135 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…
Category: Politics
South Africa Fires Back at Trump’s Genocide Claim
122 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
132 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
117 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
120 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
82 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
145 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
85 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
113 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…
ANC rejects claims of NEC clash over Mbeki, Phala Phala
141 Mbeki has, since 2022, been openly critical of the ANC’s handling of the Phala Phala matter. The ANC has refuted reports of tensions at its special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting…