Maimane says the ‘coalition of corruption’ between the EFF and ANC is an attack on South African values.
Speaking at a press conference, organised to address issues with Trollip’s removal, Maimane labelled the motion of no confidence a ‘sham’, supported by a ‘coalition of corruption’.
Eastern Cape DA leader Nqaba Bhanga has explained why the vote to oust Athol Trollip simply shouldn’t be allowed to stand.
Opposition councillors have a combined 61 seats compared to the Democratic Alliance’s 59, and they are dead-set on having Trollip removed.
South Africans love to take things to the next level.
Bad blood runs deep between the pair.
Bantu Holomisa believes the wheels are in motion for an unscrupulous power change
Two very divided camps are waiting on one very momentous decision. It could all end in tears…
The tension in the metro seems to finally have reached boiling point.
Many think Monday is “D day”.
In a small initial victory, the Constitutional Court has granted the UDM access to argue that a secret ballot vote can be allowed in the National Assembly, but the timeline conflicts with next Tuesday’s scheduled debate and vote of no confidence in Zuma.
If at first, you don’t succeed…
Opposition parties were left scratching their heads following the announcement that el presidente had been granted a loan by on VBS bank to pay for the non-security upgrades to his Nkandla home.
The Democratic Alliance might have lost out on a coalition with the Economic Freedom Fighters, but that didn’t stop them from making a similar arrangement with several other parties.
The EFF donated R1m to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union’s (Amcu) Marikana trust fund, EFF leader Julius Malema announced during the Marikana commemoration in the North West on Tuesday.
Almost all opposition parties have decided to stay away on Zuma’s second consecutive day in parliamentary, which might suit him just fine as there’ll be no one to ask him any difficult questions.
Roelf Meyer, who served as Minister of Constitutional Development and Provincial Affairs in Nelson Mandela’s cabinet, has said that the Economic Freedom Fighters are the biggest beneficiaries of Zuma’s refusal to call it a day.
For the first time since the end of the struggle, opposition parties are banding together for a common purpose; the removal of a disgraced ANC leadership.
Campaigning is in full swing across South Africa and some believe that the 2016 LGE will be a game changer for both the ruling party and opposition… take our poll and let us know who’s got your vote.
The results from the votes are coming in, and while they may hold some small surprises for new players like the EFF it looks like much of the next five years is going to be business as usual
The ANC might just be the all-out winner as well as the biggest loser of the upcoming national election in South Africa on Wednesday. But to what extent are voting patterns likely to change or remain the same in what commentators have called the most exciting election in twenty years?