Politics

The South African Communist Party's KwaZulu-Natal secretary says the allegations against police minister Senzo Mchunu are a smear campaign to block his ANC presidential bid.

Former President Jacob Zuma publicly attacked President Cyril Ramaphosa at a Durban foundation launch, saying traditional leaders should give Ramaphosa instructions on running the country.

Prominent traditional healers in the uMkhonto Wesizwe Party are fighting each other over former ANC members joining and being given top positions in the party.

Tshwane chief financial officer Gareth Mnisi faces a misconduct complaint after a councillor accused him of misrepresenting himself in his 2023 job application.

South Africa’s government of national unity should trigger a long overdue rethink of the country’s foreign policy, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party says AfriForum's call for KZN Premier Thami Ntuli to step into Nkandla proves the government has failed traditional leadership communities.

COPE founder Mosiuoa "Terror" Lekota has died at the age of 77. He had been battling ill-health and was in and out of hospital recently.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet African National Congress leaders in KwaZulu Natal as political tensions grow ahead of the 2026 local government elections.

Political parties are clashing after King Misuzulu kaZwelithini called for KwaZulu-Natal to drop Natal from its name.

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s investment adviser Alistair Ruiters will travel to the United States to restart trade talks after fresh tariffs shook relations.

Flights between South Africa and the United Arab Emirates have been cancelled after Iran launched attacks across the Middle East and airspace was shut down.

All signs point to Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis emerging as the next leader of the Democratic Alliance in April. If that happens, it could mark a turning point for South Africa’s second biggest party at a critical moment in its history, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.