184 Jacob Zuma has done it again! Less than two weeks before South Africans head to the polls for the local government elections, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party has fired its secretary-general –…
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Ramaphosa cracks whip on failing councils, unveils sweeping overhaul
191 President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken a hard line on failing municipalities, warning that persistent collapse in service delivery can no longer be tolerated and announcing far-reaching reforms that will strip non-performing…
ANCWL refuses to back down as Mantashe fumbles apology and Mbalula tries to close case
153 The ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) is refusing to back down in its demand for a proper apology from ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe, despite his claim that he has apologised and…
Ronnie Kasrils defends Bridget Mabandla at TRC Cases Inquiry, denies protecting apartheid killers
215 Former Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils has come out in defence of former Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla at the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry, arguing that she could not have instructed the NPA…
King MisuZulu gives Zondi power over Prime Minister’s office
199 King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has empowered his Royal Chancellor, Inkosi Malusi Zondi, to scrutinise the performance of the Office of the Traditional Prime Minister, the office whose former holder announced Zondi’s removal…
Germany Backs South Africa’s Place at G20 Summit
231 Germany has backed South Africa’s participation in the upcoming G20 summit in Miami, despite US President Donald Trump’s decision not to invite Pretoria. According to BusinessTech, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged…
Godongwana threatens to cut off failing municipalities as local elections loom
163 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has warned failing municipalities to fix their finances or lose funding as government enforces payment discipline and ends fiscal bailouts that deliver no results. Tabling the Medium-Term…
DA-ActionSA war erupts over Joburg coalitions as Zille attacked for arrogance
188 The opposition battle for Johannesburg has exploded into open war, with DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille warning that divided opposition votes will keep the ANC in power after 4 November 2026,…
Parties mixed on Godongwana’s mid-term budget as fuel relief fails to cool anger over growth, jobs
288 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) has split political parties and labour, with temporary fuel levy relief welcomed but dismissed as too little to fix unemployment, weak growth…
Godongwana defends R516m for Madlanga and Khampepe commissions as cost of confronting corruption
150 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has defended a R516 million allocation for the Madlanga, Khampepe and Nkabinde commissions of inquiry, framing the expenditure as unavoidable and essential to restoring integrity in South…