171 The ANC Gauteng Provincial Task Team has been instructed by the ANC top brass to order councillors in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni to vote with the DA, according to sources close…
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Vavi joins Mbeki in calling for Ramaphosa to fall on his sword and says he was never a supporter of his presidency
120 SA Federation of Trade Unions Secretary-General Zwelinzima Vavi has become the latest prominent figure to back calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign, saying he was never a supporter of the…
Ministers, judges and chiefs get salary increases as Ramaphosa approves 3.5% and 4% hikes
126 President Cyril Ramaphosa has determined salary increases for public office-bearers for the 2026/27 financial year, effective from 1 April 2026. The increases apply to ministers, Members of Parliament, premiers, MECs, judges,…
ANC’s top Joburg mayoral hopefuls locked out of council — Morero and Masuku ineligible for mayor
157 The ANC’s two leading mayoral contenders for Johannesburg, former mayor Dada Morero and Greater Johannesburg chairperson Loyiso Masuku, have been knocked out of the mayoral race before it even started. Neither…
Malema sends a letter of demands to Helen Zille
142 Litigious EFF President Julius Malema has threatened to take legal action against Democratic Alliance (DA) federal chairperson Helen Zille, demanding that she retract and apologise for allegations that he interfered in…
Mbeki backs Ramaphosa resignation, says ANC top seven should follow
109 Former president Thabo Mbeki has backed calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign, saying the ANC leader is correct to consider stepping down following the party’s poor electoral performance. Mbeki also…
R6.18m wasted as SA Tourism drags its feet on suspended CEO
196 Taxpayers have now spent more than R6.18 million on the suspension of SA Tourism chief executive Nombulelo Guliwe. That is almost one and a half times the R4.18 million payment at…
Malema rules out EFF deal with DA and Freedom Front Plus
169 EFF leader Julius Malema has ruled out any possibility of the EFF working with the DA and the Freedom Front Plus in coalition talks, warning progressive forces that they must unite…
ANC officials meet today to diagnose ward-by-ward collapse ahead of Thursday NEC
163 ANC officials meet today to begin a ward-by-ward diagnosis of what went wrong in the 2026 local government elections, three days before the party’s National Executive Committee meets on Thursday to…
IEC trumpets 81% trust while its own survey finds just 32%
163 The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) told the country that 81% of voters trust it. But its own research found that only 32% of South Africans have confidence in the…