MONDAY, 08 JUNE 2026, 19:52
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has hailed the revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection as the “most fundamental reform” of South Africa’s citizenship and immigration frameworks.
The political parties are calling for judges to undergo lifestyle audits, citing accountability concerns, judicial overreach and the delayed Phala Phala judgment
Amid a bitter succession battle in the Eastern Cape, Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni has begged ANC leaders to unite, cautioning that their divisions are making the party a “laughing stock”.
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development granted an extension of one month to the two judges to submit written representations on why they shouldn’t be removed from the bench.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has reshuffled his executive council, introducing significant changes, including the appointment of the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as the new finance MEC.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa has invited all political parties, independent candidates and voters to comment on the proposed deposit amount for the upcoming local government elections.
EFF provincial chairperson Nkululeko Dunga is expected to join Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s cabinet as an MEC, according to a source close to the developments.
As foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks continue to rise, the Department of Agriculture’s strategy is on containment, rather than eradicating.
An attempt to have the December election of Loyiso Masuku as the ANC Greater Johannesburg region chairperson overturned has fallen flat after the Gauteng High Court struck the matter off the court roll.
The ANC Eastern Cape leadership has confirmed that it will take its impasse over the conference to the party’s national leadership no later than Monday.
ActionSA announced that former MK Party head in Mpumalanga, Mary Phadi, had joined the party as its provincial campaign manager.
ANC Eastern Cape secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi has resigned.
Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba has become the ANC’s second-ever woman provincial chairperson in the history of the party, following in the footsteps of the late Edna Molewa, who was elected chairperson in the North West in 2004.
In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that councillors must come to council even if they were sick
A source said the ministers viewed deployment in government as their new life and they are too comfortable with the benefits
Gauteng chair Bonginkosi Dhlamini says that challenging the founder’s choice for president would erode his legacy, sparking debate in the IFP
If his camp put a serious campaign behind the numbers, no other ANC candidate would stand a chance, says the Social Research Foundation
A councillor said police had to be brought in to stop the disruptions
The MK Party says it will oppose the Gauteng provincial budget after the ANC snubbed its requests on KwaZulu-Natal, while the EFF also withholds support over the insourcing of security staff
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in the MK Party’s urgent application to block Shamila Batohi’s pension, after hearing arguments on urgency and the legality of withholding state-funded benefits
Former Western Cape High Court Judge John Hlophe has made a sensational return to the MK Party’s leadership fold.