News24 | WATCH LIVE | Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya addresses the media
Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, is hosting a media briefing on Thursday.
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News24 | DA demands court martial for SANDF chief over ‘reckless political freelancing’ in Iran
The DA is demanding that South African National Defence Force (SANDF) chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, be court martialled for utterances made during a visit to Tehran, Iran.
News24 | FF Plus is the latest party to pull out of the National Convention
The FF Plus announced on Tuesday that it would not attend the “ANC’s planned National Convention” scheduled to start on Friday. The National Convention is meant to lay the groundwork for the larger National Dialogue.
Nobuhle Mthembu alleges Joburg ActionSA councillors only staying in party for salaries
The former speaker suggested there were no differences in how the party she has left and Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe were being run
DA slams R700m national dialogue as pricey ‘talk shop’
Several prominent foundations have withdrawn from the national dialogue citing poor planning and questionable spending
Zuma: Some MK party members are lucky I have not fired them
The party alleged that fired secretary general Floyd Shivambu, who has now been expelled from MK, had left with a R28 million debt
News24 | UPDATE | Mbeki and other foundations withdraw from National Dialogue preparatory task team
A week before the first event of the National Dialogue, the legacy foundations, touted to play a key role in the initiative, announced that they would not participate on 15 August and that they withdraw from the preparatory task team.
Dada Morero in trouble with treasury, coalition partners over Johannesburg finances
The city faces grant cuts unless a credible recovery plan is submitted, as tensions grow in the governing coalition
Morero on shaky ground as Masuku gains support
Loyiso Masuku is gaining ground ahead of the ANC’s Johannesburg regional conference where the two will vie for the chairperson position
SACP set on ‘divorcing’ the ANC
The communist party has rejected overtures from its alliance partner and will contest the 2026 local government elections independently
Mbalula: SACP’s decision to contest elections will split members
There are concerns that the decision will weaken the ANC in future elections
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Tony Leon on the state of the GNU, the DA, and brown envelopes
This is The Lead, a daily News24 podcast hosted by broadcaster Graeme Raubenheimer, showcasing the best of our journalists’ in-depth reporting.
Mbalula dares US to bring on sanctions against ANC leaders
The ANC secretary general said the party would not compromise on policies like black economic empowerment which have attracted the wrath of Washington
Kenny Kunene ordered to say sorry for calling Julius Malema a cockroach
The suspended Patriotic Alliance deputy president had previously vowed that the EFF leader would not get a cent from him and that he would not apologise
‘Some MK members jealous of Duduzile and my relationship with Zuma’ – Nhlamulo Ndhlela
The MK spokesperson maintained there was a coordinated attack against him and the daughter of the party’s president
News24 | UPDATE | IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka suspended after R836m tender scandal probe
The Independent Development Trust Board announced that it has placed the trust’s beleaguered CEO, Tebogo Malaka, on precautionary suspension.
News24 | Ramaphosa appoints Dunstan Mlambo as deputy chief justice
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed respected judge Dunstan Mlambo as deputy chief justice.
Concourt rejects Zuma, MK direct access application in Ramaphosa challenge
The MK party had gone to the apex court to challenge Ramaphosa’s handling of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s suspension, accusing him of shielding allies
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Concourt reserves judgment on MK party’s challenge to Ramaphosa suspending police minister
The party argued that the president’s placing Senzo Mchunu on special leave and appointing Firoz Cachalia, who was not a member of the cabinet, as acting minister was unconstitutional
News24 | Parliament finally passes 2025 Budget
The National Council of Provinces passed the Appropriation Bill on Wednesday, bringing Budget 2025’s fraught passage through Parliament to an end.
News24 | UPDATE | Report recommends disciplinary action against IDT CEO in R800m oxygen plant tender
A forensic investigation into a more than R800-million oxygen plant tender awarded by the Independent Development Trust has recommended that disciplinary action be taken against CEO Tebogo Malaka, general manager for supply chain management Molebedi Sisi, and other officials.