163 ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that newly elected ANC councillors and mayors will be expected to demonstrate improved performance and accountability within their first 100 days in office if the…
Category: Politics
‘Ignore the minister’: Premier accused of defying hospital rescue plan
187 A provincial premier allegedly told Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to ignore his instructions on how to spend billions allocated to fix hospitals. He did not mention the name of the Premier….
No child has cervical cancer, Motsoaledi tells DA MP
169 Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has corrected a DA MP who told Parliament that girls aged nine to 15 were dealing with cervical cancer. No case has ever been recorded in that…
Early voting rockets 228% as IEC prepares for elections
186 The number of South Africans approved to cast special votes at voting stations has surged by 228% ahead of Wednesday’s local government elections, pushing the total number of approved special voters…
Zuma claims ANC govt wants to arrest him as he storms back onto campaign trail
198 Former President Jacob Zuma made a dramatic return to the political stage on Sunday, telling thousands of uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) supporters at Princess Magogo Stadium in KwaMashu that the ANC-led…
Malema’s Tshela Thupa line of march: win or die at Orlando
303 EFF leader Julius Malema returned to Orlando Stadium, where he once bid farewell to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, to deliver his final battle cry to thousands in red ahead of the November 4…
Tau’s last gamble to save AGOA as trade offers face US deadline on Monday
263 On Monday, the United States will announce whether South Africa will keep its duty-free access to the world’s largest market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for 2027. Trade,…
Steyn City case haunts Pule Mabe as R27m Tuk-Tuk mansion and porsche stay frozen
299 Two years after the Special Tribunal locked down his Steyn City mansion and his Porsche, former ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe is learning that luxury bought with litigation does not move….
‘I’m not a praise singer’: MPs clash over army deployment
261 A row broke out in Parliament’s defence committee on Friday after an ANC MP said MPs could not question President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to send soldiers into KwaZulu-Natal. ANC MP Tshilidzi…
DSAC admits paying USIBA R1.5m with no invoices.
216 The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has admitted it handed CCIFSA another R1.5 million for the USIBA awards without a single invoice in hand. CCIFSA’s report on the first R10…