KZN legislature starts process to replace Mbali Shinga
NFP KwaZulu-Natal MPL Mbali Shinga was expelled for misconduct and gross insubordination.
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Madlanga Commission continues to hear drug-related testimony
Karl Sander on Monday focused on the disappearance of drugs from the Isipingo police station
IEC seek clarity on the terms of Rise Mzansi loan
IEC has announced plans to meet with Rise Mzansi to seek clarity on the terms of its loan.
ANC Mangaung members convene at Kaizer Sebothelo House Bloemfontein
ANC members gather in protest after conference postponed and nullified over voting irregularities.
Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana elected impeachment committee chairperson
Parties in the GNU supported Gana’s nomination, while the Progressive Caucus, which comprises the MK Party, EFF, African Transformation Movement and UAT, backed Wonderhoy Mahlatse
LIVE: Impeachment Committee on the Section 89 Enquiry
Parliament’s Impeachment Committee is meeting this Monday afternoon.
Suliman Carrim to appear at the Madlanga Commission on June 25
Carrim will not appear before the Commission on Monday, he’s declared medically unfit to testify
Senona will not appear before Madlanga Commission on Monday
Suspended KZN Hawks Head Lesetja Senona will appear before the Madlanga Commission on a later day
LIVE: Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Day 110
Two new witnesses are expected to take the stand at the Madlanga Commission.
SACP ‘Conference of the Left’ calls for sweeping economic reforms
The conference condemned outsourcing, supports legislation that keeps things local: SACP’s Mapaila
ANCWL buddies turn against Tolashe
The ANC Women’s League is expected to remove its president as internal tension rises over the party’s harsh treatment of women compared with how they treat the men
MK chief whip granted R30 000 in fraud case
In October, when the ‘M&G’ first released the story that Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi had been allegedly soliciting 50% to 60% of staff salaries, claiming it was meant for Zuma, she described the allegations as ‘rumours and lies’
ANC NWC resolve to show Tolashe the door
The decisions follows the working committee’s meeting on monday where it resolved that Tolashe should resign as an MP and the president of the ANC’s woman league
Mbalula warns ANC veterans against public criticism
Secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has warned senior ANC veterans, including Thabo Mbeki, against publicly criticising the party, while defending the ANC’s record during Jacob Zuma’s presidency and asserting his authority at Luthuli House
News24 | Tolashe, Cele referred to ANC’s disciplinary committee for bringing party into disrepute
Former ministers Bheki Cele and Sisisi Tolashe are among five ANC members referred to the party’s national disciplinary committee for allegedly bringing it into disrepute.
News24 | ANC sets sights on November poll with sweeping local govt fix-it plan
With 163 days to the local government elections, the ANC has declared fixing local government its singular and non-negotiable priority, backing that declaration with a raft of decisions from its national executive committee (NEC) meeting that ended on Sunday.
News24 | Ramaphosa files court papers to challenge Phala Phala report
President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed papers in his bid to have a court set aside the independent panel’s report that found he has a prima facie case to answer for over the Phala Phala scandal.
Mashaba: ActionSA “would celebrate” Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma as eThekwini mayoral candidate
Herman Mashaba says ActionSA would “embrace” a possible mayoral candidacy by Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma in eThekwini, as the party sharpens its focus on undocumented foreigners ahead of November’s local government elections
eThekwini corruption scrutiny could hurt ANC in November elections, analysts warn
The ANC faces mounting political pressure in eThekwini after municipal leaders were grilled by Parliament’s Scopa over R6.4 billion in irregular expenditure, governance failures and corruption allegations. Analysts warn the fallout could weaken the party before the local government elections in November
News24 | Mbalula warns against vigilantism amid anti-immigrant protests
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says South Africa is a constitutional democracy and cannot allow vigilante groups to operate outside the law.
DA asks Public Protector to probe eThekwini ‘R2 500 bag of samp’ scandal
The DA has asked Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka to investigate eThekwini’s R280 million soup kitchen programme after alleging that suppliers charged more than R2 500 for a 10kg bag of samp that ordinarily retails for about R100