
Zuma, Thales corruption case back in court next Friday
The court was scheduled to hand down its ruling tomorrow on their application.
SATURDAY, 31 JANUARY 2026, 06:51

The court was scheduled to hand down its ruling tomorrow on their application.

Marius van der Merwe was gunned down outside his house in Brakpan.

Mkhwanazi has testified that the donated vehicles were never handed over to the city.

Issue raised in the appeal is whether the assets privately owned by the pair are heritage resources.

The Democratic Alliance’s Johannesburg chair said the region would not rule out Zille joining council as it was open to all options that were beneficial
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga said on Friday that she had relayed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s instructions regarding Iran’s participation in naval exercises in False Bay and was appointing a board of inquiry to establish if they were ignored.

The provincial secretary says he will accept nomination for chairperson of the ANC
The US Embassy in Pretoria on Thursday accused South Africa of supporting Iran while it violently represses pro-democracy protests by allowing Iranian vessels into South African waters for a multi-national naval drill.

George also resigned from parliament, citing an ‘intolerable’ situation within the Democratic Alliance

The presidency said sustainable peace and stability could only be achieved through solutions that centred on the agency of the Iranian people
The IFP in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature has condemned alleged death threats directed at Premier Thami Ntuli, which it said circulated on social media.
All eyes will be on Dumisani Khumalo when he comes before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, an appearance expected to test both his account of events and the committee’s appetite for accountability.
Embattled Independent Development Trust CEO, Tebogo Malaka, has resigned from her position at the state-owned entity.
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has requested an audience with the National Freedom Party following its departure from the provincial unity government.
The DA has taken Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie to Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka after he withdrew a pro-Gaza art submission to the 61st Venice Biennale.
Disgraced former Eskom CEO and corruption-accused Brian Molefe is the new treasurer-general of the MK Party, the party announced in a statement on Monday afternoon.

He said the party would be run strictly, with zero tolerance for corruption, ill-discipline and factionalism
Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to transformation and unity, rejecting both internal and global forces that seek to undermine these values.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the annual 8 January statement at the Moruleng Stadium in the North West on Saturday.

Residents told party leader Cyril Ramaphosa about water shortages, electricity outages, potholes, and slow service delivery, and he promised them the ANC would prioritise interventions

The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference