Author: Mawande AmaShabalala

Khomotso Phahlane appears before the ad hoc committee
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Khomotso Phahlane: ‘I was the guinea pig of ANC’s step-aside policy’

Former acting national police commissioner Kgomotso Phahlane still holds that his removal from that position was unlawful. And the person who effected it, he told... Read more.
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ANALYSIS| Is the ANC’s anniversary rally flop grounds for disbandment of its PEC?

Desperate times call for desperate measures, so the adage goes. This should be the thinking among many of the ANC top brass following the flop that was the January... Read more.
Youth league leader plans to open fraud case
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ANCYL leader to open fraud case against scammers who exploit his name

Jacob Tau, treasurer-general of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL), planned to file a fraud case on Tuesday against extortionists and scammers who have been stealing from... Read more.
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Cyril Ramaphosa warns of ‘regime change’ plot as he takes aim at AfriForum

President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued one of his strongest warnings yet against what he described as coordinated efforts to undermine South Africa’s constitutional... Read more.
Limpopo Premier
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Phophi Ramathuba spurns ANC deputy president lobby as ‘sinister’ distraction

Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has categorically denied interest in the ANC deputy presidency seat, framing a reported lobby for her candidacy as a “sinister”... Read more.
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Cyril Ramaphosa lands in chopper to avoid potholes in North West township

ANC President and South Africa’s head of state Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday opted to use a chopper to the pothole-ridden Boitekong township outside Rustenburg.... Read more.
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Gauteng transport crackdown nets arrests and impoundments 

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has reported major law enforcement successes following intensified festive season operations carried out by the Gauteng... Read more.
Slain troops’ spirits must be collected from DRC – expert 
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Cops find body suspected to be missing SANDF member swept away by floods

The Komati River, swollen and unforgiving after days of heavy rain, has finally given up what is believed to be the body of a missing South African National Defence... Read more.