181 The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is caught between a rock and a hard place, forced to choose between its two most powerful allies — the ANC and the…
Category: Politics
‘Jou ma se p…’: Minister Majodina’s Outburst Explained
206 Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina is facing mounting calls to be sanctioned by President Cyril Ramaphosa after she hurled a vulgar insult at a member of the public during a…
Lesufi blasted for paying e-tolls, not schools
197 Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has launched a blistering counter-attack against the Democratic Alliance after the party lodged a formal challenge in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature accusing his government of choosing e-toll…
EXCLUSIVE: ANC NEC member Andile Lungisa drags ANC and Mbalula to court over Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral snub
197 Embattled ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) member Andile Lungisa has hauled his own party and its secretary-general Fikile Mbalula to the High Court, after he was abruptly removed as the ANC’s…
Chaos, Purges, and ‘Bad Advice’ as MK Party Unravels
184 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…
ANC responds as war erupts in Electoral Court weeks before polls
210 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
213 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
190 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
179 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
192 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…