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...
ATM lashes Human Rights Commission: ‘It didn’t act when poison killed...
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has come under fire from Vuyo Zungula, the parliamentary leader of the African Transformation Movement (ATM), who...
SA Human Rights Commission confirms employing foreigner in senior management
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has dismissed allegations that it is led by foreign nationals.
This news comes after a public outrage that...
High court rules Edgar Lungu’s body must return to Zambia
The Pretoria High Court has dismissed the Lungu family's final attempt to prevent the repatriation of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu's remains to his...
Only a fool will vote for ANC after Cyril Ramaphosa showered...
Political analyst Xolani Dube says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent compliments on the DA local governance strategy have confirmed that the ANC can no longer...
KZN municipality flagged for appointing ill-qualified employee as manager
The IFP-run Uphongolo local municipality has been directed to reverse the appointment of Mgabadeli Mbatha as the acting municipal manager, as he is not...
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa demands quick action on leaks, sewage spills
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered councillors across the country to act quickly on water and sanitation problems in their communities, giving them just 48...
Well-resourced people on mission to kill councillors, says Panyaza Lesufi
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has raised alarm over the rising number of councillors being targeted and even killed.
Speaking at GoldRush Dome, FNB Stadium, during...
MK Party demands Madlanga commission postponed pending court challenge
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) is demanding that the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry be suspended until after the hearing of the party's Pretoria...
Minister Angie Motshekga, deputies slammed for R20m travel costs
ActionSA chief whip Lerato Ngobeni has accused Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga and her deputies, Bantu Holomisa and Richard Mkhungo, of wasting...
Jacob Zuma’s daughter attacks MK Party
Thuthukile Zuma, the daughter of MK Party president Jacob Zuma, has likened her father’s party to an amoeba, saying that it is shapeless, directionless,...
R8 million boost for young entrepreneurs, job creation in Tshwane
The City of Tshwane has unveiled a new youth empowerment strategy, the Ithuba Youth Economic Development Programme (IYEDP).
An initial R8 million has already been...
Auditor-General owed a staggering R1.8bn by municipalities, SOEs
Parliament has revealed that government entities and municipalities owe the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) a total of R1.83 billion in unpaid fees.
Wouter Wessels,...
Re-opened Steve Bantu Biko inquest postponed to November
The reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid icon and Black Consciousness Movement founder Stephen Bantu Biko has been adjourned to November 12, 2025,...
ActionSA’s Zwakele Mncwango backs suspended departmental CFO
ActionSA KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Zwakele Mncwango has expressed support for suspended CFO of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, Zinhle Buthelezi, saying she has...
MK Women’s League wants GBV declared state of emergency
The uMkhonto weSizwe Women’s League (MKWL) national secretary, Lindi Mtshali, has expressed sorrow for the brutal killing of two women in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.
The...
State spends R54bn on jobs programmes with little to show for...
The South African government spends R54-billion every year on labour market interventions but the money is not producing the big changes needed in fighting...
MPs frustrated as Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi unavailable for key parly hearing; EFF...
Revelations that KwaZulu-Natal’s top cop, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, will not appear before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee as the first witness was a point of...
Why EFF wants all adults automatically registered to vote
The EFF is pushing ahead with its plans to have it become law for all South African citizens over the age of 16 to...
SA Human Rights Commission takes Gayton McKenzie to court over racial...
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has decided to take legal action against Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture Gayton McKenzie.
This is over...
ActionSA wants ‘warzone’ Cape Flats declared state of emergency
ActionSA MP Dereleen James has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a state of emergency on the Cape Flats to stop ongoing bloody gang...
Internal battles erupt ahead of ANC Sedibeng regional conference
Divided ANC leaders in the Sedibeng region are allegedly at each other’s throats ahead of the regional conference due to take place at the...
ActionSA accuses GNU of betraying job-seekers
As the country experiences high unemployment in a struggling economy, ActionSA has pointed fingers at the failures of the government of national unity (GNU)...
SA has no military engagement with Iran – Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended South Africa’s diplomatic stance on Iran, saying both countries will adhere to their own principles and values.
He was responding...
Blow to deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya as high court dismisses...
The Pretoria High Court has dismissed an application by the deputy national commissioner responsible for crime detection, Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya, to have his suspension...
Tshwane water tank drivers ‘exploit’ Hammanskraal residents amid water woes
The residents of Hammanskraal have cried foul that they were being requested to make direct payments to drivers of trucks supplying them with clean...
Edgar Lungu’s body can’t be surrendered to hostile state – Tembeka...
Edgar Lungu, the former president of Zambia, remains under private security at a Pretoria mortuary three months after his death.
This is unfolding as the...
North West ANC top five split down the middle over succession...
A showdown is looming in the ANC North West as Premier Lazarus Mokgosi is backed to challenge incumbent provincial chairperson Nono Maloyi for the...
