101 South Africa’s Youth Day commemorations on June 16 are unfolding against a backdrop of both official remembrance and political mobilisation, with President Cyril Ramaphosa leading a wreath-laying ceremony in Soweto, while…
Category: Politics
The story of Herman Madshaba from hair care to champion of the poor
120 Herman Mashaba has reinvented himself from a capitalist businessman in apartheid South Africa to hero for the opressed. Herman Mashaba lives what some may call a paradoxical life as a self-declared…
Is Nomvalo next on Zuma’s revolving MK party chopping board?
109 The latest reports about a plot against Nomvalo come at a time when the MK Party is preparing for local government election. Three months after Sibonelo Nomvalo was appointed the secretary-general…
Smaller political parties do have an impact, says analyst
109 Smaller political parties formed by community leaders must not be underestimated because they have the potential to get many votes and become strong pressure groups, according to an expert. Prof Theo…
ANC grants Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri special leave due to health
116 The ANC said it has deployed NEC members in the capacity of acting spokespersons of the party. ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri has been granted special leave of absence to attend…
Remains of South African man expected to arrive in Durban from Russia after botched recruitment scam
129 Sihle Makhanye’s family is expected to brief the media 14 June. The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government says the body of a South African man who tragically died in Russia in March will…
‘Take them out of their posh houses’: Malema slams ‘white monopoly capital’, defends African migrants
161 Malema says his party was never taught to hate. EFF president Julius Malema says those that are complaining about foreign nationals owning spaza shops in the townships should be more concerned…
AfriForum intensifies its campaign to charge Mbalula
123 AfriForum has intensified its campaign to have ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula charged for corruption by launching a petition asking for South Africans to add their names to what they call…
GNU at Risk as Hill-Lewis Pushes Accountability
122 The Democratic Alliance federal leader and Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says that the collapse of the Government of National Unity (GNU) would be a “small price to pay” for his party if they…
Hill-Lewis says he will create a grand police unit for the City of Cape Town
133 Hill-Lewis says the South African Police Service has disappointed the public. Cape Town mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis said his party, the DA will create a police unit that is far more effective…