Amos Masondo takes over ANC Gauteng’s provincial leadership
Gauteng secretary TK Nciza was demoted to being an additional member and snubbed the meeting
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News24 | Budget 2025: DA rejects notion it is either a VAT increase or austerity Budget
South Africa does not have a revenue problem, it has a problem prioritising its spending on programmes that drive growth and job creation, argues DA finance spokesperson Mark Burke.
Ramaphosa calls for ‘rules-based order’ to protect the vulnerable
Addressing G20 finance ministers, the president said a rules-based international order was needed to manage tension and resolve conflicts
Hlophe’s return would undermine integrity of JSC, court told
The unrepentant conduct of the impeached-judge-turned-politician makes him unsuitable for a body that chooses and disciplines judges
SA backs one of two UN resolutions on Ukraine amid US-EU rift
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola reiterated the need to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity but SA abstained from the resolution tabled by Kyiv
‘Mammoth task’ ahead, says Mbalula of reconfigured ANC in KwaZulu-Natal
Outspoken secretary Bheki Mtolo has been kept on the books as the convenor of policy, planning and monitoring
Opposition parties dismiss Lesufi’s State of the Province address as bluster without actionable plans
They criticised the Gauteng premier’s water and electricity solutions as misguided
MK party won’t ‘tiptoe’ against ill-discipline, Shivambu warns members
The secretary general spoke about a fortnight after MK leader Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla had to apologise after insulting him on social media
News24 | Students protest high university debt while NSFAS sits with a R4.4bn ‘invested’ surplus
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) recorded a surplus of over R4.4 billion amid a university student funding crisis.
News24 | ‘We’re not running away’: Mashatile tells supporters new Budget will be widely accepted
The unprecedented postponement of the Budget speech this week was to allow the Cabinet to look at ways to fund the Budget without increasing the burden on the poor, according to the deputy president.
News24 | NHI advertising: R28m spent to market health plan on highway billboards, social media
In less than a year, R28 million was spent on advertising the National Health Insurance, while the country languishes with a shortage of medical personnel and dilapidated health infrastructure.
News24 | G20 meeting hailed a success despite absence of senior US leaders
Despite the notable absence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio from the first G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Johannesburg, several member countries have lauded the event as a success.
News24 | ‘No confidence’: Ingonyama Trust Board has become hostile, non-cooperative, claims AmaZulu king
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has no confidence in the Ingonyama Trust Board – which has become hostile and non-cooperative, refusing to recognise the role of amakhosi (chiefs) in the executive oversight.
News24 | MPLs fume after KZN officials implicated in R72m fraud from 2006 transferred to another dept
Instead of taking action against two government officials, who allegedly aided a group of companies in a sophisticated R72-million fraud from 2006 to 2010, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development (DSD) simply allowed the officials to be transferred to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).
News24 | Russia’s Vladimir Putin to skip G20 Leaders’ Summit due to ICC arrest warrant, says Dirco
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit that will be held in Johannesburg in November this year.
SA downplays icing of Russian foreign minister as ‘family photo’ cancelled
South Africa attributes the cancellation of a photograph of foreign ministers at the G20 meeting to logistical constraints, rather than Western diplomats avoiding Russia’s Sergey Lavrov
Confusion reigns over ANC rejig
Reconfiguration or dissolution? Moves against Gauteng and KZN leaders leaves party in disarray
News24 | Ramaphosa invites Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on a state visit to SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that he has invited his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, on a state visit to Pretoria this year.
News24 | High expectations of SA’s G20 leadership, says French MP Amélia Lakrafi
Expectations of South Africa’s G20 leadership are high, says French MP Amélia Lakrafi.
Budget that did not happen becomes a crisis that should never happen
Analysts say the budget became a cliffhanger because it was written as though the ANC still governed on its own
G20 meetings will go on with or without the US, says Ramaphosa
At the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Johannesburg, the president also stressed the need for inclusivity in tackling pressing global problems, from geopolitical tensions to climate resilience.