Former Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla. The Action Citizens Forum has called for more arrests in the BOSASA multi-million-rand corruption case. This follows the arrest of former Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, Thabang Makwetla. He appeared earlier this week before the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Ekurhuleni. He faces charges related to the contravention…
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula addresses a media briefing on October 2, 2025 following the recent deliberations of the NWC. The African National Congress (ANC ) says its special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting is central to strengthening organisational renewal and integrity. The meeting is set to start on Saturday and will conclude on Monday….
Deputy President of the Patriotic Alliance Kenny Kunene Deputy President of the Patriotic Alliance, Kenny Kunene, has been appointed as the MMC of Transport in the City of Johannesburg by Mayor Dada Morero and will be sworn in on Monday. This follows a meeting between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Patriotic Alliance (PA)…
File image | Taxis at taxi rank. The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Taxi Task Team has impounded 66 unroadworthy minibus-taxis this week in Tsakane, Germiston and Boksburg. The operation was conducted in collaboration with Gauteng Traffic Police and SAPS officers. During the joint operation, officers discovered that the vehicles were operating without proper permits…
A delegate stands near a banner during the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 18, 2022. The African National Congress (ANC) has now confirmed that Brown Mogotsi, an alleged associate of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu who has been placed on leave…
Pretoria Pride hosts its 14th event today. The 14th Gauteng LGBTQI Pride event will take place in Pretoria today. The annual Pride march will start from the Supersport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion, Pretoria. This year’s event, themed “Uniting the Rainbow,” will bring together hundreds of LGBTQ Plus communities in a vibrant celebration and a…
A minibus taxi and two trucks on the R81, at Ga-Sekgopo collision has claimed the lives of 13 people. The 12 people who lost their lives in a horrific collision involving two heavy-duty trucks and a minibus taxi will this Saturday morning be laid to rest in a mass funeral at Tiyani village outside Giyani…
FILE | Former Minister Nathi Mthethwa addresses an event The South African Police Service (SAPS) will be sending a delegation to France to investigate the death of South African Ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa. In a statement, the SAPS says Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia has been advised by National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola…
South Africa’s Ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa addresses delegates at the SA-France Investment Conference in France, Paris on 21 May 2025. South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says that they are working closely with French authorities to repatriate the body of Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa. The 58-year-old ANC veteran died, reportedly after falling…
FILE | A view of an Israeli flag outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to implement a resolution that was taken in Parliament to end diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv and close Israel’s embassy. The EFF’s motion in Parliament in 2023 was passed…
