130 The case centres on allegations that a former school principal was wrongly labelled a child rapist despite no prosecution. AfriForum’s pressurising of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) into putting ANC secretary-general…
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DA to Report Gauteng e-Panic Button Data Breach
124 The Democratic Alliance (DA) will report a major data breach involving the Gauteng Provincial Government’s e-Panic Button app to the Information Regulator of South Africa. The party says it wants the…
Analyst warns about serving cheap tricks after ANC mayor dishes out pap
121 The mayor of Ngaka Modiri Molema has denied that he cooked for votes. An expert has warned politicians against using cheap tricks to win votes ahead of this year’s local government…
‘The weakest link’: Mbalula under pressure as candidate list crisis puts political ambitions under scrutiny
177 Mbalula has been under fire for the ANC’s failure to submit councillor candidate lists on time. Political analysts believe Fikile Mbalula’s performance as ANC secretary-general will hurt his ambitions to become…
‘The minister declared war on black people’: Why Cosas wants Gwarube axed
151 The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) says it will put pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. The ANC-affiliated students’ organisation held a media briefing…
ANC backs Mbalula in legal dispute, attacks AfriForum for ‘political theatre’
143 AfriForum want ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula prosecuted for crimen injuria over comment made about a school principal. The ANC has publicly defended its secretary-general (SG) Fikile Mbalula in a potential legal…
R6.2m and counting: SA pays two police ministers for one job
143 The police ministry has for the first time disclosed what taxpayers have paid to keep two police ministers on the payroll since Senzo Mchunu was placed on leave. The total is…
‘The stokvel party is crumbling’: ANC in KZN says it will take back eThekwini
124 The ANC says there is evidence that its support in eThwkwini is growing. The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) says it is regaining strength and is confident it will win the City…
Ramaphosa: ‘white genocide’ tours abroad unpatriotic
160 President Cyril Ramaphosa has said South Africans who travel abroad to spread claims of a “white genocide” are not acting in the country’s interest. He made the remarks in his weekly…
DSAC can’t explain GBV million to Parliament
174 DSAC was once again caught with its pants down in Parliament. The department was asked one straightforward question, how much money has it set aside to fight gender-based violence ? Instead…