DA steps up foreign policy spat with ANC
The unity government partner has angered the presidency by going public with proposals to Ramaphosa to rethink the agenda for South Africa’s G20 presidency
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EFF raises ‘forced labour and human trafficking’ concerns over children found in Stilfontein
EFF spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys says the presence of children among the illegal miners points to a more sinister issue: cross-border child trafficking and exploitation.
EFF case brings back the spectre, and strangeness, of Phala Phala
Judges ask the president’s and the National Assembly’s counsel if parliament threw the baby out with the bathwater
DA wants access to report on Thembi Simelane’s loan
‘It cannot be that a minister of justice accused of corruption can continue to oversee the NPA, the very body tasked with investigating her,’ says DA justice spokesperson Glynnis Breytenbach.
MK party brings out big guns for Thabazimbi by-election
A total of 21 parties and five independents will contest the dysfunctional Limpopo council next week
It’s war as Zuma, MK party try to ‘strategically’ strip Malema and EFF of autonomy
ATM president Vuyo Zungula believes the so-called progressive caucus will survive the tensions between the two parties
News24 | ‘It’s not desirable nor sustainable’: Ramaphosa laments nearly 28 million South Africans on social grants
President Cyril Ramaphosa believes the reality that there are more than 28 million South Africans who depend on state social assistance is neither desirable nor sustainable.
News24 | DA puts in PAIA request for Simelane’s VBS report to Ramaphosa
DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach put in a request in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act to obtain the report Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Simelane provided to President Cyril Ramaphosa on her involvement in the VBS scandal.
ANC Gauteng provincial committee might face the chop — but KZN could survive
Sources said the party’s national executive committee is set to finalise the possible dissolution of the two provincial bodies at its next meeting in two weeks
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WATCH LIVE | Paul Mashatile delivers keynote address at 2nd annual Cape Town Conversation conference
Deputy President Paul Mashatile is on Thursday delivering the keynote address at the second annual Cape Town Conversation conference.
Lesufi’s anti-DA stance is paying off with ANC alliance partners
The Gauteng premier’s name is among those which are being thrown around for the ANC presidency in 2027
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News24 | Eastern Cape ANC suspends 2 leaders who allegedly looted R600 000 from party coffers
The ANC in the Eastern Cape has placed two high-ranking leaders on suspension, laid criminal charges, and instituted the step-aside process against them for allegedly looting more than a half-a-million rand from the party’s coffers.
News24 | Zulu king ready to resign from Ingonyama but wants board dissolved first
Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is ready to step down from the Ingonyama Trust Board.
News24 | DA clears councillor of alleged wrongdoing in proof of address saga
The DA’s provincial executive committee in KwaZulu-Natal stands by its councillor in Bluff, Zoë Solomon, after police accused her of signing a proof of residence letter to an alleged criminal who was applying for bail.
ANC, SACP plan talks to rebuild alliance ahead of January lekgotla
The parties have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance
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News24 | Govt departments spend over R150m on companies linked to state employees – AG
More than R150 million in government tenders went to suppliers linked to state employees, with R121 million of the amount spent between April 2023 and March 2024 going to companies owned or managed by close family members of government employees.
Ngcobo’s Phala Phala report ‘asked the wrong question’, ConCourt hears
EFF and ATM faced off with the president and the ANC at the apex court on Tuesday over parliament’s impeachment rules
News24 | ‘Protecting public resources’: Auditor-General used new powers to recover R3.3bn since 2019
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has presented the 2023/24 audit outcomes for national and provincial departments.
News24 | Nongoma graft allegations: NFP mayor, EFF deputy and ANC speaker appear in court on 57 charges
Nongoma Local Municipality Mayor Clifford Ndabandaba has appeared in the Nongoma Magistrate’s Court on corruption charges alongside his deputy, Sabelo Nkosi, as well the speaker, Babongile Sithole, and three others.
EFF tells concourt sparing Ramaphosa impeachment was unlawful
The president’s lawyers counter that the Economic Freedom Fighter’s Phala Phala case is rooted in politics, not law
News24 | ‘We are hurt, but we are not crybabies,’ says Malema about EFF’s tough year
EFF leader Julius Malema says 2024 has been a “very painful” year for his organisation, citing electoral loss and senior members jumping ship to the MK Party.