Author: Setumo Stone

Mantashe and his family receive threats
News, Politics

Gwede Mantashe rejects ANC member’s call for Enoch Godongwana’s head

Only ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe, ever so tenacious as a pit bull, would have the guts to take on ordinary party members on social media to correct “misinformation”... Read more.
Herman Mashaba's party scores big victory
Politics

Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA the kingmaker in ANC’s VAT retreat

While the ANC-led National Treasury framed Thursday’s decision to scrap the value-added tax (VAT) hike as a compromise born out of “extensive consultations”,... Read more.
Business

Court scraps R1bn IT contract awarded to Robert Gumede’s firm

The Gauteng High Court has scrapped a R1-billion IT contract awarded by South African National Parks (SANParks) to Gijima Holdings, led by tycoon Robert Gumede,... Read more.
Shock as PAC calls for talks with AfriForum
News

Shock as PAC calls for talks with AfriForum

Members of the ANC negotiating team almost fell off their chairs in shock when delegates of the PAC, known for its hardcore Pan-Africanism, proposed that the governing... Read more.
News

ANC’s strategic calculus navigating GNU deadlock

South Africa’s government of national unity (GNU) teeters on the brink of collapse over a contentious 0.5% VAT hike proposal. And senior ANC leaders are already... Read more.
ANC KZN touts coalitions, courts critics in comeback bid
Politics

ANC KZN touts coalitions, courts critics in comeback bid

ANC KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Task Team Coordinator Michael Mabuyakhulu struck a conciliatory yet assertive tone during a civil society engagement in Durban on Wednesday,... Read more.
Property association chairman wins court battle over removal
Business

David vs Goliath: Small developer beats Bidvest’s firm in court

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has blocked an attempt by Voltex — an electrical supplier owned by corporate giant Bidvest — to push a smaller Johannesburg-based... Read more.
April Fools’ justice as JSC makes swift U-turn on judge's probe
News

April Fools’ justice as JSC makes swift U-turn on judge’s probe

The Judicial Services Commission (JSC) might as well have played an April Fool’s joke on Muzi Vilakati, first informing him that his complaint against Johannesburg... Read more.
SACP not bluffing about contesting elections 
News

SACP not bluffing about contesting elections 

The SACP would never be petty and threaten to contest elections just as a stunt to force the governing ANC into a more agreeable power-sharing arrangement, says... Read more.
‘Gatvol’ GNU partners accuse DA of fomenting anarchy 
News

‘Gatvol’ GNU partners accuse DA of fomenting anarchy 

Tensions within President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government of national unity (GNU) have escalated sharply, with partners voicing mounting frustrations over the DA’s... Read more.