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The ANC is considering legal action after a turbulent Maluti-a-Phofung council meeting in which mayor Malekula Melato was removed, amid claims of a flawed process and a leaked EFF recording.(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Inside the EFF Free State plot to remove Maluti-a-Phofung mayor

In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that…

DA leader John Steenhuisen.
(Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)

DA will not leave GNU or table motion against Ramaphosa despite Whitfield firing

Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from…

The MK Party says it will oppose the Gauteng provincial budget after the ANC snubbed its requests on KwaZulu-Natal

MK party targets Ramaphosa, Godongwana in motion of no confidence over budget ‘chaos’

uMkhonto weSizwe party is calling for the nationalisation of mineral resources, land redistribution without compensation and the expansion of the VAT zero-rated basket

Staying put: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is under pressure from some political parties to resign over the VAT drama and the national budget. (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Godongwana holds firm amid pressure to resign over budget

The finance minister says his U-turn on a VAT hike was a collective decision of the government of national unity

Chain of command: A motion of no confidence in mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has been filed and the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga says his party will support it. (City of Ekurhuleni)

EFF eyes Ekurhuleni mayoral seat

This move is in line with the Economic Freedom Fighters’ plan to survive beyond the 2026 local government election

Action SA chairperson Michael Beaumont. (Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake)

ActionSA and DA both woo ANC as Tshwane coalition talks reach impasse

ActionSA has ruled out future coalition agreements with the Democratic Alliance.

Ramaphosa: Taking land will turn SA into the Garden of Eden

ANC defeats motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa’s cabinet by 100 votes

But opposition MPs spoke eloquently to popular discomfort with a ruling collective that includes ministers fingered for corruption

Defence Minister Thandi Modise . (Gallo)

ATM wins secret ballot case on appeal

Former speaker Thandi Modise’s refusal to allow MPs to vote in secret on a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa was not rational, the SCA held

The party says ‘toxic atmosphere’ in the ANC will affect MPs votes of no confidence against Ramaphosa. (City Press)

ATM’s secret ballot legal battle continues

The party says ‘toxic atmosphere’ in the ANC will affect MPs votes of no confidence against Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Yeshiel Panchia/AFP)

ATM withdrawal halts no-confidence vote against Ramaphosa

The party wants the court to rule on the secret ballot issue first, with the case set to be heard in early February

On Tuesday, MPs dealt the prime minister the heaviest drubbing in modern British political history by rejecting the divorce agreement by a stunning 432 votes to 202. (Toby Melville/Reuters)

UK PM May reaches out to rivals after winning confidence vote

Theresa May conceded the divorce terms she struck with the EU had been roundly rejected, but vowed to work to find an alternative

British Prime Minister Theresa May has resigned. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez)

British PM faces confidence vote after Brexit humiliation

May suffered the largest government defeat in modern British history when the House of Commons rejected the withdrawal agreement struck late last year

Implicated: Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille and transport mayoral committee member Brett Herron have been named in reports detailing potentially corrupt activities. Photo: Gallo/Nardus Engelbrecht

De Lille & Co implicated in reports

One recommends criminal charges against Cape Town’s mayor, a mayco member and other city officials have been named

“We cannot afford to delay these interventions. People are already struggling to survive, and it will only get worse unless we immediately bring the petrol price below R15 per litre” — Mmusi Maimane said. (Reuters)

DA to request urgent meeting with EFF over coalitions

The DA will meet with the EFF to discuss the red berets’ “ongoing co-operation with the ANC in attacking coalition governments across the country”

Mark Willemse. (Twitter)

DA to oust mayor for voting against caucus instruction

Embattled Knysna mayor Mark Willemse is facing the axe after he voted with his conscience instead of toeing the party line

Christine Lagarde (AFP)

DA ready to defend Msimanga against EFF-ANC motion

The Tshwane mayor will know on Thursday whether he will remain at the city’s helm or be removed by parties

Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga. (Delwyn Versamy/M&G)

I will be the DA’s only mayoral candidate — Msimanga

EFF leader Julius Malema on Tuesday warned his party would not support the DA if the party did not put a different candidate other than Solly Msimanga

ANC Gauteng deputy Panyaza Lesufi says political parties in Tshwane and Johannesburg had spent more discussing motions of no confidence than “serving our people”. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

ANC wants ‘fresh elections’ for Johannesburg and Tshwane metros

The ANC is of the view that the Tshwane municipality was not functional and needed assistance

Reform is clearly necessary, and the Mnangagwa government has promised it. But the challenge of making it happen is daunting. (Reuters)

DA and De Lille sign agreement, withdraw motion of no confidence

On Thursday morning, the caucus was informed that an agreement had been reached for De Lille to subject herself to the party’s disciplinary panel

De Lille survived a similar motion of no confidence against her in February by one vote. (David Harrison/M&G)

De Lille, speaker face motions of no confidence in Cape Town council

The motion against De Lille is the second brought by her own party that she will face in council this year