Knysna mayor Tsengwa ousted in vote of no confidence
Aubrey Tsengwa has been criticised as Knysna continues to face a host of service delivery problems.
Politics
MKP in Mpumalanga to host separate rallies on Saturday
The uMkhonto Wesizwe Party in Mpumalanga will host separate rallies on Saturday.
Convention aims to address divisions in Khoi and San community
Government vowed to unite the Khoi and San community, which has been divided.
SA opts for quiet diplomacy over impossible mission to Washington
The government is trying instead to build alliances within the G20 as President Trump continues to malign South Africa
King calls for imbizo over ‘threats to Zulu nation’ amid poison plot rumour and latest insider ‘firing’
Ousted Zulu prime minister Rev Thulasizwe Buthelezi is back in favour with the royal household and has been tasked with assiting with an imbizo to discuss issues posing a threat to the Zulu nation.
News24 | Parliament speaker accedes to EFF request for urgent debate on US-SA fallout
Parliament will debate the diplomatic fallout between the US and SA governments after Speaker Thoko Didiza granted the EFF’s request for an urgent parliamentary debate on a United States decision to halt aid to South Africa.
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla apologises again — this time to Shivambu for insulting him on X
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla had called Floyd Shivambu the “worst thing that happened to the [MK] party”.
Joburg Water Board must be dissolved, says DA
Large parts of Johannesburg have been without water since Tuesday.
MK Party member Zuma-Sambudla apologises to Shivambu
MK Party member Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has asked for forgiveness for her X posts.
‘I’d never join any voice to write Malema off’: Mbuyiseni Ndlozi after resigning from EFF
Former EFF member Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says there’s no bad blood between him and EFF leader Julius Malema after resigning from the party this week.
City’s argument and infrastructure don’t hold water: EFF
The EFF has called on Johannesburg water to come up with an emergency turnaround strategy.
Politicians urged to be patient with attempts to resolve DRC crisis
Political parties have intensified their calls for the withdrawal of SANDF members in the DRC.
News24 | Hlophe and Manyi ‘get physical’ over SONA debate speech disagreement, MKP insiders say
Infighting in the MK Party has escalated to its parliamentary caucus, with allegations that things became physical between the party’s deputy president, John Hlophe, and its chief whip, Mzwanele Manyi.
EFF eyeing MK party strife to regain KZN ground ahead of 2026 poll
Tensions between uMkhonto weSizwe’s Floyd Shivambu and Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla have exposed divisions the Red Berets intend to exploit
News24 | ‘Don’t rush to foreign lands to complain about issues that we can solve ourselves’ – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised unity and a shared goal – “a South Africa that belongs to all who live in it” – in the face of divisiveness fuelled by a local lobby group and the administration of US President Donald Trump.
Zuma aide takes aim at Duduzile and Shivambu in open letter to party members
The criticisms are plenty — Zuma-Sambudla is ‘the hallmark of organisational and political incompetence’, and Shivambu is ‘arrogant’ and ‘unapproachable’
We will never allow forced removals, Ramaphosa tells parliament
President says Expropriation Act is necessary for redress as millions of black people were forcefully removed from their land under the apartheid regime
News24 | Ramaphosa pays tribute to fallen soldiers ‘who paid ultimate price’ in DRC
On a rainy Thursday, a poignant scene unfolded at the Swartkops Air Force Base in Centurion, Gauteng.
We will never allow forced removals again in this country: Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa was responding to the two-day debate on the State of the Nation Address.
Swellendam mayor Du Rand re-elected
Du Randt was removed two weeks ago after a no-confidence vote against him by FF+ member.
Ramaphosa says never again will SA see forced removals
The president said the pain of the apartheid past necessitated redress but it will happen within constitutional bounds