The majority of South Africans love white people, worship them wherever they go and always seek the validation and affirmation of “whiteness”, so there is no reason that black people would want to kill white people in the country.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been accused of dragging his feet with a Special Investigative Unit proclamation to investigate R8.3 billion corruption at state aerospace and technology supplier Denel.
The South African Municipal Workers Union said it would not march but would ask for a meeting with the president when he visited the city
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The South African government is not averse to paying whistleblowers, and the topic remains under discussion, Public Service and Administration Minister Mzamo Buthelezi has said. “This is a platform where 20 countries come together, so any initiative that seeks to help us to advance our cause is welcome … if then, paying a whistleblower is […]
The all-important renewal commission that was meant to be established in January 2022 has yet to convene a single meeting – allegedly due to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s busy schedule.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate completed an investigation into the break-in at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm, Phala Phala, in October 2023, but you are not allowed to know what they found.
The Democratic Alliance has suggested cutting government budgets for advertising, travel and catering, and a freeze on hiring for non-essential positions to make up the budget shortfall
Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso is set to visit the KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaNongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, bearing cows as a gesture of ukushweleza (appeasement) to AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini.
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has reconfigured the subcommittees of the party’s national executive committee, a move some have described as another play for the ANC presidency in 2027.
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is expected to meet with Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso to iron out their differences over the management of the Ingonyama Trust Board.
Under pressure to finalise a Budget by 12 March after his proposed VAT increase was shot down, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has now faced questions from political parties pressing him to find funds to plug the gap left by the US’ withdrawal of donor dollars.
Foreign nationals colluding with government workers were able to obtain the ID numbers of inmates and dead people to defraud the government of more than R220 million in bogus employment relief scheme claims.
Like President Cyril Ramaphosa and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi , KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has also promised a bullet train – but skimped on the details.
Internal strife is brewing in the ANC’s structures in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, with members claiming that the recent reshuffle is weighted in favour of Cyril Ramaphosa’s allies