Politics

Staff tried to stonewall R6.2m health department travel probe

A forensic investigation into R6.28-million in disputed travel-related expenditure at the National Department of Health was complicated by a missing laptop, unanswered questions, and...

Dr AB Xuma council suspends municipal manager amid unrest

Following days of protests which had created unrest in the Ngcobo area, in the Eastern Cape, the Dr AB Xuma local municipality has speedily...

‘Constitutions can’t repair roads’ — Phosa’s warning ahead of municipal elections

African National Congress (ANC) veteran Dr Mathews Phosa has told public sector leaders that November's local government elections will serve as a mirror held...

Snuki Zikalala questions Dlamini-Zuma’s intentions with vote-buying claims

Former minister and African Union (AU) chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s claims of vote-buying at African National Congress (ANC) conferences have rattled the party’s Veterans’ League,...

SA-China ties must open doors for youth, women – Steve Letsike

South Africa cannot afford international partnerships that look good on paper but fail to put jobs, skills and opportunities in the hands of its...

Taung mayor faces growing revolt over contested ANC candidacy

By Bongani Mdakane Communities in Taung in the North West have rejected Mayor Itumeleng Maribe’s bid to stand as an ANC ward councillor, sparking a...

‘Shongwe called me a criminal’ — Cameron fires back

By Bongani Mdakane DA MP and chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on police, Ian Cameron, has hit back at MK Party leader Thulani Shongwe, accusing...

The paper trail behind the R60m Prasa security probe

By Setumo Stone The R60-million Prasa subcontracting allegations now under police investigation arose from a wider Central Line recovery programme aimed at reopening one of...

MKP’s Baloyi, Shongwe, Mavundla for mayors

By Bongani Mdakane The MK Party is set to reveal its mayoral candidates in Ekurhuleni, eThekwini and Johannesburg next week on Wednesday, with the party’s...

Mokgosi’s power play in reshuffle saves Reds eader

By Setumo Stone North West SACP leader Madoda Sambatha allegedly survived Premier Lazarus Mokgosi’s cabinet reshuffle after an ANC horse-trading proposal to remove another MEC...