Politics

‘I won’t resign’: Cyril Ramaphosa takes Phala Phala report on review

President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed he will not resign, confirming that he will take the Section 89 independent panel report on review following last...

WATCH | Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on Phala Phala judgement

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation after the Constitutional Court judgement on Phala Phala. The presidency stated that Ramaphosa will address the nation following the...

Cyril Ramaphosa calls family meeting on Phala Phala

President Cyril Ramaphosa will, this evening, address the nation after the Constitutional Court judgement on Phala Phala. This was confirmed in a media statement issued...

Fikile Mbalula summons special ANC NEC meeting after Phala Phala judgment

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula has called a special national executive committee (NEC) meeting in the wake of the landmark Phala Phala judgment involving...

Speaker to initiate impeachment committee over Phala Phala

National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza confirmed on Monday that she is moving to comply with the Constitutional Court's judgment by beginning the process of...

Ramaphosa pays tribute to late Botswana statesman Festus Mogae

President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed South Africa’s condolences to the government and people of Botswana following the passing of former president Festus Gontebanye Mogae,...

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula: ‘ANC abused majority in Phala Phala vote’

Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has admitted that the ANC made a mistake by using its parliamentary majority to stop the adoption of the...

How many Phala Phala dollars can a Constitution booklet hide?

There is a dangerous temptation in South African public discourse to reduce the Phala Phala saga to a crude political contest between defenders and...

‘Pattern of silencing coloured leaders’ – parties rally behind jailed Adams

The arrest of National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and MP Fadiel Adams has ignited claims of a “broader pattern of silencing coloured leaders” in...

DA councillor’s year suspension for racism reduced to a mere month

A DA councillor in the Western Cape who was found guilty of posting a Facebook image depicting EFF members as monkeys has had his...