ANC intensifying preparations ahead of the 2026 LGE: Mbalula

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the ANC is intensifying preparations ahead of the 2026 local government elections. Speaking to the SABC, Mbalula says the party is focused on getting its councillors and others in local government to address basic service delivery, including sewage, road repairs and other critical public services. Mbalula…

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McBride fights back against Phahlane’s claims of a smear campaign

Former IPID head Robert McBride. Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) head, Robert McBride, is pushing back against claims by former Acting Police Commissioner, Khomotso Phahlane, who last week accused McBride and private investigator, Paul O’Sullivan of running a sustained media campaign to tarnish his name and block his permanent appointment as National Commissioner. McBride…

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Phala Phala theft trial to continue on Wednesday in Modimolle

A wall at the Phala Phala farm. The trial regarding the theft of 580,000 US dollars at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Bela-Bela will continue at the Modimolle Magistrate Court in Limpopo. Accused number one, Immanuela David and his co-accused, who are siblings, Floriana and Ndilinasho Joseph, allegedly stole about R10 million in…

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Khumalo, co-accused turn themselves in at Katlehong Police

ActionSA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo ActionSA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo and his co-accused have handed themselves at the Katlehong police station in Ekurhuleni after a self-confessed drug dealer laid a charge of assault.   Khumalo’s party believes this development comes amid escalating tensions in Ekurhuleni, where his push for accountability has rattled drug syndicates.   They claim his efforts…

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All victims of Vaal scholar transport crash identified: Lesufi

Outside of the Sebokeng mortuary in the Vaal where the bodies of the learners were transported to following the head-on collision in Vanderbijlpark. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that all the victims of the scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark have been identified. The crash, which happened yesterday, claimed the lives of 12 learners and left others in a critical condition….

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ActionSA, DA call for probe into SANDF ‘defying’ Ramaphosa orders

SANDF soldiers. ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance are calling for an urgent investigation into reports that senior SANDF officials defied President Cyril Ramaphosa’s orders during naval drills in Simon’s Town.   The President had reportedly instructed that Iran be excluded from the exercises, but Iranian warships are said to have taken part.  Media Statement || Ministry of Defence and…

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