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Former EFF provincial leader Jossey Buthane said the top brass were trying to lead via ‘emails and phones’ instead of being on the ground

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IFP president criticises DA’s Western Cape policies, vows to prioritise equality and development

Inkatha Freedom Party leader Velenkosi Hlabisa said his party would address the growing disparity between the rich and poor in the province

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ANC gunning for finance MMC portfolio after taking mayorship in Ekurhuleni

Newly elected mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says there is ‘pressure’ for the ANC to fail the metro ‘as the EFF and DA had done’

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‘Shit houses’ and broken promises: A decade of despair in Ditsobotla

The municipality in North West has been riven by ANC infighting and nepotism for years, as residents live in sewage and have no water or other basic services

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Government of national unity talk places multi-party charter under pressure

Parties want the Democratic Alliance and the Inkatha Freedom Party to account for ‘confusing’ message to voters

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Back to the future as parties talk government of national unity

Numbers rather than national unity will dictate how parties coalesce after 29 May

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WATCH | One-on-one interview with DA’s John Steenhuisen

DA leader, John Steenhusinen, sat down with the Mail & Guardian’s Lizeka Tandwa, for a one-on-one interview. The Democratic Alliance leader said he respected people for getting a degree but university could not have taught him what he knows after 23 years in politics. Steenhuisen said a coalition with the ANC might be the ‘least […]

Electoral court finds Zuma eligible to participate in elections

This will be seen as another blow to the ANC’s prospects of regaining its majority

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New parties call for addiction to be treated as a public health concern, rather than just a crime

Focus policing on drug cartels and not the users, say newcomers to the political space, identifying the need for rehabilitation programmes

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