The Ditsobotla Local Municipality event The African National Congress (ANC) in North West has expelled the former Mayor of the Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla local municipality Mazwi Moruri, as well as the former Speaker Jarious Modisakeng. The two were among the 10 councilors who were hauled before the party’s provincial disciplinary committee for, among others, bringing the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will table the Presidency Budget Vote of 2025/2026 before the National Assembly in Parliament, Cape Town. The Presidency Budget Vote for 2025/2026 encompasses the 7th administration’s three strategic priorities, including promoting inclusive growth, job creation, poverty reduction, and building a capable, ethical, and developmental state. LIVE |President Cyril Ramaphosa tables the Presidency…
MKP’s National spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndlela The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has given President Cyril Ramaphosa until Friday morning to withdraw the announcement he made on Sunday or face a legal challenge in the Constitutional Court as well as a motion of no confidence in parliament. In a letter drafted by its lawyers, the official opposition…
Nvidia’s planned resumption of sales of its H20 AI chips to China is part of US negotiations on rare earths, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday, and comes days after its CEO met President Donald Trump. “We put that in the trade deal with the magnets,” Lutnick told Reuters, referring to an agreement Trump…
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron. Parliament’s Police and Justice and Constitutional Development Portfolio Committees have just over a week to come up with a plan on how to deal with issues of national security. The two committees, as well as the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence, were directed by the Speaker…
Voters are seen at a polling station. The Independent Electoral Commission in Limpopo is conducting a by-election at ward 13, Seshego, Polokwane. The provincial electoral officer, Nkaro Mateta, says the voting stations opened at seven in the morning and will close at 9 pm in the evening. The ward became vacant after an Economic Freedom…
Civil society organisation, Black Sash, has accused the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) of human rights violations following the implementation of a review process on grant recipients. The agency’s review process, which was introduced in April, is meant to verify the eligibility of grant recipients and combat fraud. The organisation says, despite claims from SASSA’s…
Phone with social media apps Social media law expert, Emma Sadleir has urged parents to monitor their children’s activities on social media platforms, particularly on WhatsApp. This after the Gauteng High Court, on Monday, ordered Meta platforms, to shut down anonymous Instagram accounts and WhatsApp channels distributing graphic child pornography involving South African schoolchildren. Sadleir,…
Employees work on a production line manufacturing tools B20 Head of Secretariat in South Africa, Anthony Costa has emphasised the need for a predictable and rules-based international trading system, as new tariff policies continue to reshape the global trade landscape. Costa has acknowledged that while institutions like the World Trade Organisation are in need of…
Officials at a non-paying establishment City Power says businesses in and around Johannesburg owe over R60 billion. The electricity entity has urged customers and businesses owners to come forward and make payment arrangements. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says they embarked on a revenue collection drive in Braamfontein today and disconnected defaulting businesses and residential…
