results last Sunday. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) National Executive Committee will receive a…
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There are many lessons to be learnt from the 2024 general election
Reading Time: 4 minutes With the 2024 general election now behind us, it is time to reflect on what transpired before, during, and immediately after the election. This reflection is important so that we can both individually and collectively use this experience as we prepare for the 2026 Local Government Election (LGE) and the 2029…
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DA Federal Council meets on Monday to discuss GNU
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance (DA) meets on Monday at the party’s headquarters in Bruma, Johannesburg. The party’s top leadership will be discussing power sharing arrangements after it garnered nearly 22% of the national vote, won the majority in the Western Cape, and showed a presence in all other…
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City of Joburg to fine parties for unremoved elections posters
Reading Time: 2 minutes The City of Joburg says it will fine political parties R500 for each unremoved poster displayed during campaigning for the May 29 general elections. The city says all posters must be removed within 14 days after the elections. Spokesperson Virgil James says it is a contravention of the city’s outdoor advertising…