157 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting certain foreign nationals from South Africa, as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to cool diplomatic ties with…
Category: Politics
ANC and Fikile Mbalula Cross Fingers Today for Judgment
181 ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and his party will know today whether they have been saved from a catastrophic self-inflicted wound, when the Electoral Court hands down judgment on whether the Electoral…
Cosatu Likely to Postpone Congress Amid Crisis
181 The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is now expected to postpone its 15th National Congress on Wednesday, after its leadership failed to break a deadlock over whether the gathering…
Cosatu congress on brink of collapse again as affiliates deadlock over whether to dissolve gathering
202 The Congress of South African Trade Unions’ 15th National Congress is once again on the verge of total collapse on Tuesday, with its 16 affiliates split down the middle on whether…
Askies….Pemmy Majodina Issues Public Apology
184 Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has apologised for insulting a disabled resident during a heated community engagement in Kouga local municipality in the Eastern Cape. Majodina said she responded “in…
ANC “Shoots Itself in the Foot” Amid Court Drama
151 The ANC is once again washing its dirty linen in public, with Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula and NEC member Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma squaring off in the Johannesburg High Court over explosive claims…
Paul Mashatile breaks silence on ill health, says recovery progressing well
157 Deputy President Paul Mashatile has broken his silence on his recent health scare, assuring South Africans that he is recovering well after undergoing a minor medical procedure and is regaining strength…
Cosatu Congress Resumes Amid Shingange Suspension
180 The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has resumed its 15th National Congress on Tuesday morning after its first day collapsed into chaos over the suspension of First Deputy President…
ATM Gambles on Heavyweight Vuyo Zungula’s Leadership
171 The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has gone all-in on Johannesburg, deploying its former president Vuyo Zungula as its mayoral candidate for the country’s richest metro in a bold bid to end…
Chaos at Cosatu Congress: Shingange’s Suspension Dispute
197 The Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (Cosatu)15th national congress descended into chaos on Monday, with its elective conference delayed after delegates refused to proceed without clarity on the suspension of…
