Party secretary-general defends dismissal, says ANC has right to recall its representatives without explanation

Thundershowers are forecast for most parts of the country; these will be severe with strong, damaging winds in parts of the North West, Northern Cape and Free State, according to the South African Weather Service.

She has committed to implement recommendations from the commission, including reconciliation efforts, constitutional reforms and further investigations

Presenting the report, the commission’s chairperson Judge Chande Othman said the inquiry drew on extensive evidence from both primary and secondary sources, including face-to-face interviews, public and private hearings and documentary reviews

Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane was appointed as acting national police commissioner

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula announced that the party would issue a directive requiring all ANC members, including those affiliated with the SACP, to declare within 10 days whether they would campaign for the ANC or the SACP

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Petersen missed the first derby in February, where Amakhosi were thumped 3-0 by the Buccaneers.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday address the nation from the Union Buildings in Tshwane.