148 International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has taken a defiant stand against the US, defending SA’s decision to drag Israel to the International Court of Justice over its war in…
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Eskom refuses parliament diesel forensic report
199 Electricity and Energy Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has told Parliament that Eskom will not release its forensic investigation report into the controversial diesel procurement and storage contracts, even though his written response…
R16m eThekwini sewer deal to firm at centre of Sandton video
157 eThekwini Municipality has been asked to account for a R16.1 million sewer contract awarded to Moriel Infrastructure Group (Pty) Ltd, the engineering firm whose former executive chairman, Zimbabwean businessman Lawrence Chamurwa…
ANC boss Fikile Mbalula to be charged with crimen injuria
162 The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has decided to prosecute ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula on a charge of crimen injuria after he accused the principal of Bergview College, Jaco Pieterse, of raping…
DA takes EFF, MK, ActionSA to Electoral Court
165 The DA has launched urgent legal action against ActionSA, the EFF, the MK Party, and GOOD, accusing the four opposition parties of deliberately hiding their PR candidates from voters ahead2026 Local…
Mbalula Faces Crimen Injuria Charge
147 The ANC’s step-aside rule has come back to haunt the party after detractors of Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula called for him to step aside after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced on…
EFF fury as apartheid killer named FF Plus mayoral candidate
128 The EFF has reacted with fury to the decision by the Freedom Front Plus to field a convicted apartheid-era murderer as its mayoral candidate for Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. The party…
Ramaphosa’s US Charm Offensive Falters
150 President Cyril Ramaphosa has failed to impress Washington with a personal letter to US President Donald Trump aimed at resetting deteriorating relations between Pretoria and Washington, with US Ambassador to South…
No Foul Play, Says Paris as Justice Minister Confirms
190 Almost a year after Nathi Mthethwa plunged to his death from a luxury hotel in Paris, France has had the final say calling it a suicide. The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has…
Ramaphosa Grants Madlanga Commission Extended Deadline
215 President Cyril Ramaphosa has granted yet another extension for the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, pushing the deadline for its final report to 25 January 2027. The Presidency confirmed the extension in…