“You Cannot Compete With Us”: ANC Limpopo Fires Election Warning as Ramathuba Defends Party’s Grassroots Power Ahead of 2026 Polls THOHOYANDOU | With South Africa edging closer to the 2026 local government elections, the African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has delivered a bold message to its political opponents. The
Former President Jacob Zuma has moved to take direct control of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s finances in a dramatic intervention that comes as the organisation battles unpaid rent, office evictions and mounting questions over its financial management. The decision marks one of the most significant shifts in the party’s
The calls for the suspension of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head, Advocate Andrea Johnson, have mounted following her bizarre testimony at the Madlanga Commission this week. This comes after it emerged that IDAC interfered in the investigation of the suspended Crime Intelligence boss, Major General Feroz Khan, and
POLOKWANE: As ANC supporters gather in Thohoyandou for preparations for the Nelson Mandela Rally, the party in Limpopo is mourning the death of a political veteran who made history as the first mayor of Molemole Local Municipality. Julia Mothudi, who served as the municipality’s inaugural mayor following its establishment in
The political dispute between the National Freedom Party (NFP) and its former member Mbali Shinga has escalated into a courtroom showdown, with the party turning to the Pietermaritzburg High Court in an effort to force KwaZulu Natal Legislature Speaker Nontembeko Boyce to remove Shinga from the provincial legislature. The matter,
The political rivalry between the Umkhonto WeSizwe Party (MK Party) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) spilled into the KwaZulu Natal Legislature this week as MK Party members openly celebrated the removal of Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi as the Zulu Prime Minister. Buthelezi, a senior IFP figure and KwaZulu Natal MEC
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s fight to stop the Phala Phala impeachment process has run into a sharp legal argument that his personal discomfort cannot be placed above the country’s need for accountability. In the Western Cape High Court, Advocate Dali Mpofu argued that the impeachment process must continue unless the independent
The investigation into the murder of a prominent Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader has taken a significant turn after Gauteng’s specialised Political Killings Task Team arrested a suspect believed to be linked to the fatal shooting of Monica Dube. Nearly a month after the shocking killing that sent shockwaves through
Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has officially parted ways with the African National Congress (ANC), marking another significant political shift in KwaZulu-Natal as she joins Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party). The dramatic announcement was made during a media briefing in Durban on Monday, where MK Party leaders unveiled
BA-PHALABORWA | As anti-immigration demonstrations continue to gain momentum across parts of South Africa, one province has emerged as a notable exception. In Limpopo, particularly in the mining town of Ba-Phalaborwa, the March and March Movement has failed to secure the widespread support seen elsewhere. The reasons extend far beyond
