Mawande Amashabalala

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Manamela faces pushback over NSF CEO post fiasco

14th June 2026

Buti Manamela, the beleaguered minister of higher education, is embroiled in yet another controversy, this time over a decision to re-advertise the...

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Youth Agency turmoil over R1.3bn presidential youth employment fund

14th June 2026

As South Africa prepares to celebrate Youth Day on Tuesday, a governance dispute over the R1.3 billion National Youth Service (NYS) programme...

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State braces for June 30 immigrant deadline

14th June 2026

The security cluster is monitoring possible risks linked to the June 30 deadline set by anti-illegal immigration campaigners for undocumented migrants to...

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Buti Manamela drags Cyril Ramaphosa into NSFAS fiasco

7th June 2026

Troubled Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has invoked President Cyril Ramaphosa’s previous appointments of Professor Hlengani Mathebula in a bid to defend...

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How Mmusi lost Phala Phala chair bid

7th June 2026

Build One South Africa (Bosa) leader Mmusi Maimane’s failed bid to chair Parliament’s revived Section 89 impeachment committee was preceded by behind-the-scenes...

Politics

Regrouping of Polokwane 2007 forces, death of tripartite alliance?

31st May 2026

This weekend’s Conference of the Left felt familiar, reminiscent of the African National Congress’ (ANC) 2007 national conference in Polokwane. The characters,...

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Cyril Ramaphosa files court papers threatening to interdict impeachment committee

26th May 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has threatened that he will be forced to interdict parliament’s impeachment process if the legislative arm of the state...

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Dlamini-Zuma, Mcebisi Jonas to save ANC in metros?

24th May 2026

The ANC is eyeing heavyweight personalities inside and outside its ranks to field formidable candidates for the upcoming local government elections, as...

Politics

Papa Penny quits MK Party over mayorship ‘snub’

17th May 2026

Popular musician-turned-politician Papa Penny has resigned from the MK Party and Parliament amid claims that tensions over local government ambitions in Limpopo...

Politics

Manamela under fire as court day looms, ANC joins fray

17th May 2026

Higher education and training minister Buti Manamela is facing mounting legal and political pressure after several former NSFAS board members dragged him...