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Former president Jacob Zuma received a rousing welcome at an Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party event in Verulam, north of Durban, on Tuesday.

Former president Jacob Zuma has told politicians who “think they know politics” and are insulting the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party to “zip it” before he reveals their true colours.

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has questioned why whites in the ANC and other political parties do not make an effort to learn African languages to better understand the people they serve.

About a year ago I interviewed Prof Jaap de Visser on my Great Governance ZA podcast and he argued that coalition governments are a natural consequence of our South African electoral system and that we must get used to this reality.

With the Gqeberha high court officially embarking on a seven-week recess, with only urgent matters being dealt with, Weekend Post looks back at some of the headline-making stories which shocked the public.

Over the last few months, Lance Meredith has collected stuff animals for other children who are also going through procedures in hospitals.

As the general election draws closer, political parties have stepped up their campaigns in the province.While ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula wooed voters in the Dr WB Rubusana region in November, EFF leader Julius Malema rallied his troops through the party’s members forum at the Orient Theatre in East London early in December.

The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed the ANC’s appeal to overturn the previous court order to pay its debt to Ezulweni Investments for services rendered in connection to its 2019 election campaign.

Despite being in a coalition that governs Nelson Mandela Bay, Patriotic Alliance national chair Marlon Daniels has met the Hawks to discuss mayor Gary van Niekerk’s exorbitantly-priced trip to China.

In just the first week of 2023, a battle was unleashed between the Buffalo City Metro and ratepayers when Quigney businessman Steve Bloom decided to take the city head-on citing years of incorrect billing on his account.Bloom told the Dispatch at the time that he had sent emails and visited the city’s billing offices for years without any help.