86 The DA is pushing ahead with a bill that could reshape how South Africa handles empowerment in state tenders. Its proposed Economic Inclusion for All Bill is set for a first…
Category: Politics
ANC rejects claims of NEC clash over Mbeki, Phala Phala
89 Mbeki has, since 2022, been openly critical of the ANC’s handling of the Phala Phala matter. The ANC has refuted reports of tensions at its special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting…
DA Pushes Ramaphosa on Joburg Finances
74 The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in the City of Johannesburg’s financial crisis. The party wants the metro placed under financial administration. It says…
Malema Hails Victory in ConCourt Phala Phala Ruling
93 The Constitutional Court handed down a significant judgment on Friday in the long-running Phala Phala matter. Chief Justice Mandisa Maya ruled that Parliament’s December 2022 decision to reject a Section 89…
MK Party Pushes Ramaphosa No-Confidence Bid
84 The MK Party has intensified its push to remove President Cyril Ramaphosa from office after the Constitutional Court ruling linked to the Phala Phala matter. The party has written to National…
Ethics Committee Reprimands Dean Macpherson Over “amaphara” Remark
66 Parliament’s Ethics Committee has found that Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson violated the MPs’ code of conduct after referring to ActionSA supporters as “amaphara”. The committee says the term…
MyCiTi Funding Cuts Put Cape Flats Route At Risk
51 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for urgent clarity from Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana over the future of funding for MyCiTi bus services. The concern…
Cape Town Taxis to Go Cashless From June 1
48 Cape Town’s taxi industry is preparing for a major change from 1 June, when the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association will launch a new cashless payment system for commuters….
Atlantis Man in Court After Girl, 11, Gives Birth
59 A 32-year-old man accused in a shocking Atlantis child abuse case is expected to appear in the Atlantis Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 18 May. Police confirmed that the man was arrested…
Omphile Sethole’s grandparents arrested as toddler remains missing
86By Mapaballo Borotho Image @SAPS Police have arrested the grandparents of missing Limpopo toddler Omphile Sethole on negligence charges. The two-year-old disappeared earlier this month while sleeping beside her grandmother, prompting police…