News24 | US criticises SA’s G20 summit as ‘basically the G100’
The US has once again taken what appears to be a subtle jab at South Africa’s G20 presidency, this time in comments made by US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.
Politics
ANC to announce its mayoral candidates before 2026 local government elections
The party’s top seven officials will handle the selection after the rules were tightened
News24 | Des van Rooyen: Weekend special. ‘Gupta minister’. And now, leader of the opposition
MK Party MP Des van Rooyen has been appointed as the official opposition’s parliamentary caucus leader, replacing John Hlophe, who was suspended for promoting none other than Van Rooyen to chief whip without party leader Jacob Zuma’s approval.
News24 | Lesufi survives: DA’s motion of no confidence crashes in Gauteng legislature
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has survived a motion of no confidence after the majority of parties in the Gauteng legislature voted against the motion.
How G20 can rise above Trump politics
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cast the annual forum as a test of whether multilateral cooperation still matters
Ad hoc committee rejects testimony of Senzo Mchunu’s chief of staff
Cedrick Nkabinde Nkabinde said the lack of his devices, which were confiscated by the South African Police Service, affected his preparation
News24 | US-SA differences don’t stop the sun from rising, says Ntshavheni on G20 boycott
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the absence of the US from the upcoming G20 Leaders Summit does not diminish the work that South Africa has put into the meeting.
News24 | Cabinet shake-up: DA’s Aucamp named forestry, fisheries and environment minister, George axed
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the DA’s Willem Aucamp as minister of forestry, fisheries and environment, replacing Dion George.
News24 | Collen Malatji poised for second term as ANCYL gears up for conference
ANC Youth League president Collen Malatji is poised for a second term when the structure meets for its elective conference in Limpopo next month.
Jacob Zuma might testify in his daughter’s incitement case
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s lawyer Dali Mpofu said her father would tell the court how he felt about being incarcerated for contempt of court in 2021 without undergoing a trial
NPA boss Shamila Batohi: Phala Phala under review, but not at my desk
Batohi said that the specialised commercial crimes unit is reviewing the Phala Phala farm theft case
News24 | Prosecutors can’t trust anyone in current environment, not even police intelligence – Batohi
Prosecutors in the country work in an environment where they do not know whom to trust, even when intelligence comes from the police’s highest echelons.
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla not entirely to blame for her followers’ actions during July 2021 unrest, court hears
The state’s first witness testified that about 103 people, who were part of a WhatsApp group, including some who followed Zuma-Sambudla on social media, conspired in the destruction of property during the unrest
Ramaphosa links debt reform to global inequality fight
In his weekly newsletter, the president said the G20 must urgently address the fiscal conditions that have left low- and middle-income countries unable to build resilience or recover from shocks
News24 | Xolani Khumalo begins journey as ActionSA councillor in Ekurhuleni council
ActionSA’s Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Xolani Khumalo, has been sworn in as a councillor in the City.
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla pleads not guilty as trial over July 2021 unrest begins
The state is expected to call six witnesses, three of them being social media experts
SA dismisses Trump’s claim of ‘persecuted Afrikaners’ as ahistorical
The government noted that it has responded to similar claims before, including clarifications on farm murders and refugee policy
Police confiscate Mchunu’s devices
Mchunu said he surrendered the devices on Thursday and pledged full cooperation with investigators
News24 | ‘A lot of data’ wiped from ‘Cat’ Matlala’s phones before IDAC intervened – Johnson tells MPs
Several sets of data were deleted from two cellphones belonging to businessman and attempted murder-accused Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala before anti-corruption investigators could access them.
Zuma wields the axe- again
Hlophe took the decision without consulting with the leadership of the party
Mchunu was correct to disband unit but failed to consult, says acting police minister Cachalia
Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia said police inquiries provide a moment to reset SAPS