198 The Special Tribunal has ordered former project architect of Nkandla Minenhle Makhanya to personally repay R147.2 million to the National Treasury. The judgment, delivered on Wednesday, August 26, is among the…
Category: Politics
We’ll Meet You in Court’: Legal Battle Over Spaza Shop Closures
128 March and March founder Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma has challenged the Somali community to take its fight over the continued closure of Somali-owned spaza shops to court, declaring that the anti-illegal immigration movement…
ANC Councillor Candidates for Local Elections
160 The ANC says it will field 4 488 ward councillor candidates and 6 000 proportional-representation (PR) candidates in the 4 November local government elections, as its National Executive Committee (NEC) races…
Ekurhuleni Whistleblower Protection Unit Explained
152 DA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane has vowed to establish an independent whistleblower protection unit within her first 100 days in office, as she accused the municipality of failing to protect…
Ekurhuleni Whistleblower Protection Unit Explained
163 DA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane has vowed to establish an independent whistleblower protection unit within her first 100 days in office, as she accused the municipality of failing to protect…
Didiza Survives EFF No-Confidence Motion Outcome Revealed
183 National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has survived an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) motion of no confidence over her handling of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s legal challenge to Parliament’s Phala Phala impeachment process….
Roets to Take ‘Farm Attack’ Claims to Challenge Ramaphosa
165 Afrikaner activist Ernst Roets says he will take what he describes as South Africa’s ‘worsening farm attacks’, threats to property rights and racial legislation to Washington DC, accusing President Cyril Ramaphosa…
FF+ Tshwane Leader Quits Party, Talks Internal Issues
189 Former Freedom Front Plus (FF+) Tshwane caucus leader Grandi Theunissen has joined the Democratic Alliance (DA), days after being removed from his leadership position following an internal party investigation. Theunissen, who…
ANC Gives Councillors 12 Months to Get Matric
139 The ANC electoral committee has issued a new directive requiring councillor candidates without matric certificates to obtain the qualification within 12 months of taking office. The committee, chaired by former president…
Dlamini-Zuma Lamola Allegations Explained in Detail
148 ANC NEC member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has withdrawn remarks she made against Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola, while ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has taken her to the Johannesburg High…