Is there buyer’s remorse on the part of those who voted for the MK party in May?
The Democratic Alliance and Inkatha Freedom Party retained all their wards in the province, while the MK party took one off the ANC
The Jacob Zuma-led party has targeted ward by-elections and student representative councils for growth after the 29 May elections
Judge Kate Savage ruled that the applicants had failed to demonstrate irreparable harm or an absence of alternative remedies
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John Steenhuisen’s appointment of Roman Cabanac is a bro too far.
Former DA Midvaal mayor says his Xiluva party will be deregistered and he has encouraged those who voted for him in the elections to join MK
The Economic Freedom Fighters provincial leaders are advocating for the removal of deputy positions, potentially sidelining Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and Poppy Mailola
The Economic Freedom Fighters once used the same tactic against the ANC after Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu left the party
Leaders say despite being ‘embarrassed’ by Julius Malema’s indirect ‘attack’ on him, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is determined to stay
The party that was marked as the antidote to political stagnancy has become one of its most painful symptoms
The former EFF deputy leader has been tasked with restructuring and expanding the party’s influence
The former EFF MP’s list of political parties is longer than self-proclaimed prophet Mboro’s dirty nails.
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader has reshuffled party roles after his deputy Floyd Shivambu went over to the MK party last week
The two parties are part of the ‘progressive caucus’ representing the opposition in the government of national unity
Shivambu has allegedly been looking for a new political home for some time, and is said to have approached the ANC, but was rejected
Victims say ANC is “afraid” to act against implicated MEC Florence Radzilani
The Economic Freedom Fighters’ Floyd Shivambu faces a strong challenge from secretary general Marshall Dlamini for the deputy president position
The party is leaving the talking up to its former chair and legal adviser, Dali Mpofu
The shack dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, in a mass meeting recalled and expelled senior members who made a deal with a funeral association linked to Jacob Zuma and VBS Bank
It could be an opportunity for new Economic Freedom Fighters leaders to emerge, but this depends on whether Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu are charged
The senior counsel capitulated like Courage, the Cowardly Dog during a broadcast interview
The electoral commission said that 93% of its voting stations had opened early, and the remainder opened soon thereafter
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader also said his deputy, Floyd Shivambu, should be made minister of finance because he has not stolen anything
Multi party coalition member are split on how they will handle a failure to get more than 50% of the vote
Deputy Minister Parks Tau reiterated the government’s stance that medical aid tax breaks will be forfeited to fund the proposed universal health care plan
The ActionSA Eastern Cape chairperson said coalitions had become transactional deals to satisfy politics of the stomach
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The Economic Freedom Fighters leader said the party’s secretary general, Marshall Dlamini, would replace Shivambu as its national deployee in the province
The EFF leader has said that the door was still open to collaboration with the DA and MK parties after the elections, but not with Ramaphosa
Political analysts believe that EFF’s growth in KwaZulu-Natal will be marginal
But the Economic Freedom Fighters leader and five other fighters will still have to watch the State of the Nation address on the big screen