96 Cabinet has approved the Revised White Paper on Local Government 2026, setting in motion an overhaul of South Africa’s collapsing municipal system just a month before the local government elections. The…
Category: Politics
Throne War Rages but Queen Masalanabo Triumphs
82 Embattled Balobedu monarch Queen Masalanabo Modjadji VII has received a major vote of confidence from fellow traditional leaders, being elected Deputy Chairperson of the Forum of South African Majesties just as…
Parliament Inquiry Turns Guns on NPA Leaders
59 The probe into South Africa’s broken criminal justice system has taken a dramatic turn, with Parliament’s ad hoc committee now demanding that top prosecutors themselves be investigated for alleged capture by…
Parliament Inquiry Turns Guns on NPA Leaders
90 The probe into South Africa’s broken criminal justice system has taken a dramatic turn, with Parliament’s ad hoc committee now demanding that top prosecutors themselves be investigated for alleged capture by…
Lungisa Blasts ‘Painful’ ANC and Its Leadership Issues
89 ANC National Executive Member (NEC) Andile Lungisa has accused ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula of lying under oath and using factionalism to manipulate internal party processes. Lungisa launched the scathing attack on…
DA to report Mpumalanga premier over alleged ANC campaigning
123 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Mpumalanga says it will report Premier Mandla Ndlovu and MEC Speedy Mashilo to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) and the Legislature Ethics Committee over…
Godongwana Confirms SIU Probe into PIC Details
143 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed that Special Investigating Unit investigations into the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) are underway, centred on questionable investments and money that has not been repaid. Speaking…
GOOD, ActionSA Slam DA Over Electoral Court Bid
100 The Electoral Commission has delivered a scathing assessment of the Democratic Alliance’s Electoral Court bid, leaving the party’s challenge in tatters and prompting fierce pushback from GOOD and ActionSA. The IEC’s…
Mkhwebane acquitted as state’s perjury case collapses
137 Former Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been acquitted of all criminal wrongdoing after the State’s perjury case against her collapsed in the Pretoria Regional Court. Mkhwebane confirmed the news herself…
McKenzie, Khumalo face Parliament probe over missed meetings
107 Parliament is going to count how often Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie and his director-general stayed away from committee meetings. On Tuesday, the chair of the Portfolio Committee on…
