443 The DA brought forward the motion against the African Transformation Movement (ATM) councillor, claiming he was impartial. Tshwane speaker of Council Mncedi Ndzwanana has survived a motion of no confidence. The…
Category: Politics
Court reinstatement of suspended Madibeng manager Quiet Kgatla
385 The High Court in Pretoria has ruled in favour of Quiet Kgatla, declaring his suspension invalid and ordering his immediate return to work. Suspended Madibeng municipality boss Quiet Kgatla has been…
Zuma within his right to take legal action to be reinstated in ANC
450 Zuma, who has plethora of applications before the various courts for different matters, is not giving up being an ANC member. The ANC says MK party leader and former president Jacob…
SA’s Cabinet of incompetence, corruption and serious allegations
433 A look at politicians dogged by controversy, including Ramaphosa, Mashatile, Simelane, Mantashe and others. Here are just some of the prominent politicians in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet who have been implicated…
‘A lying minister in Cabinet’: Why has Ramaphosa not fired Nkabane?
455 Nkabane allegedly lied about the Seta board panel, prompting MPs to demand her immediate removal. Amid rumours of a Cabinet reshuffle, President Cyril Ramaphosa is under pressure to fire Minister of…
DA threatens to exit GNU over Whitfield’s firing
292 Steenhuisen gives Ramaphosa 48 hours to fire ministers implicated in corruption or risk collapse of the GNU. DA leader John Steenhuisen yesterday threatened to bring down the government of national unity…
US trip just an excuse for firing Whitfield, says political analyst
442 The DA has described Whitfield’s dismissal as an assault on the party. Questions have been raised about the real reasons behind the firing of deputy minister of trade and industry Andrew…
Pastor Zondo to form part of Shivambu’s team; Ndhlela rejects ‘apology’
342 Shivambu says he wants a mandate from South Africans about starting a new leftist political party. The former secretary-general of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, Floyd Shivambu, has defended his relationship…
Is the GNU about to collapse? DA to brief media on way forward
376 The DA was angered after President Cyril Ramaphosa fired one of the party’s deputy ministers from the Cabinet. Is the government of national unity (GNU) on the verge of the breaking…
Leaving GNU would cause ‘coalition of chaos’, says Steenhuisen
345 Rather than withdrawing from the GNU entirely, Steenhuisen said the DA opts for targeted opposition to specific departmental budgets. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has escalated tensions within the Government of National…