ANC flag The ANC in Gauteng has distanced itself from allegations that some of its members are engaged in criminal activities. Provincial Task Team Coordinator Hope Papo says the party is aware of claims that there are corrupt councillors in the ANC. Papo was speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg, where he condemned the…
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…
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…
President Cyril Ramaphosa in the National Assembly President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is important to get to the bottom of claims made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and this is why he has appointed a judicial commission of inquiry. Mkhwanazi alleged that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is affiliated to persons linked to criminal activities…
[File photo] Mcebisi Jonas The Presidency says it is concerned about the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) persistent campaign against South Africa’s national interest and its posture of trying to embarrass the country since the appointment of Mcebisi Jonas as the Presidential special envoy in the United States (US). They have cautioned the DA after it claimed…
Minister in the Presidency responsible for State Security, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni The Minister in the Presidency responsible for State Security, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, states that one of the country’s risks identified in the National Security Strategy for 2024-2028 is a possible coup d’état. She was briefing the media at Parliament after the debate of her department’s budget…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Walter and Albertina Sisulu Foundation has called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign, citing his failure to effectively address the country’s corruption crisis. The Foundation was reacting to the President’s decision to place the Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave and creating a judicial commission of inquiry. This follows allegations…
