Politics
Panyaza Lesufi declares Gauteng ready to host G20 Summit
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has declared that the province is ready to host the G20 Leaders’ Summit on November 22 and 23.
This follows President...
Shela Boshielo says Shadrack Sibiya warned her about ‘bugging’ on WhatsApp
Deputy Minister of Police Shela Paulina Boshielo said suspended Deputy National Commissioner responsible for crime detection Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya sent her a WhatsApp message...
Deputy minister warns global leaders against trapping poor nations in climate...
South Africa has called on wealthy nations to stop loading developing countries with loans disguised as climate aid, warning that the next phase of...
SACP disbands KZN leadership opposing plans to contest elections independently
The SACP has wielded the proverbial axe on the "defiant" provincial executive committee (PEC) of KwaZulu-Natal.
During a virtual meeting late on Monday, the politburo...
Explosives specialist Jimmy Roodt arrested for trespassing at G20 host venue
Jimmy Roodt, an expert in bombs and explosives, was taken into custody for allegedly breaching security at Johannesburg's Nasrec, the G20 host venue.
The operations...
Office of the Auditor-General lays bare police department’s crooked tender practices
The Office of the Auditor-General has raised concerns over R650-million in irregular expenditure detected in the police department.
This information was disclosed on Monday at...
IFP denies plan to throw MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi to wolves
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in KwaZulu-Natal has dismissed reports that it has thrown its senior member, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, to the wolves.
The party...
GNU leaders place emphasis on boosting job creation for youth
The leaders of 10 political parties that make up South Africa’s government of national unity (GNU) have prioritised enhancing public service efficiency, improving food...
NUM calls on state to intervene as Patrice Motsepe’s mine sheds...
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called on the government to step in after mining magnate Patrice Motsepe's company retrenched more than 600...
Mbalula: I fear for my life
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has approached the Pretoria High Court on an urgent basis, saying his life is in danger following claims by controversial...
Chief Albert Luthuli family says his murder cover-up is sad cost...
The historic high court ruling that officially recognised anti-apartheid icon Chief Albert Luthuli was murdered has been described by his family as a “bitter-sweet”...
ANC dribbles past DA with new GNU rules
The government of national unity (GNU) is expected to adopt a set of rules for its clearing house, introducing general consensus as the guiding...
Rifle-wielding KZN occupants deny officials access to hijacked properties
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) government’s audit of hijacked state-owned residences in Ulundi has been abruptly suspended after officials faced violent resistance from armed occupants.
The operation,...
Axed Mbombela CFO Ntombifuthi Sibanyoni’s fight to get her job back...
A qualified financial accounting professional, Ntombifuthi Sibanyoni, has found her career in jeopardy – all thanks to two of Mpumalanga’s most influential politicians, both...
Magashule declines Phadi’s 2029 presidential nomination
Former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has turned down an invitation to contest South Africa’s 2029 presidential elections under a new movement pioneered by former...
Tshwane speaker halts DA motion against Eugene Modise pending report
City of Tshwane Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana has blocked the DA motion of confidence against Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise on the basis that it is...
Cabinet appoints new CID board: ‘Set to turn SA into a...
Cabinet has appointed a new Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) to serve for three years.
Entrepreneur and veteran quantity surveyor Khulile Nzo has been reappointed...
MK Party, NFP president forge ahead with KZN coalition talks amid...
The president of the National Freedom Party (NFP) is forging ahead with holding coalition talks with the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP). This is despite...
Paul Mashatile says DA should learn from ActionSA’s leadership in Tshwane
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has thrown his weight behind Tshwane’s current leadership under ActionSA, saying the Democratic Alliance (DA) could learn a thing or...
‘Western Cape not so clean, fails black communities’ – Paul Mashatile
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has poured cold water on claims that the Western Cape is South Africa’s shining example of good municipal governance.
Speaking during...
Commission clears Bheki Cele, Senzo Mchunu, Firoz Cachalia after email blunder
Three South African police ministry bosses have been absolved after being suspected of refusing to cooperate with investigations into apartheid-era human rights violations.
Former minister...
‘Hearings show syndicates infiltrated state to protect their interests’
The ongoing parliamentary ad hoc committee has laid bare deep-rooted corruption at the heart of South Africa’s state security, which experts describe as a...
Contractors failing to deliver will be barred from state tenders –...
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has announced new measures to clean up South Africa’s troubled construction sector.
Speaking at a media briefing...
Richard Dyantyi bounces back as ANC NEC wields axe in Western...
Richard Dyantyi, the parliament's former chairperson of the Section 194 inquiry into then-public protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office, has received a...
Cassel Mathale’s admission fuels ActionSA’s bid to scrap deputy ministers’ positions
ActionSA has reiterated its demand to do away with deputy ministers after Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale testified that he has no job description.
Mathale...
Joburg councillor Kabelo Gwamanda proposes removal of mayor Dada Morero
The fragile political balance in the City of Johannesburg has been shaken once again as the minority governing parties (MGP) within the metropolitan municipality...
High court sets date for MEC’s second round battle against party...
The second round of the Pietermaritzburg High Court case brought by KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development, Mbali Shinga, to stop her party from axing...
Cassel Mathale admits Senzo Mchunu never signed powers to deputies
Deputy Minister of Police Cassel Mathale has revealed that both deputy ministers in the police department have still not been given official responsibilities, despite...
