Author: Mawande Amashabalala

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Ramaphosa and Phala Phala
Politics

‘President must intervene and end territorial fight’

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to lay down the law to end the ongoing territorial tussle in his cabinet over Electricity... Read more.
Politics

Johannesburg is stable under Thapelo Amad – Mashatile

The Johannesburg metro is stable under mayor Thapelo Amad even as he comes from Al Jama-ah, a minority party that scored less than 1% in the 2021 local government... Read more.
Songezo Zibi
Politics

Rise Mzansi promises new chapter of radical changes

Former editor and journalist Songezo Zibi has taken the high road towards mainstream politics with the launch of a new political party that promises to set South... Read more.
News

Mathabatha’s allies smell sword of vengeance

Allies of Limpopo premier and ANC chairperson Stan Mathabatha are alarmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s backers will aggressively push for his dismissal from... Read more.
News

How the ANC disarmed Mbeki’s vicious Phala Phala onslaught

The ANC’s top seven officials defused former president Thabo Mbeki’s political onslaught on President Cyril Ramaphosa when they produced findings of the investigations... Read more.
Premier Panyaza Lesufi
Politics

DA made us an offer on coalitions, says ANC in Gauteng

The ANC in Gauteng says it has rejected multiple advances from the DA to go to bed together in municipalities in the province. According to ANC provincial executive... Read more.
News

How Bester and lover were beaten up by Tanzanian cops for resisting arrest 

A fistfight broke out when Interpol officials and the Tanzanian police nabbed South Africa’s most wanted fugitives Thabo Bester and his lover Dr Nandipha Magudumana... Read more.
Politics

Angry war veterans gun for ANC leaders over pension

Former deputy President David Mabuza has taken the flack for making “empty promises” just before he left government as the Department of Defence and... Read more.
koko
Politics

Zondo kicking the can down the road

Former Eskom interim chief executive Matshela Koko is accusing the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture of kicking the can down the road in clearing his... Read more.