DA slams Joburg’s R89.4bn budget as politically motivated
But the city describes the budget as ‘fully funded, pro-poor and pro-growth’
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News24 | Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis survives first motion of no confidence
The motion of no confidence against Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis was defeated, with 138 councillors voting against it, 46 in favour, and one abstention.
EFF to use ‘kill the boer’ as part of 2026 election strategy
The Economic Freedom Fighters insist on the use of the struggle song as a rallying cry ahead of the polls
Ramaphosa: Racial redress is not stunting growth
The president said the low growth was a function of the slow transfer of the means of production to black South Africans
MK party sacks Manyi as chief whip, replaces him with Makhubela
Jacob Zuma’s party has removed Mzwanele Manyi, replacing him with former Joburg speaker Colleen Makhubele amid calls for leadership restructuring
Johannesburg mayor Morero warns contenders for ANC regional posts not to sabotage his government
Dada Morero has said he will stand for a second term as the Greater Joburg chair
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Ramaphosa’s big Trump trade-off
But he secured tentative trade talks as negotiations with officials on a pact between South Africa and the US were set to continue
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News24 | Johann Rupert in Washington for Ramaphosa-Trump meeting, annoyed by ‘Afrikaner refugees’
Johann Rupert, South Africa’s richest man, is in Washington DC and could be part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s delegation to meet US President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
News24 | Trollip denies he was assaulted in ‘wild’ altercation at Parliament
When is a punch-up not a punch-up? When the leader of a political party says it wasn’t.
News24 | Mbalula denies ‘one-way erosion’ of ANC’s support in KwaZulu-Natal
The ANC’s recently-constituted provincial task team (PTT) has led the party to two by-election wins out of a possible five – and ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says based on these and previous other outcomes, there is no evidence of a “one-way erosion” of the party’s support in KwaZulu-Natal.
News24 | Lotteries commission looks set to plug funding gap after US aid cuts to SA HIV programmes
The National Lotteries Commission and the private sector look set to fill the funding gap in the health sector.
News24 | Irate mob chases ANC mayor away as tensions rise in Limpopo ahead of regional party conference
Angry Lebowakgomo residents chased away Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipality ANC Mayor Meriam Molala and allegedly pelted her vehicle with stones on Wednesday.
News24 | Steenhuisen will respond to ActionSA’s question about his travel costs this week
Agriculture Minister and DA leader John Steenhuisen will respond this week to ActionSA’s question about his and his deputy’s travel costs.
News24 | GNU committed to sustaining Operation Vulindlela momentum, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says “the days of standing by and watching while taps in our townships, factories, and rural areas run dry [or] sewage runs into, not only our rivers, but into homes of our people, should be over”.
News24 | Reserve Bank’s nationalisation not on the cards as Godongwana warns of large fiscal cost
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has emphatically rejected the idea of nationalising the SA Reserve Bank.
News24 | SA being politically nimble on international stage does not equate to rands, cents – expert
South Africa is politically nimble on the international stage, but its good diplomatic messaging has earned it little monetary value.
News24 | Parliament’s legal services agree with Ramaphosa on Secrecy Bill
The Protection of State Information Bill could result in the abuse of power and unreasonable infringements of rights, as well as undermine the principle of legality, says Parliament’s legal services which sent the contentious bill back to the House.
News24 | ‘Gloves were off’: PAC facilitates ‘robust’ ANC-Afrikaner exchange
The hush-hush four-hour marathon meeting between the ANC and Afrikaner Leadership Network at a hotel in Sandton has been at least four weeks in the making, and the PAC finally convinced the organisations to meet on Tuesday.
News24 | Malema sees red after UK visa not approved in time to address students at Cambridge University
The EFF has accused the British High Commission in South Africa of deliberately failing to process a visa application in time for party leader Julius Malema to visit the UK for an address at Cambridge University.
News24 | DA to file motion of no confidence in Joburg Mayor Dada Morero
The DA has submitted a motion of no confidence in Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero and Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu.
News24 | SA will host a successful G20 meeting whether the US likes it or not, says Mashatile
Whether or not the United States government honours the invitation to attend the G20 meeting later this year, South Africa will make the event a success, according to Deputy President Paul Mashatile.