Mchunu: Murmers of a cabinet reshuffle
Parties have called for the president to take action regarding allegations against the police minister
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DA renews call for Nkabane’s dismissal over Seta panel scandal
The party has accused the higher education minister of misleading parliament and violating the executive ethics code by fabricating the legitimacy of the selection process of Seta boards
News24 | UPDATE | Speaker asks 3 parliamentary committees to probe Senzo Mchunu allegations
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has assigned three parliamentary committees to consider allegations that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has been colluding with criminal underworld players.
UPDATED: Mchunu denies ties to Matlala amid police tender scandal
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he has never met or spoken to Vusimuzi Matlala, despite allegations of political interference in a R360 million South African Police Service tender
Mchunu’s troubles deepen as party calls for probe into KZN task team shutdown
The African Transformation Movement claims the police minister sabotaged the team investigating political killings and protected politically connected suspects
Mbalula confident Mchunu will respond to Mkhwanazi’s allegations
The ANC secretary general said the police minister still had to tell his side of the story and there was no basis yet for rebutting the police commissioner’s accusation
News24 | Spend wisely, Hlabisa warns as he shares R1.2bn between flood-stricken provinces
Following severe flooding in the Eastern Cape, the province is expected to receive a R504-million allocation of a R1.2-billion municipal disaster recovery grant.
News24 | UPDATE | Former deputy president David Mabuza dies aged 64
Former deputy president David Mabuza has died in a Mpumalanga hospital at the age of 64.
Former deputy president David “The Cat” Mabuza has died
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula announced Mabuza’s death in a post on social media platform X
MK party officials to discuss errant behaviour of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and Nhlamulo Ndhlela
The party leader’s daughter and its spokesperson have been accused of ignoring party structures and resisting being told what to do
DA will not leave GNU or table motion against Ramaphosa despite Whitfield firing
Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from the failures of the ANC
News24 | UPDATE | Pleas for lighter Whitfield sanction fell on deaf ears, says Steenhuisen
Before former deputy minister Andrew Whitfield was axed, DA leader John Steenhuisen asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to reconsider his decision, dock Whitfield’s salary or publicly reprimand him.
News24 | amaBhungane | Ties that bind: Inside Mashatile’s inner circle behind SA’s new lottery operator
A cache of pictures and videos show the cosy ties between Deputy President Paul Mashatile and the inner circle behind the new lottery operator, Sizekhaya Holdings.
News24 | UPDATE | GNU kicked off with newbie DA ministers told they do not just represent their party
In the first year of the government of national unity (GNU), experienced ANC Cabinet ministers had to constantly remind their DA colleagues that they do not only represent their political parties.
Morero may be safe, but battle over Jozi council continues
Some ANC members want former speaker Margaret Arnolds to return after the incumbent was ousted
News24 | UPDATE | Fire corruption-accused ANC ministers in 48 hours, says Steenhuisen after Whitfield axing
Following the axing of one of its deputy ministers, DA leader John Steenhuisen has warned President Cyril Ramaphosa that all bets are off if corruption-accused ANC ministers are not fired within 48 hours.
News24 | Tshwane speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana survives motion of no confidence
Tshwane speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana survived a motion of no confidence on Thursday.
News24 | UPDATE | Ramaphosa drops DA deputy minister
President Cyril Ramaphosa has fired Andrew Whitfield, one of his two deputy ministers of trade, industry and competition.
News24 | ‘We truly value your patience’: Two KZN municipalities fail to pay salaries on time
First, the ANC-led Impendle Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal failed to pay salaries on time in April and May. Now, another of the province’s local municipalities, IFP-led Jozini, has also failed to pay workers their June salaries on time.
News24 | ‘Ithala Bank will not be liquidated’: ANC takes credit for Godongwana’s intervention
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been roped in to prevent the liquidation of state-owned Ithala Bank.
News24 | High Court halts Lungu’s funeral in SA after court challenge by Zambian government
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the funeral service of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu should not go ahead pending an urgent court application.