Sisanda Mbolekwa Politics reporter

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.

Sisanda Mbolekwa Politics reporter
Cat's out the bag: MK Party to sport Zuma as its leader on election ballot

The face of the IFP's campaign remains the late Mangosuthu Buthelezi

Sisanda Mbolekwa Politics reporter
Security agencies will safeguard elections, IEC says ahead of May 29

The Electoral Commission of South Africa says it is confident law enforcement and security agencies will safeguard the upcoming elections.

Sisanda Mbolekwa Politics reporter
Rise Mzansi launches 'Tsoga Gauteng plan'

Rise Mzansi launched its election manifesto for Gauteng on Monday, kickstarting its campaign and revealing its plan for the province should it emerge ...

Sisanda Mbolekwa Politics reporter
‘Despite challenges, our democracy is in good health’ — Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa's democracy is in good health despite challenges more than a month before the national and provincial ...

Sisanda Mbolekwa Politics reporter
Joburg road woes blamed on party turf wars

City of Johannesburg MMCs are loggerheads over turf wars and accusations of meddling in financial decisions.

Sisanda Mbolekwa Politics reporter
EFF lambastes Gauteng for failure to pay Nasi iSpani beneficiaries while ...

More than 300 beneficiaries of Gauteng's Nasi iSpani jobs scheme allege they have not been paid, with some saying the province is broke.

Sisanda Mbolekwa Politics reporter
Nkosindiphile Xhakaza elected new Ekurhuleni mayor

Nkosindiphile Xhakaza is the newly elected mayor of Ekurhuleni.

Sisanda Mbolekwa Politics reporter
Smaller parties that rejected multiparty charter invite have failed the test, ...

Steenhuisen said it was possible for the multiparty charter to defeat the 'doomsday coalition' if it were to get votes as the anchor party in the ...

Sisanda Mbolekwa Politics reporter
'You choose: ANC, EFF and MK, or multi-party charter': Steenhuisen

DA leader John Steenhuisen warned of a “doomsday coalition” of the ANC, EFF and MK Party, calling it a “clear and present danger” that it is taking ...

Sisanda Mbolekwa Politics reporter
No turning a blind eye to genocide, says Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa said it was in the face of callous indifference from the international community that the atrocities in Rwanda happened.