152 The Phala Phala impeachment saga that continues to haunt President Cyril Ramaphosa was due back in Parliament on Thursday — but it was postponed yet again. In a note sent to…
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Mabe calls for probe into SAIDS credit card spending
175 Deputy Sport Minister Peace Mabe has called for an investigation into the use of the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport’s (SAIDS) credit card after MPs uncovered dozens of expenses unrelated…
Government Blames Misinformation for Home Affairs Issues
150 The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on immigration has blamed misinformation and misinterpretation for the chaos that erupted at Home Affairs offices across the country on Tuesday following a Constitutional Court judgment on…
Bhuti Madlisa: McKenzie blasted over R2.9m payout
150 Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie was behind a R2.9 million payout to boxing legends that was not included in Boxing SA’s approved budget.The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture confirmed that it…
Brink Vows Different Approach for Tshwane Leadership
160 Tshwane DA’s mayoral candidate, Cilliers Brink wants his old job back, but says he won’t do it the old way. The former mayor for the capital, was ousted after 18 months…
Moja Love threatened with legal action over unaired Zille debate
139 ActionSA and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party have given Moja Love until 15 October to broadcast a political debate recorded in Soweto in August, warning that they will take legal action if…
DIRCO, BMA Distances Itself from Controversial Report
192 The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has distanced itself from explosive allegations that the Kingdom of Eswatini has been secretly releasing US deportees at night into SA through informal…
MK Party denies Zuma hospital scare, says it was routine check-up
288 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…
MK’s Baloyi Pitches 10-Point Plan for Joburg
154 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
151 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…