170 56 days before voters go to the polls, uMkhonto weSizwe Party led by former president Jacob Zuma is tearing itself apart from the inside -with senior insiders blaming a president surrounded…
Category: Politics
ANC responds as war erupts in Electoral Court weeks before polls
199 The Government of National Unity is on the verge of collapse, with the ANC and DA now locked in a vicious Electoral Court street fight just weeks before local government elections….
Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption trial halted due to fatigue
198 Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s testimony was abruptly halted on Wednesday after she required medical attention. Mapisa-Nqakula was in the witness box for a third day as the Pretoria High…
DA Slams Door on ANC’s Late Candidate Bid
178 The DA has dragged the ANC to the Electoral Court, filing papers to block the ruling party’s last-ditch bid to field candidates in six municipalities after missing the IEC’s final deadline….
Madonsela Fallout Explodes as Ramaphosa’s Committee Defends
165 The Section 89 Impeachment Committee has thrown down the gauntlet, resolving to oppose an urgent court action seeking to overturn the axing of its chief evidence leader, Advocate Thandazani Madonsela SC….
DA Councillor With False Degree Claims Ranked Fourth
168 DA councillor Abdulkader “AK” Elyas has been placed fourth on the party’s proportional representation candidate list for the City of Cape Town, despite previously admitting to providing false information about his…
Committee flags Mchunu inconsistencies over PKTT disbandment
171 Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has identified what it describes as material inconsistencies in suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu’s evidence. The committee…
Mbalula Refuses to Resign Over ANC Candidate List Crisis
169 ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says he will not step down voluntarily despite growing criticism over problems with the party’s councillor candidate lists. Mbalula told journalists on Tuesday that he would accept…
Fresh criminal case opened against Rhoode over Phala Phala
153 A former South African Police Service (SAPS) crime intelligence analyst has opened a criminal case of perjury at Rosebank Police Station on Tuesday 8 September and called for an investigation into…
Ramaphosa urged to distance himself from family conference
181 The LGBTQ+ news platform MambaOnline is urging President Cyril Ramaphosa and Cabinet to publicly distance themselves from a controversial continental conservative conference planned for Cape Town next year, while calling on…