The African National Congress (ANC) says it is prepared to engage political parties, civic movements and independent candidates as it seeks to establish coalition governments following its losses in the 2026 Local Government Elections. The party’s Special Extended National Executive Committee (NEC), which met from Thursday to Friday, has mandated its leadership to begin coalition negotiations in municipalities where no political party secured an outright majority. In a statement released on Friday, ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu said engagements with…
As South Africa marks the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, civil society organisations and political leaders marched to police stations across the country on Friday, demanding stronger action against the high rate of withdrawn gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) cases. In Bloemhof, one of the province’s GBVF hotspots, marchers gathered at Boitumelong Taxi Rank before proceeding to the local police station. Speaking on YOU FM Newshour, Lekwa-Teemane constituency MP Gaolatlhe Kgabo said the area records an alarming…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected calls to mobilise other G20 countries to boycott next year’s Leaders’ Summit in the United States, after Washington confirmed it has excluded South Africa from the first preparatory Sherpas meeting of its 2026 presidency. Speaking on the sidelines of the Cosatu Charity Golf Challenge at Johannesburg Country Club on Wednesday, Ramaphosa said South Africa would not pressure fellow members to take sides. “We will not mobilise countries; we’re not wired like that as South Africa.…
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, led by former South African President Jacob Zuma, is indeed preparing to fill multiple vacancies in the National Assembly, including replacing one of Zuma’s daughters with another. This move comes on the heels of a high-profile resignation tied to international controversy. Here’s a breakdown of the latest developments, based on recent reports and confirmations. Background on Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s Resignation Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, Jacob Zuma’s high-profile daughter and an MK MP since June 2024, resigned from Parliament…