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Explore the latest municipal by-election results in South Africa, where the ANC retains its stronghold while the Patriotic Alliance and other parties make significant gains, reshaping the political landscape.
Elon Musk is set to influence global political decisions with his promise to support the UK Reform Party.
The call for the SACP to contest the elections by itself is just an expression of an unhappy party who threatens to file a divorce because the partner is misbehaving, says the writer.
The atmosphere was electric at the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Soweto campus, as Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) delegates arrived in high spirits and singing to register for the highly anticipated third National People’s Assembly, kicking off this weekend.
South African Communist Party (SACP) chairperson Blade Ndzimande has emphasised the need for a “reconfigured alliance” between the SACP and ANC and stressed the importance of unity to address pressing national issues.
Deputy president Paul Mashatile is rumoured to be jostling for the presidency crown with support from Gauteng premier, Panyaza Lesufi as the political game of chess begins, writes Zohra Teke.
As speculation mounts about who will fill the crucial deputy president position in the EFF, following Floyd Shivambu resignation earlier this year, political analysts speculate that secretary-general Marshall Dlamini, Godrich Gardee, or Viyani Pambo could emerge as the front runners for the hot seat.
Who can forget EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi calling out Maite Nkoana-Mashabane with his impassioned "She is sleeping in Parliament"?
OPINION: What happens from now on is going to mould not only the future of Namibia but will give the rest of Southern Africa a good lesson. . . This week’s elections in Namibia are less about change but all about survival, writes Vhahangwele Tsotetsi.
For IPC, the road ahead appears bleak. The party's credibility lies in tatters, and its political future hangs by a thread.
When asked about leadership appointments, 1860NIC Congress leader Thanasagren Moodley acknowledged the lack of formal positions within the party but expressed confidence in the dedication of the core team.
The pools of potential leadership from all political parties seem to have long dried up. It is time to fill up the pools, and that time is now.
Her pledge to ensure a peaceful handover stood in stark contrast with Republican Trump's unprecedented refusal four years ago to admit defeat against Joe Biden, culminating in the violent attack by his supporters on the US Capitol.
Donald Trump claimed victory and pledged to “heal” the country on November 6, as results put him on the verge of beating Kamala Harris in a White House comeback.
With networks calling North Carolina and Georgia — two of seven swing states — for Donald Trump, the path to victory for Kamala Harris appeared to be narrowing.
In her latest hatchet job on Former President Jacob Zuma and Former Cabinet Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, Rebecca Davis throws around accusations and condescension with abandon, making one wonder why she's not even trying to disguise the fact that she has been hired not to inform, but simply to smear.
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on November 1, he would “step aside” after his party suffered a resounding defeat in general elections, according to preliminary tallies.
Workers and their families should prepare for a potential assault on labour rights under a Trump presidency, writes Phakamile Hlubi-Majola.
Under the so-called Government of National Unity, patronage has been entrenched, it just has the privilege of secrecy and proximity to the neo-liberal and capitalist establishment.
Allowing John Steenhuisen and Leon Schreiber to remain in their influential roles would only invite further attempts to overthrow the ANC’s role in government and lead South Africa deeper into austerity and dystopia.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s adherence to neoliberalism stands at odds with BRICS’s multipolar vision, leaving South Africa out of step with the bloc’s most transformative goals, says the writer.
Throwing her weight behind US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, Beyonce said she was there as “a mother who cares deeply about the world. . . a world where we have the freedom to control our bodies”.
ANC’s Eugene Modise has been elected unopposed during a special council sitting in Tshwane, as the new deputy mayor of the City of Tshwane.
A 49-year-old Las Vegas resident has been arrested after he was found with weapons near a rally where Donald Trump was due to speak, at the weekend.
Elon Musk said it would be a threat to democracy if Kamala Harris wins November's US election, while amping up his support for Donald Trump, saying he was “all in”.