Politics
‘Blue-light’ SACP leaders fingered for circumventing conference resolution
The so-called “blue-light” SACP leaders are allegedly cocking a snook at the party’s conference resolution to contest elections independent of the ANC, and are now...
DA plunges ANC into crisis mode once again in the critical...
The ANC is scrambling for a lifeline from smaller parties in Parliament after the DA once again pulled the rug out from under its...
David ‘The Cat’ Mabuza was both controversial and a unifying force
David Mabuza served as the deputy president of the Republic of South Africa from February 2018 until June 2021 under President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Before that,...
Brian Molefe’s camp slams ‘unfair’ prosecution, blasts Idac over ‘surprise’ charges
Ex-Transnet boss Brian Molefe’s legal team is pushing back fiercely against what it sees as an unjust prosecution, determined to ensure its clients are...
Pule Mabe out to quash graft charges against him
Former ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe has briefed his legal team to mount a fresh legal battle for a permanent stay of prosecution of...
MK Party’s Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Mary Phadi headed for a showdown in...
As the MK Party enters yet another turbulent chapter, Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane is making a final, fervent push to assert her leadership in Mpumalanga – not...
SACP fires back at ANC warnings: ‘We’re not Zuma, We’re allies—Let...
An article in one of the country's leading newspapers titled "Consider the implications: ANC officials warn SACP not to contest elections" distressed me.
According to...
Traditional leaders seek the removal of the ANC’s top 7
King Letsitsa Moloi, representing the Bakholokoe Kingdom in the Free State and the Pan African Council of Traditional Customary Authority (Pactca), has filed urgent...
Cape Flats carnage continues as metro abandoned area – Good leader
Good party secretary-general Brett Herron has accused the Cape Town metro of abandoning the Cape Flats.
The politician was speaking to Sunday World in the...
ANC, DA at loggerheads over Tshwane manager Johann Mettler
The ANC in Tshwane is gunning for the head of city manager, Johann Mettler, saying his appointment is illegal and should be overturned.
George Matjila,...
KZN MEC wins first round of court bid to save cabinet...
The MEC for Social Development in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature has won the first round of the protracted legal battle to save her legislature seat...
EFF, IFP oust KZN mayor Buyisani Mlaba while his ANC cadres...
The ANC mayor of Impendle, a local municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, has been ousted from his position following a motion brought by the...
Church leaders slam DA’s tantrums, ultimatums to President Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa’s faith leaders have spoken out against the DA's "tantrums and misguided ultimatums" to President Cyril Ramaphosa, also describing the party's withdrawal from...
Mandla Ndlovu hails David Mabuza for boarding school vision that replaced...
Premier of Mpumalanga Mandla Ndlovu has honoured the late David Dabede Mabuza, praising him as a visionary whose contributions to education revolutionised the province's...
David Mabuza’s family confirms he died from breathing difficulties
The family of former deputy president David Dabede Mabuza has officially confirmed his death, describing him as a loving father, devoted husband, and humble...
‘Cyril Ramaphosa, did you talk to Paul Mashatile over family scoring...
EFF leader Julius Malema has written a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, asking if he has spoken to Deputy President Paul Mashatile regarding the...
‘Nhlamulo Ndhlela wanted Jacob Zuma to sanction his sacking, I refused’
The dismissal of Nhlamulo Ndlhela as the deputy chief whip of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has not caused the party to disintegrate, according...
Former deputy president David Mabuza has died
David Mabuza, the former deputy president of South Africa, has passed away. His passing on Thursday at a Johannesburg hospital was confirmed by ANC...
Minister Mzamo Buthelezi lays out an overhaul of public service
South Africa’s public service is set for sweeping reforms in the coming year, with a focus on digital transformation, professionalisation, and enhanced oversight, Minister...
ANC fires KwaZulu-Natal mayor, deputy over scandals, dubious financial deals
The provincial task team of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has fired the controversial mayor of the KwaDukuza local municipality and his deputy.
The decision follows...
ANC backs AIC councillor, finance MMC Margaret Arnolds for Joburg speaker
Johannesburg Finance MMC Margaret Arnolds is set to make a comeback as a speaker, following her endorsement by the ANC regional task team (RTT).
Sunday...
Ex-finance minister Malusi Gigaba has completed his PhD at UJ
Former finance minister Knowledge Malusi Nkanyeni Gigaba has achieved a significant academic milestone by completing his PhD at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), with...
OPINION | Why the DA won’t leave the GNU
A lot has been said about the DA possibly leaving the government of national unity (GNU) coalition led by the ANC.
Sometimes the threats have...
Ex-DA MP Tsepo Mhlongo dumps BABSA after fallout with founder Lovemore...
In what could be described as a dramatic exit and hopping from one political party to another, a former DA member of parliament has...
Another ex-KZN CoGTA official who resigned under cloud lands top state...
Another former senior official who jumped ship when the KwaZulu-Natal department of cooperative governance and traditional affairs (CoGTA) suspended and investigated him for alleged...
‘Floyd Shivambu over-exaggerated his importance in MK Party’
The head of elections for the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has stated that Floyd Shivambu, the former secretary-general of the party, overstated his importance,...
Bongani Baloyi claims DA, ActionSA councillors want to join MK Party
As he plots how to win the municipal elections next year in Gauteng’s hotly contested metros, uMkhonto weSizwe Party head of elections, Bongani Baloyi,...
MEC asked to reverse decision to hire CFO who jumped ship...
One of the political parties that comprise the precarious KwaZulu-Natal government of provincial unity has written to Sipho Hlomuka, the ANC MEC for education,...
