Category: News
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‘DA welcomes possible working relationship with ANC’
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) says that it will hold discussions with other opposition parties in a bid to constructively engage on the African National Congress (ANC) proposal to form a government of national unity (GNU). This after ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on the proposal last night following a…
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Political analyst challenges MK Party’s targeting concerns
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cultural and political analyst Musa Xulu says he does not believe that uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party members are being targeted. This after the party raised its concern over the recent killings of its members. MK Party member, Mxolisi Zungu was gunned down yesterday at Cato Manor in KwaZulu-Natal. Zungu’s death…
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SACP opposes ANC’s coalition with DA or MK Party
Reading Time: 2 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) has opposed a coalition between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) or the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. The SACP briefed the media in Marshaltown yesterday on the outcomes of the election results following the ANC’s electoral decline. The ANC…
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ANC NEC meeting set to pave way forward for new administration
Reading Time: 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) will hold its crucial Special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, later this morning to discuss various options to constitute a government within the next two weeks. Some party members say the ANC-Democratic Alliance (DA) marriage is the best option for the…
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Cosatu, SACP in Mpumalanga unhappy with Premier nomination process
Reading Time: 2 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Mpumalanga have expressed dissatisfaction with the way the African National Congress (ANC) in the province has nominated three people for the position of Premier. It is reported that the extended ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC)…
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IEC replied to objections before results announcement: Sheburi
Reading Time: < 1 minute Electoral Commission (IEC) Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Masego Sheburi, says all those who had submitted objections to the commission would have received a response before the announcement of the results. A number of political parties had called on the commission to delay the announcement of the results, which were eventually…
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‘FF+ in Northern Cape not focussed on occupying positions’
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) in the Northern Cape says it is not focussed on occupying leadership positions as it continues to hold talks with other political parties. The party says its aim is to prevent the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters…
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ANC-DA coalition will never benefit workers: Cosatu
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says a coalition government between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) will not be beneficial to the workers. For the first time in 30 years, the ANC has failed to obtain majority votes to form a new government. Political…
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ANC-DA coalition a risk for 2026 local elections: Phosa
Reading Time: 2 minutes Former African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer-General, Dr Mathews Phosa, says if the ANC enters into a coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA), it risks suffering more losses in the 2026 Local Government Elections. For the first time in 30 years, the ANC failed to obtain a majority to form a government.…
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‘IFP will form coalitions with parties that want best for SA’
Reading Time: < 1 minute The leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), Velenkosini Hlabisa, has reiterated that his party is open to forming a coalition government with any political party that wants the best for the country. This comes as the governing African National Congress (ANC) failed to get 50% plus one of the…