148 The South African Police Service spends nearly R3.6 billion each year paying and maintaining 722 brigadiers and generals. This works out to an average cost of about R4.99 million per senior…
Category: Politics
Section 89 committee postpones evidence leader appointment as court ruling looms
138 The parliamentary committee tasked with investigating whether president Cyril Ramaphosa should face impeachment over the Phala Phala scandal has postponed appointing an evidence leader, extending nominations until Friday as it awaits…
High Court to rule on Ramaphosa’s bid to stop Section 89 committee
114 President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday learn whether the Western Cape High Court will halt Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment inquiry while his broader legal challenge against the independent panel report into…
Pule aims to steady embattled SASSA, acknowledges criticism over Cabinet return
153 Facing mounting complaints over long queues and confusion surrounding grant reviews, Social Development Minister Dina Pule unveiled a turnaround plan for the embattled South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), aiming to…
Malema Rules Out DA and FF+ Coalition Deals
171 EFF leader Julius Malema says his party will not enter an alliance with the Democratic Alliance (DA) or Freedom Front Plus (FF+). Malema made the declaration while addressing delegates at a…
High Court Orders Oral Evidence in Escalating Malema and Mchunu Legal Battle
169 The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the latest chapter in the legal dispute between Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and social commentator Ngizwe Mchunu will require…
Parliament rejects Ndhlela’s bid to halt loss of MP seat
175 Parliament has rejected former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela’s request to suspend the termination of his National Assembly membership, saying his loss of office took effect automatically under the…
Section 89 committee presses ahead with preparations as court reserves judgment in Ramaphosa bid
163 Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment committee will continue preparing for president Cyril Ramaphosa’s impeachment inquiry despite his attempt to halt the process, with committee chairperson Makashule Gana saying its work will proceed…
Court probes Ramaphosa’s claim that impeachment inquiry would cause ‘irreparable harm’
203 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s attempt to halt Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment inquiry came under judicial scrutiny, with judges questioning his legal team on claims the process would cause him irreparable reputational harm…
ANC expected Zandile Gumede to join MK Party, says Mbalula
165 The ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party had anticipated former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede’s defection to the Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, insisting her departure had come as no surprise. Speaking…