In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that councillors must come to council even if they were sick

Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from the failures of the ANC

uMkhonto weSizwe party is calling for the nationalisation of mineral resources, land redistribution without compensation and the expansion of the VAT zero-rated basket

The finance minister says his U-turn on a VAT hike was a collective decision of the government of national unity

This move is in line with the Economic Freedom Fighters’ plan to survive beyond the 2026 local government election

ActionSA has ruled out future coalition agreements with the Democratic Alliance.