Parties in the GNU supported Gana’s nomination, while the Progressive Caucus, which comprises the MK Party, EFF, African Transformation Movement and UAT, backed Wonderhoy Mahlatse
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says South Africa must urgently adapt its education and training system to artificial intelligence, automation and digital transformation…
Ramaphosa’s decision to pursue a judicial review and the Constitutional Court’s call for Parliament to start an impeachment inquiry, will create tensions in the GNU
The Constitutional Court will rule on whether parliament acted lawfully when it rejected a Section 89 panel report recommending an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril…
This breakdown reveals that a significant portion of the fuel price sits within domestic policy control. The government cannot stop a war in the Middle East but it can intervene…
Makhubele’s departure follows months of internal leadership changes in Jacob Zuma’s party
Not long ago, it was unthinkable that the leader of the DA would ever walk up the steps to the Union Buildings
Beyond the noise: A sober and rigorous assessment of criticism of the Sona
The IEC said 14 of the new parties were registered between August and October 2025
The president said the government would never go ‘on bended knee’ to get the best deal in ongoing trade discussions with the United States
The Democratic Alliance won’t back the budgets for the departments of higher education, human settlements and police
But there are fears that his tense relationship with senior party figures may limit his effectiveness in parliament
Jacob Zuma’s party has removed Mzwanele Manyi, replacing him with former Joburg speaker Colleen Makhubele amid calls for leadership restructuring
This rendered it immune to high court review, he argues in an application for leave to appeal an order to hand over the reasons for his decision
Godongwana promises fiscal prudence in his new budget but the growth forecast may change
Amending his proposal at this stage would force more borrowing, the minister warned in papers filed in response to the DA
The parties remain divided over an increase in VAT, which the DA says South Africans cannot afford
The stand-off between the two parties dates back to 19 February when DA leader John Steenhuisen made clear the party would not support a national budget that proposed a two…
The unrepentant conduct of the impeached-judge-turned-politician makes him unsuitable for a body that chooses and disciplines judges
Judges ask the president’s and the National Assembly’s counsel if parliament threw the baby out with the bathwater
