News24 | UPDATE | Ramaphosa drops DA deputy minister
President Cyril Ramaphosa has fired Andrew Whitfield, one of his two deputy ministers of trade, industry and competition.
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News24 | ‘We truly value your patience’: Two KZN municipalities fail to pay salaries on time
First, the ANC-led Impendle Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal failed to pay salaries on time in April and May. Now, another of the province’s local municipalities, IFP-led Jozini, has also failed to pay workers their June salaries on time.
News24 | ‘Ithala Bank will not be liquidated’: ANC takes credit for Godongwana’s intervention
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been roped in to prevent the liquidation of state-owned Ithala Bank.
News24 | High Court halts Lungu’s funeral in SA after court challenge by Zambian government
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the funeral service of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu should not go ahead pending an urgent court application.
Joburg mayor Dada Morero survives motion of no confidence
Nobuhle Mthembu was ousted as speaker as the ANC moved to punish ActionSA for refusing to back Morero
DA allegedly promises Al Jamah-ah Joburg mayoral seat if motion of no confidence in Morero succeeds
Al Jamah-ah has denied striking a deal with the DA to oust the ANC mayor, despite claims it lobbied parties and has been eyeing the seat
News24 | Treasury’s Sassa corruption prevention steps come ‘at the cost of humanity’ – Masango
Parliamentarians have been inundated with frantic messages from social grant beneficiaries who cannot verify their grant status – a new requirement imposed by National Treasury to root out corruption.
News24 | Malema slams R700m price tag for ‘useless’ National Dialogue in face of high unemployment
EFF leader Julius Malema has strongly criticised the estimated R700 million price tag for the National Dialogue, accusing the government of prioritising funds for ‘ukukhuluma’ (talking) while neglecting financial support for the youth.
News24 | ‘Anxious’ South Africa urges dialogue to end Israel-Iran conflict
The South African government has “noted with a great deal of anxiety” the entry of the United States into the Israel-Iran war.
News24 | ‘Let Israel have a taste of devastation it has perpetrated in Gaza,’ says Malema
EFF leader Julius Malema has strongly condemned Israel’s actions, asserting that the country should continue to experience the same destruction and devastation it has inflicted on Gaza.
News24 | Opportunity for ‘reckoning and rebirth’: Bathabile Dlamini defends National Dialogue
ANC veteran and former minister Bathabile Dlamini has defended the National Dialogue, saying South Africans should not miss this opportunity for “reckoning, redirection and rebirth”.
News24 | Ramaphosa and Namibian President strengthen SA-Namibia relations at Pretoria meeting
President Cyril Ramaphosa met with Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the Mahlamba Ndlopfu official residence in Pretoria on Friday.
News24 | Zambian ex-president to be buried in South Africa after funeral row
The family of Zambia’s late president, Edgar Lungu, announced on Friday that he will be buried in South Africa after a row with the Zambian government over its plans for a state funeral.
Zille shakes up Jozi mayoral race
The DA leader’s interest in the position has sent political parties scrambling to find stronger candidates as the 2026 municipal elections loom
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News24 | Shivambu dubs EFF ‘a cult’ as he announces consultations to form new party
Former MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has announced the beginning of a process to form a new political outfit after he was accused of trying to overthrow former president Jacob Zuma.
One-year-old GNU brings stability, but fails on other metrics
Observers say the government of national unity has kept parties such as the EFF and MK in check, but jobs, growth and reform remain elusive
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News24 | UK declines Malema visa application due to his ‘extremism’
The United Kingdom has refused to grant EFF leader Julius Malema a visa due to his “extremism”, which that country said includes his support for Hamas and a call to “slaughter white people”.
Shivambu: I was fired as MK secretary-general over false plot against Zuma
Shivambu closed the door on returning to the EFF, calling his former party a ‘cult’
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News24 | ‘The union has lost touch’: ‘Tired’ Nehawu members form breakaway union
Fed up with what they describe as “tyranny”, at least 100 former National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) members have formed a breakaway union.
News24 | amaBhungane | Who went to Paris with Paul? Tenderpreneur joined Mashatile’s France-SA business trip
Sibuyile Magingxa, the co-winner in Johannesburg’s R263-million water tanker tender, and his romantic partner, Lesedi Phala, were part of the South African delegation. Their presence, absent from official records but captured in photos and video alongside Paul Mashatile, exposes a deeper problem: access without accountability and the power of political proximity.
News24 | Request to declare Eastern Cape floods a national disaster will be considered – Hlabisa
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says he will consider the EFF’s urgent request to him to declare a national state of disaster in response to the floods in the Eastern Cape.