95 Former DA MP Liam Jacobs is set for a major political return to the Democratic Alliance, less than a year after leaving the party for the Patriotic Alliance. According to senior…
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JUST IN: From PA to DA: Liam Jacobs makes swift political U‑Turn
112 His return comes less than a year after he left the DA. Patriotic Alliance (PA) member Liam Jacobs will be moving back to the DA, less than a year after he…
Africa Daily – ANC  bulldozes Women’s League to act on Tolashe ‘s presidency –
113 The ANC did not come to the Women’s League to ask for its opinion. It came to deliver a verdict. That was the unmistakable tone of a special ANC Women’s League…
Africa Daily – ANCYL President Collen Malatji Hails Court Victory in Defamation Case Against Columnist –
156 African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Thlologelo Collen Malatji has welcomed a High Court judgment in his favour in a defamation case against columnist Vladimir Modiba, saying the ruling reaffirms…
Enemies no more: SACP and EFF find common ground in battle against neoliberalism
154 They have traded insults, competed for the same voters and occupied opposite ends of the post-liberation political divide. But on Thursday, the leaders of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and…
ANC veterans warn corruption to spike as power slips
117 Moeletsi Mbeki says officials will loot more before elections. Mathews Phosa forecasts ANC drop to 26% as voter trust collapses nationwide. Senior and former members of the ANC are well aware…
Lesufi’s ‘illegal’ wardens cost Gauteng R459m
123 Questions are being raised about the substantial investment Gauteng has made in the Crime Prevention Wardens. The Gauteng provincial government has spent almost half a billion rand on training the controversial…
Call for calm after IFP councillor shot dead during community meeting
124 The IFP has called for calm while police investigate Mbuso Mthimkhulu’s murder. The IFP has expressed shock after one of their councillors in the Rand West Municipality was shot dead during…
Last throes of ANC drive looting before November polls
128 Analysts say waning power drives intensified looting. Whistleblowers stay unprotected as justice stalls. South Africa’s graft crisis is deepening as watchdogs and analysts warn the looming local government elections will fuel…
‘Time’s running out for looters’ before local elections arrive
117 ANC councillors allegedly secure contracts as coalition loss looms. DA Cilliers Brink cites bus lane delays amid claims of political donations. Many hope the looting season is over for those in…