Fraud claims rock ANC in Joburg
Allegations of manipulated ballots and conflicts of interest at the regional conference have deepened factional divides
Politics
Exclusive: DA moves to bring Helen Zille into Johannesburg council in February
The Democratic Alliance’s Johannesburg chair said the region would not rule out Zille joining council as it was open to all options that were beneficial
News24 | Motshekga appoints board to find out if order for Iran’s naval drill withdrawal was flouted
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga said on Friday that she had relayed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s instructions regarding Iran’s participation in naval exercises in False Bay and was appointing a board of inquiry to establish if they were ignored.
Lulama Ngcukayitobi raises his hand
The provincial secretary says he will accept nomination for chairperson of the ANC
News24 | US Embassy slams SA for allowing Iranian vessels into its waters for naval drill
The US Embassy in Pretoria on Thursday accused South Africa of supporting Iran while it violently represses pro-democracy protests by allowing Iranian vessels into South African waters for a multi-national naval drill.
Dion George quits DA ahead of disciplinary hearing outcome
George also resigned from parliament, citing an ‘intolerable’ situation within the Democratic Alliance
South Africa urges restraint and dialogue in Iran conflict
The presidency said sustainable peace and stability could only be achieved through solutions that centred on the agency of the Iranian people
News24 | IFP claims KZN premier threatened with death on social media
The IFP in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature has condemned alleged death threats directed at Premier Thami Ntuli, which it said circulated on social media.
News24 | WATCH LIVE | Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo briefs Parliament’s ad hoc committee
All eyes will be on Dumisani Khumalo when he comes before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, an appearance expected to test both his account of events and the committee’s appetite for accountability.
News24 | Embattled IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka resigns
Embattled Independent Development Trust CEO, Tebogo Malaka, has resigned from her position at the state-owned entity.
News24 | Coalition crisis in KZN: DA seeks urgent audience with NFP
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has requested an audience with the National Freedom Party following its departure from the provincial unity government.
News24 | DA takes McKenzie to Public Protector over his withdrawal of SA’s Biennale submission
The DA has taken Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie to Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka after he withdrew a pro-Gaza art submission to the 61st Venice Biennale.
News24 | MKP leadership changes: Brian Molefe new TG, Colleen Makhubele booted out as chief whip
Disgraced former Eskom CEO and corruption-accused Brian Molefe is the new treasurer-general of the MK Party, the party announced in a statement on Monday afternoon.
Ramaphosa to ANC members: campaigning for 2026 elections is mandatory
He said the party would be run strictly, with zero tolerance for corruption, ill-discipline and factionalism
News24 | ANC’s January 8 statement: We won’t be divided or bullied, says Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to transformation and unity, rejecting both internal and global forces that seek to undermine these values.
News24 | Tight security, filling seats as Ramaphosa prepares for ANC 8 January address
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the annual 8 January statement at the Moruleng Stadium in the North West on Saturday.
ANC leaders criss cross North West in anniversary blitz
Residents told party leader Cyril Ramaphosa about water shortages, electricity outages, potholes, and slow service delivery, and he promised them the ANC would prioritise interventions
Mantashe: SACP will pay a heavy price at elections
The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference
SACP ignores ANC pleas, presses on
The deepening rupture between the two was laid bare at the commemoration of Joe Slovo’s death
Venezuela invasion: it’s about oil
The South African Communist Party joined a protest march to the US embassy in Pretoria, accusing Washington of state terrorism
Ditsobotla’s neglected townships
Residents were sceptical that anything would change after ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile’s visit to the area this week