News24 | Two high-ranking KZN EFF leaders quit, one of them joins exodus to MK Party
It never rains but it pours for Julius Malema’s EFF as the party continues to haemorrhage leaders.
Politics
South Africa asks Taiwan to move its de facto embassy from Pretoria
The Taipei liaison office in Pretoria will be rebranded as a trade office and move to the commercial capital Johannesburg, says the department of international relations and co-operation.
ANC infighting threatens GNU more than tensions with DA
Strains are evident, but a cabinet ‘clearing house’ will offer the unity government a way of dealing with disputes
Sactwu calls for regular raids to weed out undocumented foreigners
About 300 Sactwu members marched to the home affairs offices in Che Guevara Road in Durban on Friday.
ANC leader Eugene Modise elected Tshwane deputy mayor
City of Tshwane MMC for finance and ANC regional chairperson Eugene Modise has been elected as deputy mayor during a council sitting on Friday.
Lesufi allegedly buried forensic report into R273 million school uniform corruption
The premier said he had released a forensic report into the matter, but would not say when or where
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‘They are obsessed with me’: McKenzie unfazed by EFF threats to report him over R800k Olympics trip
“The EFF needs to be relevant, and Gayton McKenzie is the most relevant name at the moment in this country.”
News24 | ‘Off to a good start’: Inside Paul Mashatile’s first clearing house mechanism meeting
The contentious Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act, National Dialogue, and the G20 Leaders Summit are expected to dominate future discussions as Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s clearing house mechanism begins to take shape.
News24 | Coalition agreements depend on ‘chemistry’ and a willingness to ‘seek solutions’ – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa told his main national coalition partner, the DA, that agreements between parties depended on chemistry and a willingness to listen.
News24 | Ramaphosa still ‘considering’ how to deal with VBS-linked Justice Minister Thembi Simelane
President Cyril Ramaphosa is continuing to kick the can of acting against Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Simelane, who has been embroiled in the VBS scandal, down the road.
South Africa to promote Africa, Global South interests during G20 presidency, says Ramaphosa
The country will assume the G20 presidency from December
‘I am not worried about the GNU spotlight,’ says McKenzie
He says his political party is satisfied with his work as minister in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet
News24 | Hlophe vows to return to JSC once ‘problems are cleared’
MK Party deputy president John Hlophe’s resignation from the Judicial Service Commission was a strategic move, but he has vowed to make a return to the body.
Hlophe says GNU has failed citizens and puts elites first
The government of national unity has betrayed the trust of South African citizens, according to the uMkhonto weSizwe deputy president
News24 | Not a bon voyage: McKenzie says R200 000 flight to Paris was ‘downgrade’ to what he is accustomed to
Sports, Art and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie says his R200 000 flight to Paris was a downgrade from what he is accustomed to, as he defended his R800 000 trip to the Olympics.
Ramaphosa takes on DA MP and defends Lesufi in parliament
“I’m tempted to say, what type of a question is that?” Ramaphosa said sarcastically to DA chief whip George Michalakis.
WATCH | It was a downgrade and the president approved: McKenzie on R800,000 Paris trip
‘I actually saved money by not spending 19 days in Paris.”
News24 | Almost 3 years after ‘disastrous’ fire, dome from Mandela’s funeral will be used to house Parliament
Plans are at an advanced stage to house Parliament in a dome structure for two years until the reconstruction of the burnt building is complete.
News24 | Thembi Simelane matter ‘is top of mind’, says Presidency as Ramaphosa commits to act
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will make a decision on the serious allegations leveled against Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Thembi Simelani in due time.
News24 | ‘This thing, it’s not for the poor’: RAF CEO Collin Letsoalo believes his fund only benefits the rich
Road Accident Fund CEO Collins Letsoalo believes that the very entity he leads is not meant for poor people because the rich are the only ones to benefit from the regressive system.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane latest high profile member to resign from EFF
The former public protector has also resigned from the National Assembly