FRIDAY, 17 APRIL 2026, 03:29
MPs had criticised the president for establishing another task team to tackle the country’s water crisis after he set up a police special investigations task team to probe those implicated in corruption at the Madlanga commission
Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA has distanced itself from any involvement in the City of Ekurhuleni’s governing coalition.
The Economic Freedom Fighters said it would take up a position on the council’s opposition benches instead
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen much of the progress made ‘bears the unmistakable imprint of the DA’s principled participation’ in the government of national unity
The party singled out the city’s chief financial officer, whom it accused of flouting the Municipal Finance Management Act among other failings
Public Protector and advocate Kholeka Gcaleka says the distance between her and any investigation in which she may have a personal interest “is as clear as day”.
The ad hoc committee investigating KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkwanazi’s allegations now has until the end of March to complete its work.
The Economic Freedom Fighters will be accommodated in the reshuffled committee, sources told the Mail & Guardian
The US has not had a permanent ambassador to South Africa since January 2025
The South African Police Service wants custody of the body of the late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, News24 has reliably learnt.
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has recused herself from the investigation into how Parliament secretary Xolile George’s salary ballooned more than 88% since 2022.
ActionSA has confirmed that its leader is among five shortlisted candidates to lead the party’s 2026 Johannesburg mayoral campaign, with a final decision expected on 21 February
ANC national executive committee member Soviet Lekganyane has criticised his party leaders for resisting its own renewal agenda.
The MK Party has announced Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi as its latest chief whip in yet another leadership change.
For the first time in several years, electricity did not dominate the president’s address
The Gauteng leader said provincial officials had approached him to pursue the national position
Even before his speech on Thursday, many opposition parties had already given the president a ‘fail’
A year after the president’s first State of the Nation address as the leader of a coalition government, performance has been good and bad
The Lanseria smart city remains a dream and hunger, unemployment and crime continue to be high but there has been progress in Eskom’s turnaround
The president said senior officials in municipalities would be appointed through an independent process free from political interference
The president said the South African National Defence Force would be deployed to support police in tackling gang violence and illegal mining