97 A look at politicians dogged by controversy, including Ramaphosa, Mashatile, Simelane, Mantashe and others. Here are just some of the prominent politicians in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet who have been implicated…
Category: Politics
‘A lying minister in Cabinet’: Why has Ramaphosa not fired Nkabane?
148 Nkabane allegedly lied about the Seta board panel, prompting MPs to demand her immediate removal. Amid rumours of a Cabinet reshuffle, President Cyril Ramaphosa is under pressure to fire Minister of…
DA threatens to exit GNU over Whitfield’s firing
128 Steenhuisen gives Ramaphosa 48 hours to fire ministers implicated in corruption or risk collapse of the GNU. DA leader John Steenhuisen yesterday threatened to bring down the government of national unity…
US trip just an excuse for firing Whitfield, says political analyst
120 The DA has described Whitfield’s dismissal as an assault on the party. Questions have been raised about the real reasons behind the firing of deputy minister of trade and industry Andrew…
Pastor Zondo to form part of Shivambu’s team; Ndhlela rejects ‘apology’
97 Shivambu says he wants a mandate from South Africans about starting a new leftist political party. The former secretary-general of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, Floyd Shivambu, has defended his relationship…
Is the GNU about to collapse? DA to brief media on way forward
88 The DA was angered after President Cyril Ramaphosa fired one of the party’s deputy ministers from the Cabinet. Is the government of national unity (GNU) on the verge of the breaking…
Leaving GNU would cause ‘coalition of chaos’, says Steenhuisen
95 Rather than withdrawing from the GNU entirely, Steenhuisen said the DA opts for targeted opposition to specific departmental budgets. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has escalated tensions within the Government of National…
Sasco calls for immediate removal of Minister Nobuhle Nkabane
99 Sasco said the higher education minister is ‘incompetent’. The South African Students Congress (SASCO) has called for the immediate removal of Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane, saying she has failed to…
Mbalula dares DA to ‘pack its bags’ and leave the GNU if it wants
76 Mbalula said the DA cannot hold government to ransom. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has dared the DA to “pack its bags” and leave the government of national unity (GNU), as President…
DA vows to stay in GNU to ‘fight corruption’, threatens motion against Ramaphosa
86 Steenhuisen said the ANC had failed to honour the statement of intent setting up the GNU and “they continue to protect corruption”. The DA will stay in the government of national…