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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Electoral Commission (IEC) says more than R170 million has been donated to political parties under the Political Party Funding Act. According to the IEC, this marks the first time such an amount has been raised in a single quarter. “The cumulative declared quantum is a prodigious R172 069 959.39. This…
Reading Time: 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) National Spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, says the party is confident that despite challenges, it will win the 2024 general election. With just over a week until South Africans cast their votes in the general election, the ANC has set out its last-ditch effort to retain its position as…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the party will do all it can to put a stop to political killings in KwaZulu-Natal if elected into power. Malema further commended KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in his fight against crime in the province. A total of six suspects…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the party will do all it can to put a stop to political killings in KwaZulu-Natal if elected into power. Malema further commended KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in his fight against crime in the province. A total of six suspects…
Without the former president the breakaway party is unlikely to make a big impact in the elections, according to its national organiser Former president Jacob Zuma is at the heart of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party’s campaign to oust the ANC and without him the breakaway party is unlikely to make a significant impact in…
BMI says the multiparty charter’s ideological diversity raises questions about its policy coherence 16 May 2024 – 15:59 UPDATED 16 May 2024 – 23:09 by Tiisetso Motsoeneng Fitch Solutions’ research arm, BMI, has dismissed the chances of a DA-led coalition of political parties mounting a successful challenge against the ANC’s reign. It says the potential…
NEXT PRESIDENT TO DECIDE Opposition parties oppose the new version that differs from last week’s one The National Assembly has left the determination of the disclosure threshold and funding limits for political parties to the next president to decide, possibly giving political parties free rein in these matters until regulations are adopted. A draft ANC…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) had mixed views about the Council’s work over the past five years. They made their farewell speeches during the last plenary session of the NCOP, the sixth Parliament. Some believe that significant progress has been made in the mandate and oversight responsibilities of…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has lamented the public healthcare system in the country. He promises better healthcare should the DA be voted into power but says it would not be through the National Health Insurance Bill (NHI). President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday signed the NHI Bill into law. …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has promised 2 million jobs if the party is voted into government after the May polls. On Tuesday, Statistics South Africa revealed that unemployment increased to 32.9%. The leader of the official opposition says unemployment leads to other social ills that bedevil society. He was…
