173 DA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane has vowed to establish an independent whistleblower protection unit within her first 100 days in office, as she accused the municipality of failing to protect…
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Ekurhuleni Whistleblower Protection Unit Explained
191 DA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane has vowed to establish an independent whistleblower protection unit within her first 100 days in office, as she accused the municipality of failing to protect…
Didiza Survives EFF No-Confidence Motion Outcome Revealed
201 National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has survived an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) motion of no confidence over her handling of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s legal challenge to Parliament’s Phala Phala impeachment process….
Roets to Take ‘Farm Attack’ Claims to Challenge Ramaphosa
178 Afrikaner activist Ernst Roets says he will take what he describes as South Africa’s ‘worsening farm attacks’, threats to property rights and racial legislation to Washington DC, accusing President Cyril Ramaphosa…
FF+ Tshwane Leader Quits Party, Talks Internal Issues
220 Former Freedom Front Plus (FF+) Tshwane caucus leader Grandi Theunissen has joined the Democratic Alliance (DA), days after being removed from his leadership position following an internal party investigation. Theunissen, who…
ANC Gives Councillors 12 Months to Get Matric
151 The ANC electoral committee has issued a new directive requiring councillor candidates without matric certificates to obtain the qualification within 12 months of taking office. The committee, chaired by former president…
Dlamini-Zuma Lamola Allegations Explained in Detail
182 ANC NEC member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has withdrawn remarks she made against Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola, while ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has taken her to the Johannesburg High…
Mbalula: ANC Faces ‘Very Powerful’ Opposition in Eastern Cape
232 ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the governing party is dealing with a ‘very powerful force’ in the Eastern Cape as it battles a series of legal challenges over the province’s internal…
ANC Tightens Councillor Qualifications and Election Standards
203 The African National Congress (ANC) has tightened its qualification requirements for candidates seeking to contest the 2026 local government elections, with aspirant councillors without matric now required to obtain a waiver…
Ramaphosa Unveils ANC Six-Point Local Government Plan
197 ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled the party’s six-point local government manifesto ahead of the 4 November elections, promising tougher accountability for public representatives. Speaking at the ANC’s manifesto launch at…