News24 | ANC KZN mourns death of ‘friendly’ former uMgungundlovu District Municipality mayor Yusuf Bhamjee
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has announced the death of a loyal member and former uMgungundlovu District Municipality mayor Yusuf Bhamjee.
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Prominent king files for divorce after living separately from wife for a year
A prominent king has filed for divorce from his wife of three years, citing an “irretrievable breakdown” of the marriage.
Manyi slams rumours of Shivambu’s removal as MKP secretary-general
MK Party MP Mzwanele Manyi has come out in support of its secretary-general Floyd Shivambu, reaffirming his position in the party amid rumours of his impending removal from his position.
MK Party dismisses alleged protest outside Zuma’s Nkandla home
The MK Party’s Moses Mabhida region has rubbished claims that it organised a protest outside party leader Jacob Zuma’s home in Nkandla on Thursday.
Joburg VIP protection declared unconstitutional
Gauteng judge says office bearers ‘are not entitled to exist in a security bubble’
Government contracts with no money to pay for them are unlawful: SCA
Government departments cannot enter into contracts which exceed the amount appropriated for a particular service as this renders the contract unlawful and constitutionally invalid, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled.
News24 | Impeached people should be barred from public office, Casac says after Hlophe, Mkhwebane sagas
The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) says it will propose to Parliament that impeached people be barred from holding any public office, including serving as MPs.
Court declares City of Joburg’s VIP protection decision for mayor invalid
The Johannesburg high court has declared the City of Johannesburg’s March 2024 resolution to allocate eight VIP protection officers to the mayor unconstitutional and invalid and set it aside.
News24 | Ramaphosa pays tribute to late ‘pioneering leader’ Sibusiso Bengu
President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to South Africa’s first minister of education, Professor Sibusiso Bengu, who died this week at the age of 90.
LISTEN | Numsa warns ANC against DA, plans to mobilise ‘progressive parties’ to govern SA
In its New Year statement the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa disapproved of the ANC for governing with what it calls the “reactionary” DA in the government of national unity.
Eastern Cape MEC Bukiwe Fanta wants 17-year-old prosecuted for allegedly impregnating girl, 12
Eastern Cape social development MEC Bukiwe Fanta has called for the prosecution of the 17-year-old boy who allegedly impregnated the 12-year-old girl who gave birth at Frontier Hospital in Komani on New Year’s Day.
News24 | MK Party suspends KZN chief whip, 2 other MPLs
The MK Party has suspended the membership of three of its members in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature for alleged irregularities and transgressing the party’s constitution.
News24 | Cheers! Political parties ring in 2025 with wishes of prosperity for South Africa
As we bid farewell to another year, political parties from across the spectrum have extended their heartfelt wishes for the new year to South Africans.
News24 | Deputy President Paul Mashatile cracks whip on errant ministers dodging parliamentary questions
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called for errant ministers, who have dodged answering MPs’ written questions in the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces (NCOP), to be brought to heel.
Ramaphosa hails GNU in new year’s message
President Cyril Ramaphosa has highlighted the gains made by the government of national unity (GNU) since its establishment in his new year’s message, attributing the steady economic improvements in the country to the GNU
Former education minister Sibusiso Bengu has died aged 90
Former South African ambassador to Germany and former minister of education Sibusiso Bhengu has died. He was 90.
Human settlements help displaced fire victims rebuild homes for new year
The human settlements department is trying to help 87 families displaced in Siyahlala, Zulwini and Ekuphumuleni in the Du Noon informal settlement in Cape Town to rebuild their homes and reunite with their families before the new year.
News24 | A to Z of South Africa’s politics – 2024 edition
We bring you the A to Z of South Africa’s political developments in 2024!
News24 | KZN ANC Youth League applauds King Misuzulu for firing his prime minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi
The ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal has welcomed AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s decision to axe his prime minister, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi.
News24 | ‘Outspoken critic of apartheid’: Ramaphosa ‘deeply saddened’ by death of ex-US president Carter
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is “deeply saddened” by the death of former United States president Jimmy Carter.
News24 | PA’s Kunene asks SAHRC to investigate Mkhize’s ‘offensive statements’ on FlySafair flight
Deputy president of the Patriotic Alliance, Kenny Kunene, has lodged a formal complaint against self-proclaimed “ANC bitch” Nobuntu Mkhize, to the South African Human Rights Commission.