135 South African taxpayers could be forced to absorb a costly election bill after the ANC secured a major victory in the Constitutional Court, paving the way for its 181 excluded candidates…
Category: Politics
Online spat erupts as Morero and Mashaba trade blows over R11m scandal
185 The battle for Johannesburg has left City Hall and moved to the timeline. Mayor Dada Morero and former mayor Herman Mashaba went toe-to-toe on social media this week in a no-holds-barred…
Hlabisa launches IFP Limpopo manifesto in Tzaneen ahead of “do or die” election
241 Inkatha Freedom Party President Velenkosini Hlabisa took the IFP’s local government campaign to Limpopo on Saturday, launching the party’s five-point manifesto in Greater Tzaneen with a blunt warning that South Africa…
Zille: Only the DA can fix Joburg as she launches bold bid for mayor
212 Helen Zille says she wants to be mayor of Johannesburg to save the city from collapse, declaring that the ANC, EFF and MK Party have created a mess they can no…
Moya seeks second term to finish Tshwane work: ‘The foundation is laid’
164 Executive Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya says she wants to keep the mayoral chain after the November 4 local government elections to finish the job of rebuilding the capital, warning that a…
Conflict of interest: MPs target Scalabrini adviser
150 MPs have accused Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber of keeping an adviser from the organisation whose court win forced the department’s asylum directive. James Chapman, head of advocacy and legal adviser…
ANC to meet ANCYL ‘soon’ after Youth League demands DA be kicked out of GNU
134 The ANC is set to hold urgent talks with its Youth League soon, following an explosive call by ANCYL President Collen Malatji for President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately fire all DA…
Pressure mounts on Mokonyane as emotional Mbalula celebrates ConCourt win
129 ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has emerged from the party’s bruising legal battle over candidate nominations with his position strengthened, while his deputy, Nomvula Mokonyane, is facing mounting pressure amid deepening tensions…
Pressure mounts on Mokonyane as emotional Mbalula celebrates ConCourt win
165 ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has emerged from the party’s bruising legal battle over candidate nominations with his position strengthened, while his deputy, Nomvula Mokonyane, is facing mounting pressure amid deepening tensions…
ANC to meet ANCYL ‘soon’ after Youth League demands DA be kicked out of GNU
218 The ANC is set to hold urgent talks with its Youth League soon, following an explosive call by ANCYL President Collen Malatji for President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately fire all DA…