ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance (DA) are taking legal action against the eThekwini Municipality in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. The two parties accuse the municipality of failing to repair sewage infrastructure, which they say has led to raw sewage leaking into rivers and the ocean. The ongoing issue has resulted in high levels of E.coli…
Members of the MK Party are seen at the Syabalanda Prayer at the Manguza-Zuma Sports Ground in KwaZulu-Natal on 20 July 2025. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party says it has requested the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, for a secret vote in a motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa. The party says…
Greater Taung Local Municipality The Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) in the North West, says it has instituted investigations in municipalities such as Greater Taung, Matlosana and Madibeng Local Municipalities. MEC Gaoage Molapisi says the investigations are due to allegations of fraud, maladministration and corruption. Molapisi made these remarks during…
[File photo] The two largest parties in the Government of National Unity – the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) – have supported the approval of funds for various government departments and entities. DA MP Edwin Baptie and ANC MP Zweli Mkhize both endorse their support for the Home Affairs budget. “But…
As political organisations prepare for the upcoming Liberation Movements Summit in South Africa this weekend, many citizens of the region hope that their leaders will have honest, frank, and robust discussions about the challenges their countries face. The summit will be convened under the theme: “Defending the Liberation Gains, Advancing Integrated Socio-Economic Development, Strengthening Solidarity…
Kenny Kunene, Patriotic Alliance Deputy President.1 Patriotic Alliance (PA) deputy president, Kenny Kunene has been suspended for a month from party political work and duties as MMC by his party. This is pending an investigation instituted by his party to establish why its deputy president, Kenny Kunene, was at the house of the alleged DJ…
The by-elections would have been the last ahead of the scheduled 27 October local government elections. Some 6 000 people from both the Platfontein and Roodepan areas near Kimberley are expected to cast their votes in the by-election for Ward 1 in the Sol Plaatje municipality on Wednesday. The election was called after a Patriotic…
Johannesburg Roads and Transport MMC, Kenny Kunene leads the War on Potholes Campaign on July 11, 2025. Political Analyst Dr. Levy Ndou says the Patriotic Alliance (PA) President Gayton McKenzie had to protect the party’s image when he took action against his deputy Kenny Kunene. McKenzie has confirmed placing Kunene on a one-month suspension following…
The joint sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Police and the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development in the National Assembly at Parliament on July 22, 2025. The National Assembly has adopted a report from the joint committees of Police and Justice and Constitutional Development, to establish an ad hoc committee that will look…
ANC members and volunteers interact with voters during a Ward 1 by-election in the Sol Plaatje Municipality in the Northern Cape on 23 July 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) in the Northern Cape has won Ward 1 in Kimberley following yesterday’s by-election. The result gives the party an edge over the opposition in the…
