Politics
Xulu firm withdraws urgent NDPP interdict but wants Cyril Ramaphosa’s panel...
In a strategic legal retreat, attorney Barnabas Xulu’s law firm has agreed to withdraw the urgent part of its court bid to block President...
Andy Mothibi’s NDPP appointment to shield president’s nephew from arrest –...
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has launched a blistering attack on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to appoint Adv. Andy Mothibi as National Director of...
State moves to toss out lawsuit after Cyril Ramaphosa picks NDPP
The state attorney, representing President Cyril Ramaphosa, has argued that a high-stakes legal bid by law firm B Xulu & Partners to halt the...
Jacob Zuma rages that judge locked him up due to ‘deep...
Former President Jacob Zuma has launched a blistering attack on the judge who sent him to jail, accusing her of a personal vendetta.
As he...
Fikile Mbalula labels US ‘imperialist aggressor’, wants Nicolás Maduro released
The African National Congress (ANC) has criticised the United States (US), calling for the immediate release of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife,...
Cyril Ramaphosa blasts Nicolás Maduro’s capture: ‘We reject US stance, we...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has doubled down on his condemnation of the Donald Trump administration over what he described as the invasion of Venezuela and...
‘Renew Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s contract,’ Bolsheviks Party urges Cyril Ramaphosa
The Bolsheviks Party of South Africa has entered the growing national debate around KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, formally urging President Cyril...
Phapano Phasha to appeal court ruling in Loyiso Masuku defamation case
Former ANC member and political commentator Phapano Phasha intends on launching a bid to appeal a high court decision that found statements she made...
Floyd Shivambu’s former deputy quits Jacob Zuma’s MK Party
Senior political figure Nolubabalo Mcinga, a former deputy president of Floyd Shivambu’s Afrika Mayibuye Movement, has abruptly resigned from the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP),...
EFF calls for transparency, urgent action over quality of water in...
The EFF in Gauteng has raised serious concerns over reports of foul-smelling tap water in parts of Johannesburg, warning that the situation could develop...
Analyst ordered to apologise for ‘malicious’ claims against Loyiso Masuku
The Johannesburg High Court delivered a sharp rebuke to a political analyst and podcast host after finding that accusations made against ANC Johannesburg regional...
Public protector flags petrol card abuse, clears Presidency in quarterly report
The public protector, Kholeka Gcaleka, has released findings for the third quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year, revealing cases of misconduct in some government...
Cyril Ramaphosa urges unity, hope as South Africa ushers in 2026
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to enter the new year with renewed hope, unity and confidence, while acknowledging the deep challenges...
Boy Mamabolo rallies residents against Polokwane municipality over ‘deadly’ water
Former ANC MP Boy Mamabolo is mobilising the community to sue the Polokwane municipality over contaminated water, as the crisis has brought deep pain,...
MEC Mbali Shinga fights second ouster attempt, warns of NFP self-destruction
National Freedom Party (NFP) KwaZulu-Natal provincial chairperson and MEC for Social Development, Mbali Shinga, is fighting what she calls a second concerted attempt by...
NFP’s bid to recall MEC Mbali Shinga fizzles as Speaker cites...
In what appears to be a blunt lesson in the separation between party discipline and constitutional governance, the National Freedom Party’s (NFP) attempt to...
Rise in teen pregnancy a ‘national crisis’, says Aaron Motsoaledi on...
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has issued a stark warning, describing the relentless rise in teenage pregnancies as a critical issue demanding urgent national...
New minister reports DA predecessor Dion George over state-funded smear campaign
In a rare intra-party accusation, new DA Minister Willie Aucamp has formally lodged a complaint against his DA predecessor, Dr Dion George, alleging the...
Limpopo top cop brings Christmas joy and dignity to Mahwelereng children
In a radiant display of Ubuntu that bridged the roles of protector and provider, Limpopo Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe became a bearer...
MK Party believes Day of Goodwill remains a hollow symbol
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has sharply criticised the Day of Goodwill, which was previously known as Boxing Day.
The party led by the...
NUM blasts court, calls Eskom’s R54bn setback an ‘unpatriotic’ plot
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has declared the Pretoria High Court’s rejection of a R54-billion settlement between Eskom and the energy regulator a...
Judges allow themselves to be used to lynch political opponents
Let us dispense with the polite fiction. The carefully stage-managed spectacle of a judicial commission of inquiry, with its black-robed presiding officer and its...
Fikile Mbalula serves a feast of profits as SOEs post staggering...
In a year-end declaration signalling political momentum, ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has pointed to a dramatic financial turnaround at South Africa's key state-owned...
Warrant discrepancy in alleged PKTT raids targeting Calvin Mathibeli
A multi-province police operation targeting prominent private security figure Calvin Mathibeli has been called into question following the emergence of a critical discrepancy in...
Paul Mashatile’s merry mix: mending economy, intensifying GBVF fight
In an annual Christmas address, Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile outlined a year of measured economic progress and a pivotal shift in the nation’s...
EFF demands immediate release of ‘abandoned’ anti-gang cops in bail battle
The Economic Freedom Fighters have launched a scathing attack on the state, demanding the immediate release of 11 jailed Anti-Gang Unit officers and accusing...
Arresting ‘amasela’ would be great Christmas, New Year gift – Bantu...
UDM leader and Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Vets Bantubonke Holomisa says no better gift would outshine arresting a few corrupt thieves in...
Zuma’s MK Party fires salvo at GNU over fat cat pay...
The MK Party has slammed the proposed 4.1% salary increase for President, deputy president and ministers as an insult to the impoverished and unemployed...
