MONDAY, 04 MAY 2026, 03:20
The president is expected to respond to the MPs’ questions regarding oversight and reporting on a task team on political killings before conclusion of the committee’s inquiry in March
The turmoil in the MK Party caucus continues with the resignation of one of its former chief whips, Colleen Makhubele, as an MP.
Makhubele’s departure follows months of internal leadership changes in Jacob Zuma’s party
ActionSA leader joins the likes of DA’s Helen Zille to claim city’s top post
MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae said the state of municipalities was not encouraging
The ANC in Ekurhuleni has accused ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba of stepping away from coalition talks to protect City of Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moyo.
Senior Democratic Alliance officials are backing Western Cape agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer to replace the party leader as agriculture minister after its April federal congress
The president has pushed back against MPs claims’ that the successes outlined in his State of the Nation address should be credited to coalition partners
The ANC is riding the wave of what it sees as a political victory for President Cyril Ramaphosa – the successful repatriation of members of the Zuma family and the MK Party (MKP) who were trapped on the frontlines of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
MPs had criticised the president for establishing another task team to tackle the country’s water crisis after he set up a police special investigations task team to probe those implicated in corruption at the Madlanga commission
Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA has distanced itself from any involvement in the City of Ekurhuleni’s governing coalition.
The Economic Freedom Fighters said it would take up a position on the council’s opposition benches instead
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen much of the progress made ‘bears the unmistakable imprint of the DA’s principled participation’ in the government of national unity
The party singled out the city’s chief financial officer, whom it accused of flouting the Municipal Finance Management Act among other failings
Public Protector and advocate Kholeka Gcaleka says the distance between her and any investigation in which she may have a personal interest “is as clear as day”.
The ad hoc committee investigating KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkwanazi’s allegations now has until the end of March to complete its work.
The Economic Freedom Fighters will be accommodated in the reshuffled committee, sources told the Mail & Guardian
The US has not had a permanent ambassador to South Africa since January 2025
The South African Police Service wants custody of the body of the late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, News24 has reliably learnt.
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has recused herself from the investigation into how Parliament secretary Xolile George’s salary ballooned more than 88% since 2022.
ActionSA has confirmed that its leader is among five shortlisted candidates to lead the party’s 2026 Johannesburg mayoral campaign, with a final decision expected on 21 February