286 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…
Category: Politics
All eyes on High Court to rule on Section 89 appointment
213 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…
Parties hail Mkhwanazi sacking but say it’s too little, too late
256 Embattled EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been fired while sitting behind bars on murder charges , a move political parties have welcomed as long overdue, saying the disgraced top cop…
Portfolio committee to hear Phala Phala and Mfazi murder petition
249 The Phala Phala farm gate scandal, which has been following President Cyril Ramaphosa like a bad miasma, will come under a spotlight again when Parliament ‘s Portfolio Committee on Police hears…
ANC Fries Alan Winde Over Funding of US Trip
231 The ANC in the Western Cape is demanding greater transparency from Premier Alan Winde over his visit to the United States amid visa restrictions of certain South African nationals. The party…
Mbalula’s Presidential Dream Is on the Line Now
199 ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula’s dream of succeeding President Cyril Ramaphosa is hanging by a thread. This week in the corridors of Luthuli House, his detractors in the National Executive Committee (NEC)…
UNION BUILDINGS ON BEDREST: Ramaphosa and Mashatile’s double sick notes
287 For the first time since the Government of National Unity (GNU) was formed, both the head of state and his deputy are simultaneously on sick leave, leaving South Africa with a…
IEC Gears Up for 4 November Polls with Candidates
223 The Electoral Commission of South Africa says it is ready for the 4 November local government elections after certifying an unprecedented 136,790 candidates – almost 40% more than in 2021. Chief…
Mbalula Scolds Lungisa for Going to Court After Earlier Warning
240 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…
COSATU at Pains to Explain Adjournment Decisions
202 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…