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Dr Bongani Mncwango has joined the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Photo: Supplied

Former MK leader Mncwango joins IFP as party eyes key municipal takeovers

The IFP gains a seasoned administrator as Dr Bongani Mncwango joins the party, signaling growth ambitions and strengthened leadership before the local elections

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2 min read
Brazen theft: When a political formation that played no role in the armed struggle adopts the MK name and symbols, it is more than confusion, argues the writer. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

The ANC’s heritage under siege

Others go as far as attempting to steal the very names and symbols that belong to the ANC and its fallen heroes

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9 min read
Former president Jacob Zuma

In search of Zuma’s vision that addresses South Africa’s pressing problems

His uMkhonto weSizwe party presents only populist platitudes rather than a policy agenda that responds to the country’s economic and social crises

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
Digging deep: Tshepiso Mabula’s photos of MK veterans and their families (clockwise from above, left) ‘Ka Ndongeni Otata Bafel’, ‘Emigodhini’ and ‘MKN Otata’.

Tshepiso Mabula: Uncovering unspoken truths

Her photos focus on SA’s forgotten Umkhonto weSizwe veterans

  • Umamah Bakharia
4 min read