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Sihle Mavuso

Multimedia Journalist, IOL Politics

The weekly South African and African political wrap

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Picture: REUTERS/Odd Andersen/Pool – Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson Joyce Banda in Qunu in ...

The weekly politics report: Phala Phala, Eswatini still burning issues

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Graphic: Wade Geduldt / African News Agency (ANA) – A political matter that is expected to dominate the week is the nomination process by ANC branches. Tallying ...

Weekly African report: Phala Phala to Harare

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Picture: Ministry of Information Zimbabwe/Twitter – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commissioned construction of the USD $500 million Cyber City. The ...

The weekly African political report

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Graphic: Wade Geduldt / African News Agency (ANA) – Mkhwebane has suffered a legal setback when her lawyer, Advocate Dali Mpofu withdrew from representing her in ...

The weekly political report

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Graphic: Wade Geduldt/African News agency (ANA) – Primarily in South Africa where the governing ANC is heading for its elective conference in December, the former ...

Weekly politics wrap

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Graphic: Wade Geduldt / African News Agency (ANA) By Sihle MavusoFormer President Jacob Zuma continues to be a news maker on the South African and, to some extent, ...

Weekly politics report

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Graphic: Timothy Alexander – The City of Johannesburg’s coalition has collapsed, three ANC-run provinces have reshuffled cabinets and former President Jacob Zuma’s ...

The wrap: South African political report

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Graphic: Political fallouts across the spectrum dominated this week and it looks likely that more fallout will come in the week ahead, the writer says. By Sihle ...

Weekly South African Political report: From the executive ethics code to Maimane’s new party

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Picture: Timothy Bernard/African News Agency(ANA) - Former South African President and ANC leader, Thabo Mbeki. By Sihle MavusoIt has been yet another eventful week ...

South Africa: Eskom tough nut to crack for President Cyril Ramaphosa

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Picture: Armand Hough/African News Agency (ANA) – Sea Point, Cape Town during early evening load shedding. There is no end in sight to Stage 6 load shedding, which ...

The weekly South African political report and the week ahead

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency (ANA) - Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane at the Western Cape High Court, fighting her suspension by president Cyril ...

South Africa: Tense political landscape does not augur well for country’s future

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

By Sihle MavusoWhile the political landscape in South Africa has been tense over the past week, it remains to be seen how senior political party leaders and President ...

The likely scenarios in the fight for the Zulu throne

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Picture: Bongani Mbatha/African News Agency (ANA) – A historic day for the Zulu nation as King Misuzulu, successor to late King Goodwill Zwelithini, enters the sacred ...

Weekly South African politics report

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

By Sihle MavusoPolitically, the past two weeks have been eventful for South Africa and all that reminded us of Vladimir Lenin’s famous line which goes like this: ...

Zikalala: succession lessons for triumphant ANC factions

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Picture:African News Agency (ANA) – The resignation of Premier Sihle ZIkalala, who was ousted as chairperson, does not bode well when the weakened provincial ANC ...

Who's Who in the New ANC KwaZulu-Natal Top 5

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Picture: Doctor Ngcobo/African News Agency (ANA) - The Taliban faction caused one of the biggest political upsets in the recent history of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal, ...

Why KZN ANC elective conference is do or die for Ramaphosa

Sihle Mavuso|Published 2 years ago

Picture: Motshwari Mofokeng – After a fierce election battle, former ANC provincial secretary Sihle Zikalala is cheered on to the stage after winning the election ...