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Sisanda Mbolekwa

Sisanda Aluta Mbolekwa is a political reporter for the Sunday Times and TimesLive. She holds BA Media and Politics and BA Honours in Journalism degrees from Wits University. She has a keen interest in the governance and politics of the country, with a focus on local government, service delivery, youth and gender-related current affairs.

Former Ethekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has decided to leave the ANC.

Zandile Gumede appointed MK Party deputy convenor in KZN

Former Ethekwini mayor avoids revealing her reasons for switch of allegiance from ANC

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
Ekurhuleni’s former municipal manager Imogen Mashazi appearing before the Germiston magistrates court for charges of corruption. Picture. Thapelo Morebudi.

‘High-flyer Imogen Mashazi’s taste for luxury’.

Imogen Mashazi has a taste for flying private, going as far as boarding a private jet for a flight from Johannesburg to Durban and a 45-minute hop to Maseru.

  • Sabelo Skiti
  • Sipho Masondo
  • Thanduxolo Jika
  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
Sindisiwe Chikunga, minister in the Presidency for women, youth and people with disabilities. File picture:

Chikunga, deputy probed over jobs for pals and relatives

Whistleblower’s allegations taken up by Public Service Commission

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
Ekurhuleni DA mayoral candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane with DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis in Daveyton on May 12 2026. File photo.

Not untouchable, not above the law: DA hails arrests of Mashazi and Mkhwanazi

Khathutshelo Rasilingwane says the arrests are due to a collaborative effort to hold delinquent officials accountable

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
Former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi testified at the Madlanga commission of inquiry. Picture: Freddy Mavunda

Imogen Mashazi asked to present herself, other Ekurhuleni bosses face arrest

Former city manager Imogen Mashazi has been asked to present herself to police by officers investigating corruption and other malfeasance in the Ekurhuleni municipality.

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
  • Sabelo Skiti
The country’s regulatory and policy environment ought to match innovation with safety, said President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.

SA becoming digital investment destination, says Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa believes the country’s ambition to be a leading digital investment destination is gaining traction, having been recognised by some of the world’s leading technology companies.

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
DA spokesperson on social development Nazley Sharif called Pule “utterly unfit to be a minister in the cabinet”. Picture: TREVOR SAMSON

DA calls for lifestyle audit on social development minister Dina Pule

'A lifestyle audit must immediately be conducted. This will provide a baseline upon which Dina Pule's ministerial tenure may be measured'

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis. Picture:

ANC calls for probe into Steenhuisen’s allegations against top DA leaders

The ANC has called for an independent investigation into allegations made by former DA leader John Steenhuisen against top DA leaders and corporates associated with them.

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said public concerns are legitimate but urged South Africans to protest peacefully ahead of planned nationwide demonstrations against illegal immigration. Picture: BUSINESS DAY

The concerns are real and deserve to be heard: Ramaphosa on June 30 planned protests

Cyril Ramaphosa calls for restraint, urging protesters to express their grievances but not threaten or intimidate others or commit acts of vandalism or violence

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo briefs the media to update the nation on preparations for 2026/27 local government elections at Elections House in Centurion, Pretoria. Picture: Freddy Mavunda / Business Day

IEC recorded 2.9-million voter registration transactions this weekend

This is an improvement from the 1.7-million in 2021

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
IEC officials helping people register for the local elections. Picture: Thapelo Morebudi

IEC condemns Nkangala ID incident

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has noted footage showing a registration official in possession of many identification documents allegedly received from an ANC member.

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
Chichi Maponya, director of Plan BEE Fuel Distributors.

Morero left hanging as ANC casts net wider for mayoral hopefuls

Deviating from normal practice, party leadership to name metro picks ahead of local government elections

  • Kgothatso Madisa
  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
The MK Party has expelled party leader Jacob Zuma's daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. File photo.

MK Party expels Zuma-Sambudla, Ndhlela with immediate effect

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and Nhlamulo Ndhlela have been expelled from the Umkhonto weSizwe Party.

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
President of the EFF Julius Malema has come out in defence of poor African people, and called on the 'left' to defend Pan-African solidarity. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane

Poor Africans not responsible for unemployment, collapsing public services, says Malema

He called on the ‘left’ to defend Pan-African solidarity, the heart of its own mission

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
Parliament is forging ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.

National Assembly to hold first impeachment committee meeting on Monday

Parliament’s impeachment committee is expected to hold its first meeting on Monday.

  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
  • Thabo Mokone