165 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Free State has called for an urgent investigation into the alleged mismanagement of millions of rand earmarked for the province’s arts and culture sector,…
Category: Politics
NEHAWU Turns Its Back On ANC, Backs SACP And Tearing COSATU Apart
222 In a move that is shaking the foundations of South Africa’s tripartite alliance, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) has made its most explicit break yet with decades…
AfriForum, Solidarity Meet US Ambassador
197 AfriForum and Solidarity have held talks with the United States ambassador as tensions continue between Washington and Pretoria. AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel confirmed that several organisations personally delivered proposals during a…
EFF accuses Mbalula of weaponising migration debate for political gain, gives him 48 hours to retract remarks
195 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula used false and defamatory statements in an attempt to score political points ahead of the local government elections and has given…
‘This is no longer just about immigration’: Mbalula says protest movement has political motives
192 ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has accused sections of the anti-illegal immigration movement of pursuing a political agenda under the guise of campaigning against undocumented migrants. He warned that what began as…
’South Africans don’t hand down life sentences’: Mbalula defends Dina Pule’s Cabinet return
180 ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has mounted a robust defence of Dina Pule’s return to Cabinet. Mbalula argued that the former minister had accepted responsibility for past misconduct, undergone “ethical rehabilitation” and…
’DA won’t stay silent when ANC ignores GNU consensus’, says Hill-Lewis
179 Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says his party will no longer remain silent when the ANC fails to consult its Government of National Unity (GNU) partners. The DA warned that…
Ramaphosa faces backlash over Dina Pule’s return in Cabinet reshuffle
170 Opposition parties and labour federation COSATU have condemned the return of former minister Dina Pule to the executive, questioning President Cyril Ramaphosa’s latest Cabinet changes. The criticism came as Ramaphosa swore…
Ramaphosa Fires Two DA Ministers
192 President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially dismissed two Democratic Alliance (DA) deputy ministers after receiving recommendations for changes to the party’s representatives in the executive from its new leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis. Former…
Top Union Enters McKenzie And Axed NAC Board Members Fray
193 The Creatives Congress Movement (CCM) is gunning for the former members of the dissolved National Arts Council (NAC) board, vowing to drag them to court and have them declared delinquent directors….