194 eThekwini Municipality has been asked to account for a R16.1 million sewer contract awarded to Moriel Infrastructure Group (Pty) Ltd, the engineering firm whose former executive chairman, Zimbabwean businessman Lawrence Chamurwa…
Category: Politics
ANC boss Fikile Mbalula to be charged with crimen injuria
192 The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has decided to prosecute ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula on a charge of crimen injuria after he accused the principal of Bergview College, Jaco Pieterse, of raping…
DA takes EFF, MK, ActionSA to Electoral Court
206 The DA has launched urgent legal action against ActionSA, the EFF, the MK Party, and GOOD, accusing the four opposition parties of deliberately hiding their PR candidates from voters ahead2026 Local…
Mbalula Faces Crimen Injuria Charge
175 The ANC’s step-aside rule has come back to haunt the party after detractors of Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula called for him to step aside after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced on…
EFF fury as apartheid killer named FF Plus mayoral candidate
150 The EFF has reacted with fury to the decision by the Freedom Front Plus to field a convicted apartheid-era murderer as its mayoral candidate for Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. The party…
Ramaphosa’s US Charm Offensive Falters
180 President Cyril Ramaphosa has failed to impress Washington with a personal letter to US President Donald Trump aimed at resetting deteriorating relations between Pretoria and Washington, with US Ambassador to South…
No Foul Play, Says Paris as Justice Minister Confirms
200 Almost a year after Nathi Mthethwa plunged to his death from a luxury hotel in Paris, France has had the final say calling it a suicide. The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has…
Ramaphosa Grants Madlanga Commission Extended Deadline
245 President Cyril Ramaphosa has granted yet another extension for the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, pushing the deadline for its final report to 25 January 2027. The Presidency confirmed the extension in…
Mamabolo Cracks the Whip on Municipalities Now
293 Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Jacob Mamabolo has cracked the whip on municipalities, demanding an urgent end to the culture of financial mismanagement that is bleeding the province…
All eyes on High Court to rule on Section 89 appointment
216 All eyes are glued to the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town, which is set to rule on the bitter legal battle over the appointment of an evidence leader for…