Author: Kgaogelo Magolego

Panyaza Lesufi is set to run Gauteng province for another five years after being re-elected unopposed during the first sitting of the provincial legislature in the 7th administration.Lesufi was nominated by his party the ANC with the DA seconding while no other parties fielded candidates.The ANC provincial treasurer Morakane Mosupyoe and member of the DA’s federal executive Refiloe Ntshekhe were also re-elected unopposed in what the ANC believes is an indication that the Government of Provincial Unity is going to be a success.“You would have seen for yourself that the nomination of speaker was seconded by MK and there was…

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) said it will join a Government of National Unity (led) by the African National Congress (ANC). The announcement was made by party leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa, during a media briefing in Durban, after the Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. The party garnered 33 seats at the National Assembly, and in two provincial legislatures. “The IFP will join a government of national unity that includes the ANC and the DA. In reality, the only options are to become part of the government or part of the opposition,” said Hlabisa.  Hlabisa emphasised that the decision was taken for…

The international community is watching South Africa closely as the deadline for the formation of government looms. Pretoria is a major player globally and the direction it takes matter not just for the markets but in diplomatic circles as well. For the entire week the ANC has been meeting with various political parties selling its idea of a Government of National Unity which has already been rejected by the Economic Freedom Fighters while the centre right Democratic Alliance is not just keen but also pushing for the exclusion of EFF and uMkhonto Wesizwe led by former President Jacob Zuma. The ANC…

The ANC has come under fire from its alliance partners South African Communist Party and the Confederation of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) who both accused the party of arrogance and of betraying the struggle against apartheid by contemplating a co-governing deal with the DA which the alliance partners view as “the enemy”.Leaders for the two organisations delivered hard hitting speeches at the policy conference of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and affiliate of Cosatu organising in the mining sector and the union President Cyril Ramaphosa who is now at the centre of the alleged selling out if not…

AL JAMA-AH has become the latest to reject the ANC’s proposed Government of National Unity and to warn the liberation movement against working with the Democratic Alliance. The party which is represented in the national assembly and some municipalities is adamant that the ANC has been given a mandate ( although not outright) and should form a minority government instead of a GNU, which AL JAMA-AH views as a “return to white rule”. “Less dependence on white monopoly is the only way to prosperity for all South Africans. The country’s economy should be controlled by Blacks; the reparation of land…

The ANC will not opt for parties on the left nor the right as it seeks to form a “government of national unity” following last week’s electoral stalemate. Outgoing President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the decision following a day long National Executive Committee meeting that went well into the night.Ramaphosa said the ANC will rely on experience to make the GNU work.“We already have the experience of bringing together such diverse views that vary in political orientation and ideology,” said Ramaphosa.Ramaphosa said while the ANC fully accepts that it did not win the elections the party is proud that a significant…

With the ANC growing increasingly frustrated as it struggles to get hold of former President Jacob Zuma to discuss a possible coalition government with his uMkhonto Wesizwe party, his daughter is leading a protest to the ANC NEC meeting held at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg where she and a dozen or so demonstrators are demanding that the the DA be excluded from the proposed government of national unity following last week’s electoral stalemate.Thuthukile Zuma who is a member of the ANC’s Johannesburg Regional Executive Committee said the group took it upon themselves to come and sound alarm about the…

Former President Jacob Zuma is playing hard to get with the ANC as the liberation movement seeks to form a coalition government after losing its majority in the 2024 national and provincial elections.National spokesperson Mahlengi Bengu-Motsiri briefed the media at the party’s headquarters on Wednesday and said the party has already met with the EFF, Patriotic Alliance, IFP, NFP and DA a final decision is expected to be taken by the National executive committee meeting scheduled to sit on Thursday.Bengu-Motsiri said the door remained opened for MK despite its having ignored continuous requests for a meeting. “The officials reported to…

The IEC has proceeded to release the results for the 2024 National and Provincial Elections.This amid pressure from 20 odd parties for the commission to postpone the announcement in order and instead first attend to objections which are said to be well over 500. IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya reiterated the commission’s earlier claim that there’s an orchestrated campaign to undermine the credibility of the election and the institution itself. This in a supposed response to the objections raised by the parties in particular their insistence that the results not be released before the issues they raised are resolved. “There has…

The African Transformation Movement is the latest to demand a postponement of election results amid complaints by political parties that the IEC did not count the votes accurately. The commission is entertaining complaints lodged by parties and said whether they had merit or not they would not, they would not materially affect the outcome. This is despite threats of court action by MK and a warning by its leader Jacob Zuma that announcing the results while there are still objections to be ruled on may “start trouble”. “Whoever is in charge there need to hear this. Do not start trouble…