Author: Setumo Stone

Politics

Afrika Mayibuye Movement challenges IEC on electoral integrity

The Afrika Mayibuye Movement (AMM), led by its President Floyd Shivambu, has issued a scathing critique of South Africa’s electoral system following a high-stakes... Read more.
Suspension of SRC president sparks outcry
Politics

Fort Hare SRC president suspended amid allegations of political silencing

The University of Fort Hare has erupted into controversy after the abrupt suspension of its SRC president, Aphelele Khalakahla, a move that has sent shockwaves through... Read more.
David Mabuza has passed away
News

‘Wives’ launch court battle over ex-deputy president David Mabuza’s R44m estate

A legal battle is unfolding at the Mpumalanga High Court over the R44-million estate of the late former deputy president David Mabuza. The court must determine which... Read more.
Bakgatla ba Kgafela rally behind reinstated Nyalala Pilane
News, Politics

Court rebukes North West govt for overreach in Bakgatla chieftaincy

The Supreme Court of Appeal judgment last week highlighted systemic failures in the administration of traditional leadership disputes under the North West Traditional... Read more.
Service delivery in North West
Politics

Cyril Ramaphosa slams ‘deafening silence’ as governance failures leave communities dry

The persistent failure of local governments to deliver basic services, such as water, has become a glaring indictment of governance in the North West. Speaking at... Read more.
News

Top cop Fannie Masemola expected to proceed with DC against Shadrack Sibiya

Following the Pretoria High Court’s dismissal of Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya’s urgent application, National Commissioner of Police General Fannie... Read more.
News

High Court dismisses Shadrack Sibiya’s stay-at-home instruction challenge

The Pretoria High Court has dismissed an urgent application brought by Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, the Deputy National Commissioner: Crime Detection, seeking... Read more.
News

Suicide as millions spent on traffic training go to waste, promised jobs vanish

A student traffic cop who was among the 32 trainees whose contracts were mysteriously terminated by the department of transport, safety and liaison in Northern Cape... Read more.
Politics

Supreme Court grants Jacob Zuma, MK Party leave to appeal SABC case

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has granted former President Jacob Zuma and his Umkhonto WeSizwe (MK) Party leave to appeal a High Court ruling that dismissed... Read more.
Shadrack Sibiya intensifies his fight
Politics

How Shadrack Sibiya’s affidavit changes stakes for SAPS leadership, or not

If there was any lingering doubt about the gravity of the leadership crisis in the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya’s latest... Read more.