ANC in KZN establishes regional task teams as elections take centre stage
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has reconfigured its regional executive committees across the province after their term of office lapsed.
Politics
‘Prisoners get three meals a day while youth go to bed on empty stomachs’: Malema
EFF leader Julius Malema has criticised the government for prioritising prisoners’ welfare over that of young people struggling with unemployment and poverty.
Mashaba says ActionSA not ready to announce COJ Mayoral candidate
Mashaba says the party has capable candidates to lead the City of Johannesburg.
Malema vows to build houses for families of KZN bus crash victims
EFF leader Julius Malema has committed to building houses and boreholes for the families of 10 party members who died in a bus crash last week while returning from a Youth Day rally in Durban.
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.
LIVE: Review of White Paper on Local Government
Velenkosini hlabisa holds a dialogue on the review of the White Paper on local government.
All parties to have say as COGTA reviews Local Government Policy
The dialogue will be under the theme “Every municipality must work – a call to collective action”.
RECORDED | Cogta minister Velenkosini Hlabisa leads review of the White Paper on local government
Co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa will on Monday lead deliberations with political parties on the review of the White Paper on local government in Midrand, Johannesburg.
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.
SA calls on US, Israel and Iran to let UN mediate peaceful resolution
The South African government has called on the US, Israel and Iran to give the UN the opportunity and space to lead in finding a peaceful resolution of the matters of dispute between them, including the inspection and verification of Iran’s status of uranium enrichment and its broader nuclear capacity.
Six councillors lives threatened over tenders in Johannesburg
In less than two months, two ward councillors were fatally shot
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.
Food bank centralisation will increase food insecurity: DA
The DA says centralising food banks will compromise the work of NPO’s in communities.
KZN premier responds to DG resignation, denies claims of GBV negligence
KwaZulu-Natal premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has confirmed that both the former director-general in his office, Dr Nonhlanhla Mkhize, and the youth director, Melusi Ndima, have vacated their positions after a reported workplace altercation and serious allegations that have since come to light.
Shivambu not on MK Party’s nine new MPs list
The party says the new members will fill vacant seats.
ANC KZN interim leadership structure finalised
The ANC says the RTTs are important for its efforts to renew and rebuild the party
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.
‘Floyd was a big problem in the EFF’: Mgcini Tshwaku responds to ‘cult’ claims
EFF member Mgcini Tshwaku has dismissed claims made by former EFF deputy leader Floyd Shivambu that the party is a cult.
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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