News24 | Shock and grief as Limpopo Youth League leader shot dead en route to Kimberley
Tributes are pouring in for Limpopo provincial executive committee (PEC) member Nkateko Mbhoma, who was shot dead in the early hours of Tuesday.
Politics
News24 | Gauteng’s plan to safeguard jobs, exports after increased US tariffs
Gauteng is diversifying trade to mitigate the impact of US tariffs by focusing on partnerships with China, India, BRICS and intra-African markets, according to Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile.
News24 | Ramaphosa urges BRICS to steer global trade revolution from crisis to collaboration
President Cyril Ramaphosa believes if BRICS nations unite to create solutions, they can unlock tangible mutual benefits for their members and the broader Global South.
News24 | EFF’s Bill to scrap student debt, ActionSA Bill about MPs’ medical aid open for comment
The EFF’s draft Private Member’s Bill for debt relief for students and another by ActionSA to scrap MPs’ compulsory membership of the Parliamentary and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme are awaiting public comment before they make their way to Parliament.
‘Shivambu didn’t name his party after me’, says Mayibuye Mandela
The great-grandson of former president Nelson Mandela and EFF member, Mayibuye Mandela, has dismissed claims he is against former EFF deputy leader Floyd Shivambu’s use of the name “Mayibuye” for his new party.
RECORDED | Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu’s family back in court
The family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu is back in the Pretoria high court to challenge the government of that country and the court’s judgment that ordered the repatriation of Lungu’s corpse.
News24 | Gauteng govt recorded R4.2 billion irregular expenditure in 2024/25 financial year – Maile
While eight departments and 14 entities in the Gauteng government obtained clean audit outcomes in the 2024/25 financial year, the province also recorded R4.2 billion in irregular expenditure.
Solidarity asks court to order Ntshavheni to retract ‘misinformation’ claim and apologise
Trade union Solidarity has filed a defamation case against minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
No room for cultish, abusive, pompous, ignorant or tribal leaders, says Mayibuye president Shivambu
Political nomad Floyd Shivambu took swipes at the ANC, EFF and the MK parties at the launch of his political party, Afrika Mayibuye Movement in Midrand on Friday.
News24 | Trump won’t be attending G20 Summit in SA, sending vice-president instead
US President Donald Trump has put to rest speculation over his attendance of the G20 Summit in South Africa in November.
RECORDED | Special official funeral for Mninwa Johannes ‘MJ’ Mahlangu
Deputy President Paul Mashatile is expected to delivery a eulogy at the funeral service for long-time National Council of Provinces (NCOP) chairperson and ambassador Mninwa Johannes “MJ” Mahlangu in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, on Saturday morning.
News24 | UPDATE | ‘Our mandate’s different’: Arendse on ad hoc committee’s role in Mkhwanazi saga
Cape Town advocate Norman Arendse, SC, has been appointed as the evidence leader for Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations.
Madlanga commission set to start public hearings on September 17
The Madlanga commission of inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system will start its public hearings on September 17.
Lesufi claims 97% of Gauteng potholes fixed before G20, but residents sceptical
The Gauteng government says it has repaired 97% of potholes on key roads before the G20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni.
DA pushes for inquiry into Joburg NPA boss Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office
The DA has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to stop delaying the disciplinary hearing for suspended Johannesburg director of public prosecutions Andrew Chauke.
News24 | DA wants Stellenbosch HR boss suspended after viral video
The Stellenbosch municipal council has asked its human resources manager to explain why he should not be suspended after the circulation of a viral video of him suggesting that life for white employees should be made “difficult” until they resign.
RECORDED | Ntshavheni briefs media on cabinet meeting outcomes
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni is on Friday briefing the media on the outcomes of a cabinet meeting held on Wednesday.
WATCH | Palestinians’ plight is worse than apartheid, says Mandla Mandela
Nelson Mandela’s grandson says Palestinians’ lives under Israeli occupation are worse than anything black South Africans experienced under apartheid — and has urged the global community to come to their aid.
Joburg council rescinds controversial CCTV bylaw
The City of Johannesburg council has rescinded the controversial closed-circuit television cameras bylaw it promulgated earlier this year.
Malatji and Ngudle battle it out for control of ANCYL
So tense are the dynamics in the Luthuli House youth wing that calls have intensified for an early conference
News24 | Gloves off as social development minister hits back at suspended spokesperson Lumka Oliphant
Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe has hit back at suspended department spokesperson Lumka Oliphant over “misleading” interviews.