149 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…
Category: Politics
Portfolio committee flags SASSA failures over grants to dead
148 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
196 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
262 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
206 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
149 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
153 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
142 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
189 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…
ATM calls for probe into alleged ANC use of Buffalo City resources
172 The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has called for an urgent independent investigation into allegations that municipal employment opportunities, infrastructure and other public resources in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality were used for…