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Old guard: Some IFP members are pushing for Velenkosini Hlabisa to stay on as president while his detractors are calling for a change before the crucial party conference. Photo: IFP

‘Hlabisa stays. Buthelezi chose him’

Gauteng chair Bonginkosi Dhlamini says that challenging the founder’s choice for president would erode his legacy, sparking debate in the IFP

Former president Jacob Zuma. Photo: Fani Mahuntsi/Getty Images

‘Dropout’ Jacob Zuma should be grateful to ANC, says youth league leader

Collen Malatji also said the party had been nursing the former president for too long, given he had caused more damage to the party than any other ANC leader

Challenged: IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa

IFP’s Hlabisa prefers ‘strategic’ KZN post over parliament

The IFP’s president said he is watching out for detractors in the party who are calling for him to leave the province for parliament

DA leader John Steenhuisen announced that Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga would be its premier candidate for the 2024 provincial and national elections.

Solly Msimanga is DA candidate for Gauteng premier

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen also called for parties to support its motion to dissolve the Johannesburg council

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IFP faces internal backlash over coalition agreement

Youth brigade says the deal contradicts the IFP’s position on coalitions

IFP president, Velenkosini Hlabisa.

IFP remains strong and united, says Hlabisa after avoiding recall

Inkatha Freedom Party president Velenkosi Hlabisa said the party would not be distracted by the ‘desperate mischief’ of detractors

IFP president, Velenkosini Hlabisa.

IFP president sidesteps no-confidence vote

Members who petitioned for a special national council meeting have been ordered to appear before the national executive committee

Andre de Ruyter. File photo by Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Eskom board squandered chance to question De Ruyter on corruption allegations – Scopa

The board was told to take seriously De Ruyter’s claims about wholesale graft at the embattled parastatal

Brigadier Jap Burger is central to the fraud and corruptions claims made by the power utility’s former chief executive André de Ruyter. (David Harrison)

Fearing his safety, top cop skips parliament hearing on Eskom graft

Brigadier Jap Burger is central to the fraud and corruptions claims made by the power utility’s former chief executive

Former Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter. (Gallo Images / Brenton Geach)

Scopa to tell De Ruyter to submit Eskom intelligence report

The decision came after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security adviser, Sydney Mufamadi, said the former CEO never told him the report implicated a senior ANC politician in…

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Eskom load-shedding a second phase of state capture, says Gordhan

The public enterprises minister appears before parliament’s standing committee on public accounts regarding corruption at the power utility

Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter when he appeared before Scopa in April.

De Ruyter refuses to name alleged graft-enabling minister and crooked politician

Despite pressure from the standing committee on public accounts, the former Eskom boss stood firm, saying he was not willing to divulge identities

Former Eskom chief executive Andre De Ruyter. Photo: Supplied

D-Day for ANC as De Ruyter appears before parliament committee

The former Eskom boss has alleged that two senior ANC leaders are involved in corruption at the mismanaged, looted and sabotaged power utility

Scopa chairperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa slammed its board as “unadvisable” and “not fit for its purpose”.
 (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

RAF board ‘not fit for purpose’, must be dismissed, Scopa chair says

The Road Accident Fund has been in a tussle with the auditor general over the use of accounting standards.

Former Eskom chief executive Andre De Ruyter. Photo: Supplied

De Ruyter ready to appear before parliamentary committee

The former Eskom chief executive has accepted an invitation to make submissions to the standing committee on public accounts

Inkatha Freedom Party supporters. The IFP and Freedom Front. Photo: (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP)

IFP, EFF tensions escalate in KwaZulu-Natal hung municipality

Motion of no confidence against IFP office bearers at the Nongoma municipality scheduled as EFF joins forces with the ANC and NFP

Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. (Photo by Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu)

Public protector to investigate president

ANC MP Mervyn Dirks has asked Busisiwe Mkhwebane to investigate Ramaphosa’s ‘failure to report corruption’

Hawks head General Godfrey Lebeya.
(Sunday Times)

Hawks move on R3.4-billion in corruption cases referred by SIU

The Hawks and the NPA want to boost forensic investigative capacity to get back more money lost to corruption

SIU head Andy Mothibi.

SIU needs R341m to chase Covid-19 corruption

Parliamentary committee laments that corruption ‘screws citizens over twice,’ Scopa chair says

The fence cost taxpayers R37-million and was described by public works minister Patricia de Lille earlier this year as “not fit for purpose”. (Phil Magakoe/AFP)

Public works tables ‘solutions’ to botched Beitbridge border fence tender

Scopa ‘disappointed’ by slow pace and lack of consequences on Beitbridge irregularities.