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Delegates at Cosatu's 15th National Congress. The conference collapsed after a quorum dispute linked to delegate credentials.
COSATU CONGRESS

Cosatu succession war: Why the historic Congress collapse matters

Cosatu’s 15th national congress collapse exposes leadership divisions and renewed tensions within the ANC-SACP alliance.

  • Rapula Moatshe
5 min read
A township in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. The municipality is returning grants to the National Treasury, which are meant for road infrastructure and sanitation upgrades.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Mangaung Metro interventions fail to halt service delivery crisis

Mangaung’s service-delivery crisis persists despite six years of government intervention.

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
4 min read
Elizabeth "Tsontso” Mokolo Moselakgomo has been positively identified as one of the five women found dead in Gauteng.
GBV

UPDATED: Two more women's bodies found, as police hunt expands beyond Kempton Park

7 women are dead and the questions are growing.

  • Vivian Warby
10 min read
A year has passed since KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi held his explosive press briefing on July 6, 2025, alleging that a criminal syndicate had infiltrated South Africa's criminal justice system.
MADLANGA COMMISSION

One year on: Inside Madlanga Commission probe that shook law enforcement

Suspensions, arrests and cartel allegations have followed the commission’s evidence — but has it restored public trust?

  • Rapula Moatshe
9 min read
The nomination of Advocate Thandazani Griffiths Madonsela SC as the evidence leader for the Section 89 impeachment inquiry has been set aside. This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa raised objections.
PARLIAMENT

Ramaphosa gets his way as Madonsela removed from Section 89 impeachment inquiry

The Section 89 committee has set aside Advocate Thandazani Griffiths Madonsela’s nomination as evidence leader after considering new information.

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
4 min read
UMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) president Jacob Zuma arriving at a hotel in uMhlanga on Friday for the party's media briefing.
ANC

MKP banks on Zuma's popularity over high-profile mayor candidates

The MK Party has named former Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi as its Johannesburg mayoral candidate and announced candidates for five other major metros.

  • Willem Phungula
3 min read
ANC veteran Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said she doubted the party's ability to win eThekwini Municipality in the November election.
DLAMINI ZUMA

LGE 26: Dlamini Zuma says ANC faces tough task convincing eThekwini voters

ANC veteran Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma says the party faces a difficult task retaining eThekwini and winning back Cape Town.

  • Willem Phungula
2 min read
The City of Johannesburg's municipal council has been fraught with instability due to divisions between parties in coalition governments.
COALITION POLITICS

LGE 2026: Warning over power-sharing deals placing stability ahead of good governance

Political analyst Professor Mus Xulu cautions against blanket coalition agreements ahead of local government elections, emphasising the need for accountability and measures…

  • Willem Phungula
2 min read
The ANC national leadership has reinstated the Eastern Cape provincial executive committee which was disbanded few months ago.
FIKILE MBALULA

ANC reinstates Eastern Cape PEC ahead of polls: too little, too late?

Analysts question whether the move can win back voters before November.

  • Willem Phungula
3 min read
SACP's Solly Mapaila.
WEEKEND WRAP

The Sunday Brief: The stories to know

Some of the stories shaping South Africa today: what happened, why it matters and who is affected.

  • The National News Team
4 min read
KwaZulu-Natal election campaign trail, the DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis said the eThekwini Metro needs billions of rand to fix failing infrastructure.
2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

LGE 2026: DA's private partnership plan to fix failing municipal infrastructure

The DA's Geordin Hill-Lewis outlines plans for public-private partnerships to resolve eThekwini's infrastructure issues, while also addressing the government's funding decisions…

  • Willem Phungula
3 min read
Duduzane Zuma's appointment as first deputy president of the MK Party could boost youth engagement ahead of the November 4 election, analysts say.
MK PARTY

Duduzane Zuma’s appointment in MK Party: a potential game-changer for youth political engagement

Duduzane Zuma’s recent appointment as first deputy president of the MK Party could energise youth engagement in the upcoming local elections.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
5 min read