Author: Mawande Amashabalala

News

EFF spills blood, brews mqombothi to invoke Marikana spirits

EFF leader Julius Malema on Wednesday took the party back to where it was conceived – the Marikana koppie in North West, where dozens of mineworkers were massacred... Read more.
Putin
Politics

Putin statement catches Luthuli House off guard

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula’s office (SGO) has been left embarrassed after President Cyril Ramaphosa kept it out of the loop about the withdrawal of ... Read more.
Baleka Mbete
Politics

Baleka Mbete’s last dance: issues ANC a warning to face reality or lose votes

ANCWL national task team convenor Baleka Mbete on Friday evening delivered a frank reflection on the governing party’s electoral demise and structural decay. Baleka... Read more.
PetroSA
Business

CEF enlists candidate flagged by security agency for PetroSA boss

The Central Energy Fund (CEF) is under fire for earmarking a candidate with a “negative credit record” for the position of PetroSA CEO. CEF short-listed acting... Read more.
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.