Politics

MEC Lebogang Maile presents R549bn Gauteng budget amid fiscal pressures

The Gauteng government will spend R549.3-billion over the next three years for competing priorities with most of the money going to health, education and...

President Cyril Ramaphosa extends Madlanga commission of inquiry term

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the Madlanga commission of inquiry's term of office. Ramaphosa made the announcement in a media statement released on Monday, March...

Distraught families seek answers after Ormonde tragedy

Grief and unanswered questions weigh heavily on the families of the nine construction workers who tragically died when a building collapsed in Ormonde, south...

NYDA, Chikunga under fire for ‘bogus’ AGM, missing R71m

The Minister of Youth, Women and People with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, and National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) chairperson, Dr Sunshine Myende, are under fire...

Special Official Category 2 funeral for Mosiuoa Lekota

Former Congress of the People (COPE) co-founder, and former Minister of Defence, Mosiuoa Lekota, will be honoured with a Special Official Category 2 funeral...

Cope founder Mosiuoa Patrick Lekota dies aged 77

Former Cope president Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick "Terror" Lekota has died. Lekota, who was reportedly in and out of hospital, died aged 77. He also served...

Paul O’Sullivan told to come back and testify after walking out...

Parliament’s committee investigating alleged political interference in the justice system has resolved to compel forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan to return and complete his unfinished...

Dean Macpherson guns for ex-MK Party MPs living at Parly Village

The eviction of three former uMkhonto we Sizwe Party MPs who have remained in their homes in Cape Town's Parliamentary Village months after losing...

Inside Makhubele’s departure from MKP

Colleen Makhubele’s departure from the MK Party was inevitable, despite her attempts to downplay her resignation from Parliament and the party. Insiders told Sunday World...

Power struggles, compromises reshape ANC leadership in Gauteng

It has been a turbulent week for the ANC in Gauteng, with political developments in the province’s two largest metros reaping interesting outcomes. Changes...