The ANC in the Free State. The ANC in the Free State has resolved to remove seven municipal mayors, speakers and chief whips. The affected municipalities are Mafube, Moqhaka, Letsemeng, Nketoana, Nala, Masilonyana and Lejweleputswa. The party today announced the outcomes of yesterday’s special PEC meeting. The ANC is citing persistent disclaimers, weak leadership and…
Shattered windows of the vehicle the three MPs were travelling in. One of the two suspects arrested in connection with the attempted hijacking of three Members of Parliament in Philippi is expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on the Cape Flats on Thursday morning. Ian Cameron, Lisa Schickerling and Nicholas Gotsell were returning…
Graphic representing an arrest. Five learners and a parent have been arrested after they allegedly disrupted matric preparatory exams at Tsakane Secondary School in Ekurhuleni this morning. The reasons for the disruptions are not clear at this stage. However, the Gauteng Education Department believes this will serve as a deterrent to parents and learners who…
File image: Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says she will tentatively appoint one or more people to manage the affairs of the SA Tourism Board until a new Board is appointed. This follows her dissolution of the Board on Wednesday. De Lille has cited its failure to address the…
FILE | Political parties posters for the 2014 Elections. My Vote Counts (MVC) says it will write to President Cyril Ramaphosa to request that he release the full record of his reasons for signing into law amendments to the Political Funding Act earlier this month. Ramaphosa assented to doubling the upper limit of donations to…
File | Springboks in training Reigning Rugby World Cup champions, South Africa, will return to the iconic Wembley Stadium in London for the first time since 2016 for a test match against Japan on November 1. On their last visit to the famous North London venue, the Springboks and the Barbarians played to a thrilling…
Rise Mzansi leaders Songezo Zibi, Makashule Gana and Vuyiswa Ramokgopa addressed a press briefing on August 18, 2025. Rise Mzansi says it is concerned about squabbles between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Government of National Unity (GNU). The party, which is also a member of the GNU, says…
Chief Justice Mandisa Maya Chief Justice Mandisa Maya will host the 2025 Summit of Chief Justices and Presidents of Constitutional and Supreme Courts of G20 Countries next month. The three-day gathering at the Sandton Convention Centre will run from the 2nd to the 4th of September, under the theme: “Justice in a time of Change:…
Police Committee Chairperson Ian Cameron addresses Parliament on July 7, 2025. An 18-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to rob three Democratic Alliance (DA) Members of Parliament in Philippi outside Cape Town on Tuesday. Police Committee Chairperson Ian Cameron, Lisa Shickerling and Nicholas Gotsell were returning from conducting an oversight visit at a…
The G20 Summit logo. The Gauteng government is engaging residents of Soweto on Thursday as part of its G20 Summit awareness programme. The aim of the session is to brief the community about the summit, which is scheduled for November in Johannesburg. The provincial government is also raising awareness on the significance of the gathering…
