126 COSATU will push ahead with its high-stakes leadership elections on Tuesday despite a bruising war of words between delegates and ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe that has exposed the Tripartite Alliance’s…
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McKenzie denies reversing Robert Sobukwe Town renaming
116 Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has denied claims that he has reversed the renaming of Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe Town, insisting that no court has ruled on the controversial…
ANC in Ekurhuleni purges three councillors, forces fourth to step aside ahead of polls
131 The ANC in Ekurhuleni has wielded the axe, expelling three members with immediate effect and forcing a fourth councillor to voluntarily step aside in a sweeping purge aimed at enforcing discipline…
Ward 28 councillor defies party orders, takes nomination fight to High Court
138 The ANC is facing yet another internal rebellion on the eve of the November 2026 local government elections, after Ward 28 councillor Nomvula Seelane defied party orders and hauled the ANC…
Mantashe storms out of COSATU Congress as Alliance cracks explode into open
117 The Tripartite Alliance is tearing at the seams, and it showed on Monday when ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe dramatically walked out of COSATU’s 15th National Congress after refusing to be…
New party MIV targets Limpopo water crisis, bad roads amid Molemole graft probe
111 A brand-new political party has entered the fray in Limpopo with a promise – fix the taps, fix the roads, and fix the local economy that has left residents stranded. The…
ConCourt reserves ruling on ANC’s last-ditch bid to save 181 candidates, promises swift decision
128 The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment on the ANC’s desperate attempt to force its way back onto the ballot in six municipalities, but has promised it will not keep the country…
Losi drags COSATU back from brink as divided 15th Congress finally resumes
111 COSATU President Zingiswa Losi on Monday dragged the country’s biggest trade union federation back from self-destruction, opening its 15th National Congress with an admission that factions have humiliated the movement and…
Chirwa case not enrolled as MP accuses police colonel
109 The assault case against EFF MP Naledi Chirwa was not enrolled at the Hatfield Magistrate’s Court on Monday because the police investigation is incomplete. Chirwa has also publicly named the senior…
AG confirms fraud in McKenzie department’s grant payouts
111 The Auditor-General has confirmed fraud by some beneficiaries who received money from Gayton McKenzie’s Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC). They doctored the proofs of payment they handed in to…