S’thembiso Msomi

1 month ago | sowetanlive.co.za | S’thembiso Msomi |Chris McGrath

S'THEMBISO MSOMI | Ramaphosa faces plethora of hurdles to reach unsurpassed 10-year milestone as head of state By S’thembiso Msomi - 05 May 2025 - 10:50 Until recently, President Cyril Ramaphosa seemed almost guaranteed to become the first ANC leader to serve 10 years in office as the country’s head of state.

Dec 6, 2024 | sowetanlive.co.za | S’thembiso Msomi

In the weeks leading up to Namibia’s elections, and just days after the Botswana Democratic Party suffered a shock defeat after 58 years in power, I had a chat with a renowned local pollster about the ruling South Western African People’s Organisation's (Swapo) prospects. “It does not look good,” he said.

Nov 29, 2024 | sowetanlive.co.za | S’thembiso Msomi |Freddy Mavunda

MK Party leader Jacob Zuma. A letter inviting members of the ANC KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committee (PEC) to a meeting with Luthuli House has gone viral. The meeting was initially scheduled for the weekend, but this columnist understands it has now been moved to Monday. Ordinarily, a meeting between the ANC national executive committee (NEC) and one of its subordinate structures would attract very little attention.