236 The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has denied reports that former president Jacob Zuma was rushed to a KwaZulu-Natal hospital after falling ill in Msinga on Tuesday, insisting he was only there for…
Category: Politics
MK’s Baloyi Pitches 10-Point Plan for Joburg
134 MK Party mayoral hopeful Bongani Baloyi has told Johannesburg voters that fixing the metro will require more than another change of mayor – it will require a plan that survives the…
Portfolio committee flags SASSA failures over grants to dead
147 Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Social Development has raised the alarm over serious failures in SASSA’s payment controls after it emerged that social grants were still being paid to dead beneficiaries and…
How Mbalula’s Court Battles Impact the ANC’s Future
188 As the ANC heads into make-or-break local government elections on 4 November, the party is facing a triple legal blow – and at the centre of all three is Secretary-General Fikile…
DA Under Fire Over Affordable Housing Delivery Issues
238 While the DA says its track record in the Western Cape proves its governance model works, its delivery record in working-class townships and on inner-city affordable housing is facing renewed scrutiny….
DSAC admits it failed to oversee SAIDS spending
192 The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture failed to properly oversee the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS), with a senior official admitting he did not know how the entity…
‘De Lille is destroying SA Tourism’, MPs warn
142 Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille skipped Parliament’s showdown over SA Tourism’s third consecutive qualified audit on Tuesday, prompting MPs to accuse her of helping destabilise and destroy the entity. De Lille…
Judgment Reserved as Zuma’s Daughter Appeals Expulsion
148 Judgment has been reserved in the South Gauteng High Court in the explosive battle between the MK Party and two of its most high-profile former leaders, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and Nhlamulo Ndhlela,…
Alliance on the Rocks: COSATU’s Warning to ANC
140 The Tripartite Alliance is facing its biggest stress test in decades, with COSATU warning that the ANC and SACP going head-to-head in the 2026 local government elections could crack the historic…
Impeachment Back on the Table as ATM Revives Phala Phala Bid
173 The Phala Phala impeachment ghost is back to haunt President Cyril Ramaphosa, with Parliament’s Section 89 committee set to reconvene on Thursday as the ATM ramps up its push to force…