62 The ANC’s foreign policy on non-alignment has been challenged by many political party’s even in the GNU. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is accusing former president Jacob Zuma of abusing the South…
Category: Politics
EFF asks Ramaphosa for clarity on new lotto operator and alleged ties to Mashatile
61 Malema says the EFF reserves the right to pursue legal remedies with regard to the awarding of the National Lottery Licence. EFF leader Julius Malema has demanded clarity from President Cyril…
Missing and suspended HODs cripple Mpumalanga government
29 Senior Mpumalanga officials face allegations of fraud, mismanagement and unauthorised absences. The Mpumalanga provincial administration has been hit by a series of absences by heads of departments (HOD) – several of…
Remembering Mabuza: The man who ‘dashed’ the potential Zuma dynasty
42 Mabuza was one of the influential leaders of the ANC, referred to as the Premier League. Among the many memories of former deputy president David “DD” Mabuza will be his slick…
A ‘mockery’ or ‘flimsy attack’? ANC and DA scrap over Tshwane city manager’s appointment
53 The DA has hit back calling it a ‘flimsy legal attack’. The appointment of Tshwane city manager Johann Mettler was conducted in a manner that creates a mockery of the prescripts…
DA and ANC pay tribute to Cape Town’s first black female mayor
64 Solomon has been honoured for her dedication to building a united Cape Town in the new South Africa. While the ANC and the DA are at loggerheads on a number of…
Steenhuisen calls national dialogue a ‘band-aid on the ANC’s electoral wound’
41 DA leader John Steenhuisen has responded to former president Thabo Mbeki’s open letter regarding the national dialogue. DA leader John Steenhuisen has written off the upcoming national dialogue as an ANC…
Active citizens: Phakeng speaks out on threats to SA’s democracy
59 South Africans should take confront the many problems the country faces before it is too late, says former UCT vice-chancellor professor Mamokgethi Phakeng. Phakeng was speaking at Hope Restoration Ministries in…
Steenhuisen warned of ‘insubordination’ over national dialogue stance — report
38 The DA may not form part of the national dialogue but John Steenhuisen has reportedly been appointed to its interministerial committee. Cracks in the government of national unity (GNU) are becoming…
‘His inclusion in the names of the shortlisted candidates is unlawful’: ANC pushing for Mettler’s ousting
36 ANC has said that the appointment of Mettler as the city manager is null and void. The appointment of Tshwane city manager Johann Mettler was conducted in a manner that creates…