167 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…
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DA, Venetia Mine, De Beers, Limpopo, Jacques Smalle, Gwede Mantashe, mining, job losses
155 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Limpopo has called on the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) and the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) to urgently account…
DA launches urgent court bid over Tshwane council votes on Mettler and Mnisi
205 The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched an urgent application in the Gauteng Division of the High Court to overturn two City of Tshwane council decisions. The decisions relate to the precautionary…
Court to hear Ramaphosa’s bid to halt Section 89 inquiry
201 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to stop Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment process over the Phala Phala matter will come under judicial scrutiny this week when the Western Cape High Court hears his…
ANC loses another heavyweight as Zandile Gumede joins MK Party
200 Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has officially joined the Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, becoming the latest senior African National Congress (ANC) figure to leave the governing party. Her defection was announced…
Kallie Kriel Says Hackers Targeted His X Account
282 AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel says people have tried to hack into his X account. Kriel said there were four attempts over 48 hours to gain unlawful access to his profile. He…
’Choose a side’: Mettler vote leaves coalition partners questioning ActionSA
220 The ActionSA’s decision to oppose the suspension of Tshwane city manager Johann Mettler has intensified tensions within the ANC-led coalition, with some coalition partners now questioning where the party stands politically….
ActionSA names five more mayoral hopefuls for key Limpopo municipalities
200 ActionSA has unveiled a further slate of mayoral candidates for key municipalities in Limpopo as the party ramps up its campaign ahead of the 2026 local government elections. The latest candidates,…
Cassim: Centralising NSFAS money wrong approach
185 Newly appointed Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Yusuf Cassim has described centralising NSFAS money as the wrong approach. In a recent interview he argued that the National Student Financial…
Nkabane Elected Acting Agriculture Committee Chair
196 Former Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane has been elected acting chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture. The move comes after former committee chairperson Dina Pule was appointed to Cabinet as…