502 Sasco said the higher education minister is ‘incompetent’. The South African Students Congress (SASCO) has called for the immediate removal of Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane, saying she has failed to…
Category: Politics
Mbalula dares DA to ‘pack its bags’ and leave the GNU if it wants
425 Mbalula said the DA cannot hold government to ransom. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has dared the DA to “pack its bags” and leave the government of national unity (GNU), as President…
DA vows to stay in GNU to ‘fight corruption’, threatens motion against Ramaphosa
423 Steenhuisen said the ANC had failed to honour the statement of intent setting up the GNU and “they continue to protect corruption”. The DA will stay in the government of national…
Ramaphosa motion of no confidence: MK party requests secret ballot
426 MK believes that MPs wary of voting against Ramaphosa will be protected if the motion is held through a secret ballot. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has requested a secret ballot…
Ramaphosa acted ‘justifiably’ in removing Whitfield, says SACP
491 The DA has been criticised for its ’empty’ threats against the ANC. The South African Communist Party (SACP) has defended President Cyril Ramaphosa for firing former trade and industry deputy minister…
SA’s corruption fix: Contracts, lifestyle audits, and real consequences
550 South African leaders often evade scrutiny, but vetting, contracts and lifestyle audits could provide the transparency the country needs. The only way to keep an eye on SA’s leaders is to…
How political interference hollowed out Saps and NPA
543Years of politicised leadership in Saps and the NPA have led to a crisis of competence and public trust, a new study says. South Africa’s law enforcement and criminal justice systems are…
MK party likens Molefe, Gama’s arrests to Zuma’s legal battles
510 The MK party claims Zuma remains a ‘primary target of a captured justice system more interested in political vendettas’. The MK party says the arrest of two of its parliamentarians, Brian…
No party will pull out of the GNU, experts say
442 Although the GNU is fraught with conflict, experts say it remains intact because its formation served the interests of big business and political funders. The DA, ANC and other political parties…
Malema accuses Kunene of lying about relationship with man accused of murdering DJ Sumbody
381 Malema said Kunene’s reasons for being at Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe’s house are not convincing. EFF president Julius Malema says Kenny Kunene should tell the truth about why he was at the…