120 The South African Communist Party (SACP) has launched a scathing counterattack against the ANC, accusing the governing party of arrogance and paternalism after it dismissed an upcoming Conference of the Left…
Category: Politics
Africa Daily – Ramaphosa Takes Phala Phala Impeachment Fight to Court –
130 President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a legal bid to stop the revival of the impeachment process linked to the Phala Phala scandal, arguing that the independent panel’s findings were flawed and…
Mbalula: ANC Will Not Attend SACP Conference of the Left
133 The African National Congress (ANC) has dismissed the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) Conference of the Left as “a political project dressed in theoretical clothing”, using the characterisation to justify its…
Five ANC Members, Including Tolashe and Cele, Referred to Disciplinary Committee After Integrity Commission Finding
122 The recently fired Minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe, and former Minister of Police Bheki Cele have been referred to the ANC’s National Disciplinary Committee by the party’s National Executive Committee…
NPA files formal complaint against magistrate in Joe Sibanyoni case
131 The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed a formal complaint with the Magistrates Commission against Chief Magistrate Tuletu Tonjeni following her handling of the high-profile case involving businessman Madoda Johannes Sibanyoni,…
Morero’s Cabinet of crooks: Another Joburg MMC in hot water
104 The DA says it is concerned about the lack of integrity among individual members of Johannesburg’s mayoral committee. Joburg Mayor Dada Morero has another thorn in his Cabinet, after a member…
ANC policies blamed for SA’s porous borders, but Mbalula says it’s a work in progress
106 Mbalula says the issues raised by March and March are not new. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says South Africa has an illegal immigration problem that poses a security threat to the…
‘We are going to see a movie’: The fight to keep Cyril Ramaphosa as president
106 Kunene says the PA will not form part of any impeachment process that could lead to Ramaphosa’s removal. Patriotic Alliance (PA) deputy president Kenny Kunene says it is in the country’s…
‘People in this country think they are not in Africa’: Dlamini-Zuma calls for unity amid ‘xenophobic’ tensions
141 Dlaminiz-Zuma has blamed colonial powers for dividing Africa. The former chairperson of the African Union (AU), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has called on all Africans to unite as the continent celebrates Africa Day…
ANC accused of stalling impeachment committee to shield Ramaphosa
137 The ANC missed Parliament’s Phala Phala deadline amid internal clashes. The EFF has blasted as “dishonest” and “deliberate political smokescreen” claims that ANC infighting is behind delays in appointing members to…