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News South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Politics: ANC reshuffles KZN leadership, appoints James Nxumalo as provincial coordinator

News channel or source: https://mg.co.za/politics/2026-04-16-anc-reshuffles-kzn-leadership-appoints-james-nxumalo-as-provincial-coordinator/
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Nxumalo, a senior leader in the South African Communist Party (SACP), has been appointed coordinator of the ANC’s provincial task team (PTT), filling a post vacated by Mike Mabuyakhulu. Mabuyakhulu ...

News South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Politics: ‘No friction between Dean and me’: Pappas sets sights on new opportunities outside uMngeni

News channel or source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/pappas-sets-sights-on-new-opportunities-outside-umngeni/
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Pappas rejects claims he is leaving politics or that his decision to withdraw his mayoral candidacy is linked to conflict within the party.

News South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Politics: ANC announces new KZN PTT officials

News channel or source: https://www.politicsweb.co.za/politics/anc-announces-new-kzn-ptt-officials
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

The KZN PTT was appointed in February 2025 with a clear mandate to rebuild and strengthen organisational structures within the framework of the ANC National Conference resolutions, the Constitution of ...

News South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Politics: ‘They failed spectacularly’: DA declares the ANC’s death in KZN

News channel or source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/da-declares-ancs-death-kzn/
Published on: Saturday 11 April 2026

“The age of one-party dominance is over, the ANC is dead, not because it ended gracefully, but because it failed spectacularly. It has failed across every sphere of government, and it is now failing ...

News South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Politics: Mzamo Billy aims to expand DA's support in KwaZulu-Natal

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/mzamo-billy-aims-to-expand-das-support-in-kwazulu-natal/ar-AA20vvpu
Published on: Thursday 09 April 2026

Mzamo Billy, a DA MP from Pinetown, aims to broaden the party's support in KwaZulu-Natal as he campaigns for the provincial leadership position currently held by Francois Rodgers ...

News South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Politics: KwaZulu vs KwaZulu-Natal: The name change debate dividing South Africa

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/politics/international-relations/kwazulu-vs-kwazulu-natal-the-name-change-debate-dividing-south-africa/ar-AA1Wo02v
Published on: Saturday 14 February 2026

The raging debate over the proposed renaming of KwaZulu-Natal to KwaZulu has ignited intense public discourse. That the idea reportedly originated from King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has added both weight ...

News South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Politics: King Misuzulu lobbies political parties to relocate Ingonyama Trust operations to KZN

News channel or source: https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-04-14-king-misuzulu-lobbies-political-parties-to-move-the-running-of-the-ingonyama-trust-to-kzn/
Published on: Tuesday 14 April 2026

King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is taking significant steps to reform the Ingonyama Trust, engaging with political parties in Parliament to discuss legislative changes.

News South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Politics: Why Zulu king's KwaZulu-Natal renaming proposal ushers in an era of cultural restoration

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/why-zulu-kings-kwazulu-natal-renaming-proposal-ushers-in-an-era-of-cultural-restoration/ar-AA20Hybk
Published on: Saturday 11 April 2026

Communications specialist Sandile Ngema argues that King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s proposal to rename KwaZulu-Natal to KwaZulu is a necessary step toward reclaiming indigenous identity and advancing ...

News South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Politics: Nearly half of South Africans feel politically homeless ahead of local elections

News channel or source: https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/nearly-half-of-south-africans-feel-politically-hom
Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

Under the Electoral Act, the voters' roll closes as soon as an election date is announced. The political mood in the country Given the sheer number of choices available to voters, it may seem ...

News South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Politics: SAPS couldn’t afford to lose Mkhwanazi after reappointment: Masemola

News channel or source: https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/03/30/saps-couldn-t-afford-to-lose-mkhwanazi-after-reappointment-masemola
Published on: Sunday 29 March 2026

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola officially made an announcement that Mkhwanazi will resume duties for another five-year term.

News South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Politics: South Africa’s biggest opposition party will head to municipal elections with new leaders: what does it all mean?

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/south-africas-biggest-opposition-party-will-head-to-municipal-elections-with-new-leaders-what-does-it-all-mean-275404
Published on: Monday 09 February 2026

Speculation continues about why John Steenhuisen announced that he would not be available for re-election as the federal leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) at the party’s April federal ...