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MK party president, Jacob Zuma. (Busi Lethole)
29 MAY ELECTIONS

One year on, parallel leadership, financial battles threaten Zuma’s MK party in KwaZulu-Natal

Provincial convener Willies Mchunu says the party needs to start building its structures from scratch

  • Paddy Harper
11 min read
ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
29 MAY ELECTIONS

ANC in KwaZulu-Natal ‘not strong enough’ to withstand problems – Bhengu-Motsiri

The party’s spokesperson said the ANC was considering various options on how to rebuild the party in that province and Gauteng

  • Lunga Mzangwe
4 min read
Mkhwebane said her “sin” was to investigate the South African Reserve Bank, the CR17 donations and the Phala Phala scandal. (Photo: X)
29 MAY ELECTIONS

Busisiwe Mkhwebane latest high profile member to resign from EFF

The former public protector has also resigned from the National Assembly

  • Paddy Harper
3 min read
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has lambasted the Transformation Fund proposed by the ANC as a sophisticated mechanism of ‘looting’ and economic capture that will only benefit the politically-connected elite. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu via Getty Images)
29 MAY ELECTIONS

DA the biggest winner in KwaZulu-Natal by-elections,

The Democratic Alliance and Inkatha Freedom Party retained all their wards in the province, while the MK party took one off the ANC

  • Lunga Mzangwe
2 min read
Katse Dam
29 MAY ELECTIONS

Vote 2024 | If you thought load-shedding sucked…

As South Africa approaches the 29 May national and provincial elections, the narrative has shifted from load-shedding to a crisis that hits even closer to home: water. Plus,…

  • Scott Peter Smith