Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Nkadimeng. 2 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Chairperson, Helen Zille says although the move to remove Thembi Nkadimeng from the Justice Ministry is fitting, she should have been placed on special leave until her involvement in the VBS bank issue is resolved. The Presidency announced a cabinet reshuffle last…
SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila. 1 minute The South African Communist Party (SACP) says it has resolved to contest the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE) independently from its historical ally the African National Congress (ANC). The party says all the modalities of going it alone in the elections will be thrashed out at its 5th…
MK Party flag. 3 minutes The Mpumalanga High Court sitting in Mbombela has rescinded the expulsion of the provincial convener of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, Mary Phadi. The party expelled Phadi after she was accused of misappropriation of party funds. The party claimed that Phadi failed to make a representation after the misappropriation of funds…
National Assembly 1 minute COSATU has welcomed the introduction of two private members’ bills related to coalition governments. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Parliament has announced plans to revive the bills during the seventh Parliamentary administration after they expired under the National Assembly’s rules. DA Chief Whip George Michalakis explained that the main goal is…
MK Party flag. 1 minute The convenor of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party in Mpumalanga, Busisiwe Mkhwebane says plans to replace party members who were removed from their positions in the provincial legislature are under way. Three party members, including former convenor Mary Phadi, were directed by the party to resign from their positions in the…
A voter cast her ballot. 2 minutes Political parties are in a final push in the campaign trail for a historic by-election on Wednesday for the dissolved Thabazimbi Local Municipality in Limpopo. The council was dissolved two months ago due to political and administrative instability. More than 51 000 registered voters will head to the…
[File Image]: Leader of the MK Party Jacob Zuma addressing supporters 2 minutes Former uMkhonto we Sizwe Party (MK) convener, Mary Phadi, will approach the High Court in Mpumalanga in Mbombela today to challenge her expulsion from the party. Phadi’s dismissal follows allegations of misuse of party funds and her purported involvement in an assassination plot. Party leader Jacob Zuma terminated Phadi’s membership following the allegations. Phadi…
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa shake hands during a handover ceremony of SA’s G20 Presidency at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on 19 November 2024. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa will launch South Africa’s Presidency of the G20 at Parliament this morning. Brazil’s…
3 minutes Some staff members of the Free State ANC caucus in the legislature have taken the party to the CCMA for failure to pay salaries. They have also approached the labour department to get the party to commit to making payments of the outstanding Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) benefits. Employees are accusing the ANC…
File photo: President Cyril Ramaphosa holds up the signed Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the settlement made between Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube and the Solidarity Union on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act. He however warns that the settlement has no bearing on his power to make…
