Politics
Cosatu defends Losi: Youth council leaders must go back to school
Cosatu has come to the defence of its president, Zingiswa Losi, against attacks from the SA Youth Economic Council (Sayec).
The trade union federation said...
ANC mayor, rifle-wielding goons amid disputed security contract
The mayor of the ANC-led Matatiele municipality this week shocked municipal workers when he showed up with rifle-wielding men on the day the municipality...
Tshwane DA-led multiparty rejects motion of no confidence on Brink
The Tshwane multi-party coalition government is opposed to the African National Congress’ motion of no confidence in mayor Cilliers Brink.
The DA-led multiparty includes ActionSA,...
Corruption-accused Zizi Kodwa resigns as ANC MP
Former Sports, Arts and Culture Minister and corruption-accused Zizi Kodwa has resigned as a member of parliament.
This was confirmed by ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula...
‘Our plan is to make electricity cheaper’ – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised that the government of national unity’s (GNU) aim was to run state-owned entities in order to benefit the South...
‘Voters fail to see through Zuma’s manipulative ways’ – Mtolo
KwaZulu-Natal ANC secretary general has come out gun-blazing, accusing former president Jacob Zuma, who is now the leader of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, of...
North West Premier Mokgosi lays out bold plans for province
North West Premier Lazzy Mokgosi identified high unemployment and poverty in the province as among the immediate socio-economic issues that his administration needed to...
Sayec blasts Zingiswa Losi: ‘You’ve weakened Cosatu’
The South African Youth Economic Council (Sayec) has lambasted Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi for weakening the trade union federation.
The council is calling for fresh...
ANC Youth League joins Mbalula’s Gauteng leadership onslaught
The ANC Youth League in Luthuli House has joined the war against ANC Gauteng provincial executive committee started by party administration boss Fikile Mbalula.
The...
EFF won’t take history lessons from Ramaphosa – Mathys
The Economic Freedom Fighters stands firm that President Cyril Ramaphosa avoided their questions from the debate on the Opening of Parliament Address (OPA).
This after...
DA, AfriForum want former judge Dr John Hlophe out of JSC
The Democratic Alliance (DA) and AfriForum have filed court papers in an attempt to remove uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) parliamentary leader and former...
Capitalism’s a necessary evil, even for communists – Masondo
ANC national executive committee member and deputy finance minister David Masondo has warned the SACP that even if it were to win state power,...
Parties aren’t in GNU to compete against each other – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested that parties in the government of national unity (GNU) avoid competition in their leadership.
Ramaphosa said this was in an...
Throw book at political elite who looted VBS
A country not grounded on deep-rooted ethical/morality moorings is unlikely to withstand immoral storms invading it and may in time become a desert of...
ActionSA lists demands as it plans back ANC in Joburg
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba demands that City of Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda be released from his position.
This comes after the ANC engaged with opposition...
Ramaphosa reprimands Malema for ‘swearing’ at his father
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reprimanded EFF leader Julius Malema for launching personal attacks directed at Ramaphosa in Parliament.
Ramaphosa was responding to the parliament’s debate...
Fight breaks out between ANC, Nehawu in KZN
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) in KwaZulu-Natal wants ANC provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo to retract allegations that the union is...
Dr John Hlophe tells Ramaphosa: ‘You have sold out’
The MK Party and the EFF on Friday ripped into President Cyril Ramaphosa during their responses to his opening of parliament address that he...
ActionSA worried president didn’t touch on illegal immigration
ActionSA has raised concerns over omissions of fretting issues at the president’s Opening of Parliament Address at Cape Town City Hall on Thursday.
Anthol Trollip,...
IFP topples MK and ANC to win crucial ward in KwaZulu-Natal
The IFP’s impressive run in the back-to-back by-elections continued on Wednesday. The party, which was once on the verge of political demise, won another...
Opposition labels Ramaphosa’s job creation plans a bunch of lies
Opposition parties that are not part of the government of national unity (GNU), chiefly the so-called Progressive Caucus, have dismissed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening...
WATCH | Opening of Parly Red Carpet: officials show off their...
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the Opening of Parliament Address this evening to outline the priorities of the seventh administration.
This comes four weeks after...
‘When ANC removes Ramaphosa, GNU will collapse’ – Malema
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema believes that the government of national unity (GNU) will collapse within a year or two.
Malema was speaking at...
IFP, ANC seal deal to co-govern KwaZulu-Natal municipality
As reported by the Sunday World recently, the IFP and the ANC were locked in negotiations to extend their power-sharing deal to the local...
Jacob Zuma’s ANC disciplinary hearing postponed
The African National Congress and uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) remain at loggerheads over having a physical disciplinary hearing of former President Jacob Zuma.
This...
ActionSA to take WesBank to Prudential Authority over ‘racism’
ActionSA is planning to escalate WesBank’s alleged racism to the Prudential Authority after the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) turned a blind eye.
The...
Corruption-accused Mapisa Nqakula’s Opa guestlist shocker
Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has made it to the guest list for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Opening of Parliament Address (Opa) on Thursday.
The...
ANC to investigate whereabouts of VBS R2m ‘donation’
ANC Luthuli House boss Fikile Mbalula says he will commission a forensic report to establish just how much the party received from the now-defunct...
