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ActionSA’s Mashaba has vowed to block the DA federal chair’s bid
THURSDAY, 01 JANUARY 2026, 15:40

ActionSA’s Mashaba has vowed to block the DA federal chair’s bid

Latest testimony at parliament’s police inquiry adds to the number of officials not consulted by suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu before disbanding the political killing task team
Constantia resident Deputy President Paul Mashatile highlighted inequality in Cape Town as the reason why the Western Cape’s municipal model is not the best in the country.
The ANC has rejected the DA’s Inclusive Economy for All Bill, labelling it an “anti-transformation” bill.

The MK party is believed to be courting the ANC, promising that if it supports the motion, some MECs will retain their positions
The ANC has moved to “reconfigure” its leadership structure in the Western Cape with plans to set up a provincial task team.

She argues that black people get better services where her party is in control
The DA’s bid to topple Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi could be a non-starter because the EFF has rejected the party’s approach on the one hand, and ActionSA says its support will depend on the substance of the motion of no confidence on the other.
Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s directive to disband the Political Killings Task Team placed the SA Police Services leadership in a position of institutional uncertainty.

Latest testimony at parliament’s police inquiry adds to the number of officials not consulted by suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu before disbanding the political killing task team

He said South Africa should look for alternative markets rather than relying on America

He said the party needed to do introspection and admit to the mistakes of the past to ensure that it fixes them
Schools should have exhaustive anti-bullying policies instead of just addressing the scourge superficially through codes of conduct, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and ANC MP Joy Maimela said.

The fallout is the latest threat to the fragile government of national unity that has frequently come to the brink of collapse over policy clashes between its two largest parties
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Afrika Mayibuye leader Floyd Shivambu, who has joined his third political party in less than a year, has fired his second-in-command, Nolubabalo Mcinga, as the party’s deputy president.
Former police minister Bheki Cele has backtracked on his relationship with tenderpreneur Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, who is accused of attempted murder, clarifying that he does not know Matlala “very well”.

Shivambu’s Afrika Mayibuye Movement also accused Mcinga of spreading lies about the party’s leadership

A court has ordered Jacob Zuma cough up the millions the state paid out in legal fees for his defence in the arms deal case but the former president is being coy about whether he will do it
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Former minister’s testimony alleged corruption and political interference
The MK Party’s denunciation of the Madlanga Commission probing criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system came into sharp focus during a press briefing on Thursday.

Cele said he had tried to meet his successor to discuss the issue after leaving office, but his calls went unanswered