Siyabonga Mkhwanazi

Western Cape Politics and Opinions Editor

ANC denies FF+ demands over Orania independence

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

The ANC has denied reports that it has agreed to the demands made by the Freedom Front Plus to have the ANC recognise the independence of the Afrikaner enclave Orania. ...

Ramaphosa denies BHP’s takeover bid of Anglo shows lack of confidence in economy

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected claims that BHP Billiton’s bid to take over Anglo American was a vote of no confidence in the country’s economy.

Electoral Court rules that Zuma is eligible to stand for elections. This is why

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

The Electoral Court has provided reasons for former president Jacob Zuma to stand as an election candidate despite his conviction and sentence by the apex court. ...

SACP to join ANC in bid to appeal MK Party judgment

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

The SACP said it will join the ANC in its appeal against the high court judgment on the use of the name and logo of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK).

This is how much parties received from IEC ahead of the 2024 election

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

The IEC allocates millions of rand to all parties represented in Parliament and provincial legislatures every year. In the report tabled in Parliament on parties ...

Ramaphosa extends deployment of army to Mozambique

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the deployment of the army to Mozambique for another few months.

ANC loses court bid against MK Party over use of name and logo

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

The ANC has lost another legal battle against the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party after the High Court in Durban ruled against it over the use of its name ...

Zuma can contest 2024 elections on MK ballot, Electoral Court rules

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

Former president Jacob Zuma will be allowed to be on the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s parliamentary list after the Electoral Court dismissed an objection.

David Mabuza denies links to MK party

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

Former deputy president David Mabuza denied links to the MK party, led by former president Jacob Zuma.

Corruption-accused Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula resigns

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

Embattled National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned following weeks of speculation over her future amid threats of arrest by the National Prosecuting ...

MK Party challenges Zuma’s removal from Parliamentary list in court

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

The removal of former president Jacob Zuma as a candidate for the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party will be legally challenged after the party filed papers at the Electoral ...

Mapisa-Nqakula must fall on her sword, say parties

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has called on Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to hand herself over to the police after the High Court in Pretoria rejected her application ...

Mkhwebane’s ‘conflict of interest’ scuppers appointment of deputy public protector

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

The portfolio committee on justice and correctional services has halted its process to select the next deputy public protector after a legal opinion found that EFF ...

Deputy President Paul Mashatile is being probed by Parliament’s Ethics Committee

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the Ethics Committee has given him seven days to respond to the allegations of corruption against him.

More EFF members face action for disrupting Presidency budget debate

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

Parliament’s powers and privileges committee has found several members of the EFF guilty of disrupting the Presidency budget vote debate in 2022.

Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula faces motion of no confidence

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula faces a motion of no confidence in Parliament after the acting Speaker, Lechesa Tsenoli, accepted the motion from the official opposition. ...

ANC loses court bid to deregister MK party

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

The court application by the ANC to deregister the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party failed in the Electoral Court.

Mapisa-Nqakula’s urgent bid to avoid arrest to be heard on Monday

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s fight to prevent law enforcement agencies from arresting her is headed for the Pretoria High Court on Monday. ...

‘Law must take its course,’ says Ramaphosa on Mapisa-Nqakula case

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the law must take its course in the case involving National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

ANC MPs block questions on raid at Mapisa-Nqakula’s home

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

ANC members of Parliament have blocked attempts by the DA to ask President Cyril Ramaphosa questions about the raid at the home of Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. ...

ANC has apologised to Zulu king and President Ramaphosa

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

ANC KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo said they have apologised to King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and President Cyril Ramaphosa after a public spat over ...

Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula pleads innocence as NPA unit raids her house

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has welcomed the raid at her house in Bruma, Johannesburg, by the National Prosecuting Authority and ...

IEC to print 90 million ballot papers

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

The Electoral Commission of South Africa said 30 million ballot papers were for the provincial legislatures, another 30 million for regional seats in the National ...

Senior SA officials travel to Ukraine for peace talks

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s legal adviser, Nokukhanya Jele, and the director-general in the Department of International Relations and Co-operation, Zane Dangor, ...

Govt paid out R23. 6 billion in medico-legal claims

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi|Published

Minister of Health Joe Phaahla says they have paid out more than R23. 6 billion in medical claims as the department is flooded with medico-legal claims.