116 COSATU President Zingiswa Losi on Monday dragged the country’s biggest trade union federation back from self-destruction, opening its 15th National Congress with an admission that factions have humiliated the movement and…
Category: Politics
Chirwa case not enrolled as MP accuses police colonel
114 The assault case against EFF MP Naledi Chirwa was not enrolled at the Hatfield Magistrate’s Court on Monday because the police investigation is incomplete. Chirwa has also publicly named the senior…
AG confirms fraud in McKenzie department’s grant payouts
117 The Auditor-General has confirmed fraud by some beneficiaries who received money from Gayton McKenzie’s Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC). They doctored the proofs of payment they handed in to…
NFP brands IFP ‘enemy of the people’ over army call
122 The National Freedom Party (NFP) in KwaZulu-Natal has called the IFP “the enemy of the people”. It has accused Premier Thami Ntuli of autocracy over his call for soldiers to deal…
How did she get the job? Robben Island CEO underfire
109 Leanne Williams’s appointment as Robben Island Museum CEO has come under scrutiny. This after MPs heard that she was initially excluded from the shortlist for allegedly failing to meet the minimum…
Zungula’s 100-day blitz to restore basic services
217 African Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyo Zungula has declared war on Johannesburg’s collapse, unveiling a 100-day recovery plan to stabilise water and electricity, fix pothole-riddled roads, overhaul billing chaos, and force…
Home Affairs to launch online asylum application system by November 10
160 The Department of Home Affairs will introduce a phased online registration and appointment system for asylum applications by November 10 as the government grapples with growing public unrest and overcrowded offices…
Maimane friend and entity ‘linked’ to him part ways as tensions flare up
129 A family friend of Build One South Africa (Bosa) president Mmusi Maimane has severed ties with a company allegedly linked to the politician after their friendship crumbled like COSATU’s 2026 elective…
Too litle, too late? Government calls emergency briefing as Durban burns
161 Government is scrambling to contain the fallout from the violent anti-migrant protests in Durban, with the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration convening an urgent media briefing early Sunday morning. The Presidency…
From Hawker to Harvard: Property Mogul Rali Mampeule enters Joburg mayoral race
117 From hawking on the streets of Limpopo to Harvard Business School and now to City Hall, Rali Mampeule wants to be Johannesburg’s next mayor. The President of MOVE SA has confirmed…