Author: Mawande Amashabalala

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Land for burials
News

‘Black people must consider cremations or pay R20K for a grave’

The City of Johannesburg is fast running out of land for burials. This is a reality that must spark a conversation among families to consider cremations as a way... Read more.
Vladimir Putin
Politics

Russia’s Vladimir Putin not coming to SA for BRICS Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the BRICS summit in August, the Presidency said on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will instead represent... Read more.
Mashatile election manifesto launch
Politics

ANC wants BRICS to reignite call for UN Security Council shake-up

The ANC has called for the BRICS Political Parties Dialogue convened in Ekurhuleni to adopt a resolution calling for the reform of the all-powerful UN Security Council.... Read more.
Mbalula Women's League
Politics

Women’s league postpones conference after Mbalula grilling

The ANC Women’s League national conference, initially scheduled to start on Friday, has been moved by a week. This after ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula... Read more.
ANC and league
News

Do or die for RET as ANC leagues’ race hots up

The Renewals grouping in both the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) and the ANC Veterans’ League, aligned to President Cyril Ramaphosa, and the radical economic transformation... Read more.
Putin to miss BRICS Summit
News

Putin’s preferred hideout in SA unavailable during BRICS Summit

Vladimir Putin’s South African fortress of choice, Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff in Johannesburg, is off limits even if the Russian president decides against... Read more.
EFF and Malema
Politics

About two-thirds EFF public representatives may face the chop

EFF leader Julius Malema has read the riot act to 60% of the party’s public representatives who failed to mobilise funding for the hiring of a bus each to... Read more.
Mbalula Women's League
Politics

Mbalula turns on the heat on red berets leader Malema

This week, the ANC in Luthuli House appears to have taken a resolution to target EFF leader Julius Malema. This is if the statements of ANC secretary-general Fikile... Read more.