229 ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says NEC member Andile Lungisa should have come to him directly instead of hauling the party to court – but correspondence shows Lungisa warned him in August…
Category: Politics
COSATU at Pains to Explain Adjournment Decisions
198 The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is scrambling to contain fallout after its 15th National Congress was abruptly adjourned on Tuesday night, with the federation admitting it faced a…
ANC Barred from 6 Municipalities in Election Ruling
184 The ANC will not contest the November 4 local elections in six municipalities after the Electoral Court on Wednesday morning dismissed its appeal to force the Electoral Commission to accept its…
ANC to appeal after Electoral Court bars it from six municipalities
173 The ANC will appeal the Electoral Court judgment that bars it from contesting six municipalities in the November 4 local elections, insisting it is not seeking favours and that its candidates…
US imposes visa restrictions on certain South Africans
168 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…
ANC and Fikile Mbalula Cross Fingers Today for Judgment
196 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
191 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
211 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
191 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
159 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…