60 Mkhwanazi made explosive revelations, accusing senior police leadership, including Mchunu, of interfering in investigations into politically motivated killings. National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has rejected calls for an urgent debate on…
Category: Politics
‘Ramaphosa let us down,’ say farmers over Trump’s tariffs
47 Farming leaders blame Ramaphosa’s silence for harsh US trade penalties threatening citrus, wine, and motor industries. AfriForum holds President Cyril Ramaphosa and his ANC-led government directly responsible for the 30% import…
Experts back IEC rejection of radical Islamic State of Africa party
46 Experts say the Islamic State of Africa’s militant agenda threatens South Africa’s democracy and constitutional values. Islamic State of Africa (ISA) has no place in South Africa’s hard-earned democracy, according to…
Why a military coup d’etat in SA is unlikely
82 Military experts downplay talk of a coup, but warn that poor governance and youth unemployment may lead to unrest. There is no serious risk of a military coup d’etat in South…
Ramaphosa ‘spitting in face of our revolutionary forefathers’
70 The foundation said South Africa has arrived at a “fork in the road”. The Walter & Albertina Sisulu Foundation has slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to the growing crisis of corruption…
Concerns that Mchunu’s influence still strong despite special leave
66 Ramaphosa has been criticised for failing to take stronger action against Mchunu. As a commission of inquiry into alleged corrupt activities by top brass within the SA Police Service is established,…
Leave and a commission don’t make Mchunu immune from prosecution, parliament hears
71 Ramaphosa placed Mchunu on leave over the weekend, but parliament’s legal advisor said such a decision did not grant him immunity. He may be placed on special leave, but Police Minister Senzo…
Presidency slams DA over claims Mcebisi Jonas was denied US visa
56 The DA claimed that the United States had denied South Africa’s special envoy Mcebisi Jonas a diplomatic visa. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office has cautioned South Africans against treating the DA’s “disinformation…
MK party gives Ramaphosa until Mandela Day to resign
57 President Cyril Ramaphosa has been given until 9am on 18 July to resign by the MK party or face a motion of no confidence. uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has handed a…
EFF and ANC clash in Polokwane’s key ward 13 by-election
90 With the EFF’s Ramaphoko and the ANC’s Boloko squaring off in today’s vote, political tensions rise in a ward long seen as an EFF stronghold. EFF leader Julius Malema is hitting…