Refilwe Mtsweni, the former MEC for Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has been appointed as Mpumalanga province’s fifth premier and the province’s first female premier since 1994. The provincial legislature unanimously elected Mtsweni at a sitting of the legislature ...

The South African National Civics Organisation in Mpumalanga is considering contesting the 2019 general elections. The organisation says that this decision was motivated by its ally, the African National Congress’s failure to “honour Alliance resolutions”. “The Extended PWC resolved to ...

The South African Communist Party in the Phillip Radebe district has accused leaders of the ANC in the district of lack of understanding of the Alliance. During a media briefing, SACP district secretary, Bhobert Nkosi said the conduct of some ...

A series of blunders by the speaker of the Mpumalanga provincial legislature, Thandi Shongwe, spoiled what should have been a historic moment on the appointment of the province’s first female premier in 24 years. Shongwe’s spokesperson, Malusi Mbatha, blamed the Office ...

One of the contenders for the ANC’s provincial chairperson’s position, Charles Makola, does not regret supporting outgoing chairperson, David Mabuza to lead the organisation almost ten years ago. In 2008, Makola’s decision to support Mabuza was seen as the deciding ...

Mpumalanga provincial legislature has resorted to apartheid-era style dirty tricks and disinformation campaign against the publisher of Ziwaphi following the newspaper’s exposé of irregularities in the legislature. Some of the dirty tricks include the creation and use of fake Facebook ...

The African National Congress wrapped its five-day 54th National Conference held at NASREC outside Soweto in the early hours of Thursday by announcing the 80 members of the national executive committee (NEC). Mpumalanga province has a representation of 11 members ...

A leaked forensic report shows how the minister of state security, Thomas Bongani Bongo, may have illegally benefited from money that the Mpumalanga provincial government paid for the purchase of land at Emalahleni local municipality. Bongo, (referred to in the report ...

Mpumalanga government’s department of culture, sports and recreation has remained mum on an enquiry regarding an order that it issued and payment was made. According to whistle blowers within the department, a payment of R117 000 was paid to a ...

WATCH VIDEO: Leaders and official structures of the African National Congress in Mpumalanga province have not publicly declared their preferred leaders in the coming national conference of the governing party, but a private has provided a hint of the province’s ...