Politics
Chapter 9 institutions welcome move to appeal Timothy Omotoso’s acquittal
Three Chapter 9 institutions have jointly welcomed the decision of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to appeal the acquittal of Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso.
The...
WATCH: Cops save HoD from being ‘beaten up’ by Nehawu members
The head of the Department for the Mpumalanga Public Works, Roads and Transport, Charles Morolo, was saved by police from almost being manhandled by...
SIU cancels contracts worth R1.1bn, goes after water department officials
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has exposed corruption within the Department of Water and Sanitation.
According to SIU head Andy Mothibi, the unit has been...
ANC kicks can down the road on NEC meeting on GNU...
ANC members who are eagerly awaiting the party's official report on the dragging budget process and the continued fallout with the DA must hold...
KZN’s municipalities’ unauthorised expenditure worsens to R3.79bn
Despite the fact that the number of municipalities that have obtained clean audits in KwaZulu-Natal has slightly increased from three to seven, unauthorised expenditure...
‘We need to work hard’ – Patricia de Lille wants 1m...
Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille painted a hopeful picture of Africa’s future in tourism, promising job creation in the next five years.
De Lille...
LPC clarifies witness testimony around Dali Mpofu’s hearing
The Legal Practice Council (LPC) broke its silence Sunday, addressing what it termed “misleading narratives” surrounding high-profile disciplinary proceedings against advocate Dali Mpofu SC...
Herman Mashaba gives Gwede Mantashe 60 days to retrieve Lilly Mine...
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has given Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe 60 days to retrieve the remains of three workers who died in...
‘Afrikaners who left for US were never persecuted in SA’
Ronald Lamola, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, maintains that the 49 Afrikaners who departed for the US on Sunday are not considered...
Foreign nationals in sensitive government jobs pose security risk
Multiple government departments have shockingly employed foreign nationals in “strategic and sensitive positions” – some linked to state security and governance.
The bombshell, which exposes...
Building collapse not our fault – Gauteng human settlements
The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements (GDHuS) has blamed criminal activities for the staircase structure that partially collapsed at Montrose Mega City Development in...
EFF fires two top KwaZulu-Natal leaders after Bela Bela meeting
The EFF has unexpectedly rung changes in its provincial leadership in KwaZulu-Natal, dropping the axe on two of its top leaders and replacing them...
Popcru wants DA MP Ian Cameron axed for labelling Paul Mashatile’s...
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has launched a scathing attack on Ian Cameron, the DA MP and chairperson of parliament’s portfolio...
ANC says it won’t be angry at people rejecting it during...
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has said, despite being rejected in three of the last five by-elections in KwaZulu-Natal, it will not be angry at...
Mmusi Maimane demands probe into alleged misuse of education funds
Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane has called on the Auditor-General of South Africa, Tsakani Maluleke, to urgently launch a forensic audit...
ANC, Afrikaner groups forge rare unity pact amid Trump-linked tensions
In a landmark moment for South Africa’s fractious political landscape, the ANC and historically adversarial Afrikaner leadership groups, including Solidariteit, AfriForum, and the Southern...
Herman Mashaba unveils plan to deal BBEEE a blow
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has announced that his party will table a draft resolution in the National Assembly to scrap the broad-based black economic...
ANC MP Tebogo Letsie refuses to apologise to University of Limpopo
ANC MP Tebogo Letsie has dared the University of Limpopo (UL) to sue him.
This was in response to a letter of demand the university...
Scopa chair Songezo Zibi reads embattled Sita the riot act
A frustrated chairperson of the Standing Committee of Public Accounts (Scopa), Songezo Zibi, has laid down the law for the troubled State Information Technology...
EFF calls for scrapping of policy allowing data bundles, airtime to...
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has demanded that the mandatory expiry of unused prepaid data and airtime bundles be scrapped once and for all.
The...
MK Party demands immediate lifestyle audit on judges
The Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has called for immediate lifestyle audits and asset declarations for all judges serving in South Africa.
Nhlamulo Ndhlela, MK...
EFF sees red as Julius Malema’s British visa application fails
The EFF is spitting fire after its leader, Julius Malema, was forced to make a U-turn at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in what...
ANCWL condemns strip searches of women at Kopanong mine
The ANC Women’s League has expressed outrage over the alleged abuse faced by women working at the Kopanong Gold Mine in Viljoenskroon, Free State.
Sunday...
Court reserves judgement in Employment Equity Amendment Act case
The Democratic Alliance (DA) appeared at the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday to challenge the Employment Equity Amendment Act.
The party argues that the...
KwaZulu-Natal education department slammed over feeding scheme payment delays
The MK Party has criticised the KwaZulu-Natal education department for failing to pay service providers working under the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP).
Nhlamulo Ndhlela,...
Tshitereke Matibe retains top position as ANC chair in Vhembe region
Tshitereke Matibe, the Limpopo MEC for tourism, environment, and development, has been able to hold onto his role as the ANC's chairman in the...
ActionSA expresses no confidence in upcoming national budget
ActionSA has warned that it expects nothing but fanciful words and superficial promises from the national budget scheduled to be tabled later in May,...
Helen Zille says employment equity is stifling jobs growth
The DA has taken the Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, to the Pretoria High Court to challenge the Employment Equity Amendment Act.
Helen...
