‘Unconstitutional’ and ‘procedurally flawed’, says Zille in Expropriation Act court challenge
In response, the presidency said the Constitution ‘provided for such matters to be decided by the courts in the event of a dispute’
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi resigns from EFF
His departure follows verbal attacks from Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema
News24 | ‘Ill-advised and misguided’: Political parties react to Donald Trump’s latest executive order
South African political parties presented a united front in condemning US President Donald Trump’s latest executive order, which instructed his government to offer resettlement for Afrikaners seeking to escape persecution from “racially discriminatory laws and expropriation without compensation”.
Trump order cutting aid, offering sanctuary to Afrikaners is premised on factual inaccuracies, SA says
The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’
News24 | ‘The assertion that Afrikaners need to flee the country of their birth’ is false, says Presidency
Speaking through his spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, President Cyril Ramaphosa reminded his counterpart in the US, Donald Trump, that South Africa was a constitutional democracy.
News24 | Mashatile to facilitate talks over the contentious SABC Bill
With the impasse on the SABC Bill continuing, a meeting between Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi, National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as leader of government business, is on the cards.
News24 | PR stunts should not be used to measure performance in the GNU, says IFP
The IFP is not a backbencher in the government of national unity (GNU), and public relations stunts cannot be the yardstick for high performance within the multiparty government.
Political parties split on Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address
The president was applauded for his stance on Trump’s backlash against South Africa, saying racial redress, equality and diversity would not be abandoned
News24 | NHI breakthrough: ANC agrees with DA not to ‘collapse’ medical aids
The government of national unity has quietly reached an “agreement” on two key aspects relating to the National Health Insurance, News24 can disclose.
News24 | MPs ask for proof that donors influence political parties’ policies
MPs have questioned the notion that mega-donors to political parties could influence policy.
South Africa focusing on bringing bodies and injured soldiers home from the DRC
M23 rebels declared a ceasefire in the DRC and the truce seems to be holding
No minerals for the US if aid is cut, Gwede Mantashe threatens
The mineral and petroleum resources minister also told the mining indaba that the African continent must take charge of its mineral wealth
UPDATED: Ramaphosa hopes to talk to Trump about aid freeze
The presidency downplayed the effect of Trump’s freeze on all donor funding to South Africa
News24 | SA govt rejects Donald Trump’s ‘confiscation’ of land accusation
The South African government has rejected US President Donald Trump’s social media claim that the state is “confiscating land” willy-nilly.
Hill-Lewis not eyeing John Steenhuisen’s job
The ANC says the DA leader’s outbursts reflect his insecurity about his future
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Lamola mends fences with Rwandan counterpart
The two ministers spoke a day after Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame took exception to a statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa and launched a verbal attack on X
South Africa’s land grab fears a ‘red herring’
Analysts say that property owners will not be arbitrarily deprived of their rights under the new Expropriation Act
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Kagame’s verbal attack complicates Ramaphosa bid to stem DRC conflict
The Rwandan president is defying international pressure to withdraw his soldiers from eastern DRC where they are backing militia
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News24 | Zumas in court: Duduzane describes sister as ‘cool customer’ as MKP members gather in support
Duduzane Zuma, the twin brother of MK Party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, says his sister is a “cool customer” as she appears before the Durban Magistrate’s Court on terrorism charges.
Civil war raging in DRC becomes a nightmare for South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa remains in direct contact with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of Rwanda, the perceived backer of the M23 rebels
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Political parties slate defence department, Denel after SIU uncovers procurement irregularities
In one Special Investigating Unit inquiry, Denel was paid more than R8 billion by Armscor for 264 Badger vehicles but only produced a fraction of those