Politics
‘Nhlamulo Ndhlela wanted Jacob Zuma to sanction his sacking, I refused’
The dismissal of Nhlamulo Ndlhela as the deputy chief whip of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has not caused the party to disintegrate, according...
Former deputy president David Mabuza has died
David Mabuza, the former deputy president of South Africa, has passed away. His passing has been confirmed by ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula.
Mabuza was a...
Minister Mzamo Buthelezi lays out an overhaul of public service
South Africa’s public service is set for sweeping reforms in the coming year, with a focus on digital transformation, professionalisation, and enhanced oversight, Minister...
ANC fires KwaZulu-Natal mayor, deputy over scandals, dubious financial deals
The provincial task team of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has fired the controversial mayor of the KwaDukuza local municipality and his deputy.
The decision follows...
ANC backs AIC councillor, finance MMC Margaret Arnolds for Joburg speaker
Johannesburg Finance MMC Margaret Arnolds is set to make a comeback as a speaker, following her endorsement by the ANC regional task team (RTT).
Sunday...
Ex-finance minister Malusi Gigaba has completed his PhD at UJ
Former finance minister Knowledge Malusi Nkanyeni Gigaba has achieved a significant academic milestone by completing his PhD at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), with...
OPINION | Why the DA won’t leave the GNU
A lot has been said about the DA possibly leaving the government of national unity (GNU) coalition led by the ANC.
Sometimes the threats have...
Ex-DA MP Tsepo Mhlongo dumps BABSA after fallout with founder Lovemore...
In what could be described as a dramatic exit and hopping from one political party to another, a former DA member of parliament has...
Another ex-KZN CoGTA official who resigned under cloud lands top state...
Another former senior official who jumped ship when the KwaZulu-Natal department of cooperative governance and traditional affairs (CoGTA) suspended and investigated him for alleged...
‘Floyd Shivambu over-exaggerated his importance in MK Party’
The head of elections for the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has stated that Floyd Shivambu, the former secretary-general of the party, overstated his importance,...
Bongani Baloyi claims DA, ActionSA councillors want to join MK Party
As he plots how to win the municipal elections next year in Gauteng’s hotly contested metros, uMkhonto weSizwe Party head of elections, Bongani Baloyi,...
MEC asked to reverse decision to hire CFO who jumped ship...
One of the political parties that comprise the precarious KwaZulu-Natal government of provincial unity has written to Sipho Hlomuka, the ANC MEC for education,...
EFF’s Sihle Lonzi takes aim at NSFAS over R145m wastage
EFF member of parliament Sihle Lonzi is seething with anger over NSFAS’s apparent waste of R145-million paying useless intermediaries between the state entity and...
Overtime policy saw Tshwane losing R130m due to power cuts –...
The DA in Tshwane says the overtime policy has cost the municipality R130-million in lost electricity revenue in a single month while leaving residents...
Inappropriate to probe matter heard in court: Kholeka Gcaleka rejects ATM’s...
The Office of the Public Protector has declined to pursue an investigation concerning alleged failures by state organs to combat illicit financial flows (IFFs)...
John Hlophe calls on Jacob Zuma to rein in daughter, party...
Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) parliamentary caucus leader Dr John Hlophe has raised the red flag over party boss Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla...
DA lays charges against higher education minister Hlengiwe Nkabane
The DA has laid criminal charges against Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane, accusing her of misleading Parliament regarding the appointment process for members of...
SACP wants Thabo Mbeki in driving seat of National Dialogue
The SACP wants former president Thabo Mbeki to be at the forefront of the recently announced National Dialogue.
The party's call comes after concerns that...
ANC says Sindiso Magaqa’s death left scar while killer pleads for...
The self-confessed killer of former ANC Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa has pleaded with the Pietermaritzburg High Court to be lenient on him and...
‘I didn’t snub NUM congress, had another commitment but sent Fikile...
The 18th National Congress of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) kicked off with great expectations at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg but quickly turned...
DA leader Steenhuisen bloodies Zille camp’s nose in Fedex meeting
The DA federal council chairperson, Helen Zille, and her faction, who pushed for the party to table a motion of no confidence in President...
State capture disciplinary hearing flop laid squarely at Mbalula’s door
In a stunning rebuke to the ANC’s much-touted “renewal” project, four of South Africa’s most prominent politicians – Malusi Gigaba, Zizi Kodwa, David Mahlobo,...
Inside Zuma’s court bid to remain ANC
Former South African president Jacob Zuma has launched a legal assault against the ANC and President Cyril Ramaphosa, branding his expulsion a “political witch-hunt”...
DA remains in GNU, but withdraws support for National Dialogue
After threatening President Cyril Ramaphosa with an ultimatum, the Democratic Alliance bark did not match its bite, as they have resolved to remain in...
Free State High Court orders dissolution of underperforming municipality
The Free State High Court has ruled that the Ngwathe Local Municipality is in breach of its constitutional duties to provide basic services to...
Cyril Ramaphosa spills tea on why he fired DA deputy minister
President Cyril Ramaphosa has broken silence on the dismissal of Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition Andrew Whitfield.
He explained that Whitfield had undertaken...
Parly concerned NYDA is run by interim board whose term ended...
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities expressed its concern on Friday about the delayed appointment of the new permanent board...
‘MK isn’t right party to fight South African challenges’ – Floyd...
Former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has expressed no confidence in the MK Party, the African National Congress, and the Economic Freedom...
