Zuma: Some MK party members are lucky I have not fired them
The party alleged that fired secretary general Floyd Shivambu, who has now been expelled from MK, had left with a R28 million debt
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News24 | UPDATE | Mbeki and other foundations withdraw from National Dialogue preparatory task team
A week before the first event of the National Dialogue, the legacy foundations, touted to play a key role in the initiative, announced that they would not participate on 15 August and that they withdraw from the preparatory task team.
Dada Morero in trouble with treasury, coalition partners over Johannesburg finances
The city faces grant cuts unless a credible recovery plan is submitted, as tensions grow in the governing coalition
Morero on shaky ground as Masuku gains support
Loyiso Masuku is gaining ground ahead of the ANC’s Johannesburg regional conference where the two will vie for the chairperson position
SACP set on ‘divorcing’ the ANC
The communist party has rejected overtures from its alliance partner and will contest the 2026 local government elections independently
Mbalula: SACP’s decision to contest elections will split members
There are concerns that the decision will weaken the ANC in future elections
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Tony Leon on the state of the GNU, the DA, and brown envelopes
This is The Lead, a daily News24 podcast hosted by broadcaster Graeme Raubenheimer, showcasing the best of our journalists’ in-depth reporting.
Mbalula dares US to bring on sanctions against ANC leaders
The ANC secretary general said the party would not compromise on policies like black economic empowerment which have attracted the wrath of Washington
Kenny Kunene ordered to say sorry for calling Julius Malema a cockroach
The suspended Patriotic Alliance deputy president had previously vowed that the EFF leader would not get a cent from him and that he would not apologise
‘Some MK members jealous of Duduzile and my relationship with Zuma’ – Nhlamulo Ndhlela
The MK spokesperson maintained there was a coordinated attack against him and the daughter of the party’s president
News24 | UPDATE | IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka suspended after R836m tender scandal probe
The Independent Development Trust Board announced that it has placed the trust’s beleaguered CEO, Tebogo Malaka, on precautionary suspension.
News24 | Ramaphosa appoints Dunstan Mlambo as deputy chief justice
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed respected judge Dunstan Mlambo as deputy chief justice.
News24 | Parliament finally passes 2025 Budget
The National Council of Provinces passed the Appropriation Bill on Wednesday, bringing Budget 2025’s fraught passage through Parliament to an end.
News24 | UPDATE | Report recommends disciplinary action against IDT CEO in R800m oxygen plant tender
A forensic investigation into a more than R800-million oxygen plant tender awarded by the Independent Development Trust has recommended that disciplinary action be taken against CEO Tebogo Malaka, general manager for supply chain management Molebedi Sisi, and other officials.
News24 | WATCH | EXPLAINER: The R28.9m Cape Town mansion that Paul Mashatile declared to Parliament
The latest development in Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s business ties has fuelled further questions about transparency and conflicts of interest.
News24 | Tender fraud allegations rock KZN education dept, MEC accused of rigging
Opposition parties in KwaZulu-Natal have called for an urgent probe into Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka after allegations of tender rigging and political interference in tender processes surfaced.
News24 | Ramaphosa rebukes ‘privatisation’ critics, lauds Operation Vulindlela’s triumph over red tape
President Cyril Ramaphosa has rebuked ‘some opposition parties’ that have labelled Operation Vulindlela a form of ‘privatisation’, describing the criticism as ‘baseless and misguided’.
News24 | UPDATE | Nkabane to appear in Parliament next week after snubbing SETA meeting
Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane snubbed Parliament by failing to attend a meeting in which she was supposed to account for the administrative mess relating to her controversial appointment of SETA chairpersons.
News24 | DA claims Trump administration denied Mcebisi Jonas’ visa, rejected credentials
The DA’s spokesperson on international relations, Emma Powell, claims the United States denied President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special envoy, Mcebisi Jonas, a diplomatic visa in May this year.
News24 | IN FULL | Ramaphosa establishes commission of inquiry into SAPS, puts Mchunu on special leave
President Cyril Ramaphosa has established a judicial commission of inquiry into allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
News24 | WATCH LIVE | Family and friends bid farewell to former deputy president David ‘DD’ Mabuza
Former deputy president David Mabuza will be buried on Saturday in Mpumalanga.