135 The MK Party has rejected Roelf Meyer’s appointment as South Africa’s ambassador-designate to the United States, adding its voice to growing criticism around the decision. The party says President Cyril Ramaphosa…
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#JoziMermaid Cape Town: Dereleen James Questions Zille
127 ActionSA Member of Parliament Dereleen James has gone viral after asking “Where’s that #JoziMermaid?” while posting images of localised flooding in Cape Town. The remark directly references Helen Zille’s recent high-profile…
South Africa Fires Back at Trump’s Genocide Claim
118 South African leaders have pushed back sharply after US President Donald Trump repeated claims that white South Africans are facing a “genocide”. The remarks were made during a rally in Arizona…
Ramaphosa Calls for Urgent UN Reform Amid Rising Global Tensions
131 Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the United Nations to urgently reassert its role in global affairs, warning that democracy is increasingly under threat from rising nationalism, conflict and deepening inequality. In…
Zuma’s power shift: MK party reconfigured
110 Zuma concluded conventional electoral politics has ‘become a weak mobilising force’. MK party leader Jacob Zuma has announced a reconfiguration of the movement, with the establishment of a new institute to…
DA Unveils Western Cape Mayoral Candidates
118 The Democratic Alliance has announced 11 mayoral candidates for municipalities in the Western Cape ahead of the upcoming local government elections. One name was missing from the list though: Cape Town…
Hill-Lewis Defends DA Salary Top-Ups
77 New DA federal leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says he sees no problem with the party paying salary “top-ups” to some senior members. Hill-Lewis was responding after a leaked report showed that several…
IEC challenges Malema’s accusations about 2024 voting results in Limpopo
132 EFF leader Julius Malema alleged that the Electoral Commission of South Africa corrected a vote tallying error in 2024 when confronted by a senior party member. The Electoral Commission of South…
Ramaphosa Unaware Wanted Zimbabwean was Present
83 The Presidency says President Cyril Ramaphosa did not know that a person wanted by South African law enforcement was among those present during his recent visit to Zimbabwe. Presidency spokesperson Vincent…
DA Moves to Scrap BEE Tender Rules
107 The DA is pushing ahead with a bill that could reshape how South Africa handles empowerment in state tenders. Its proposed Economic Inclusion for All Bill is set for a first…