President Ramaphosa extends Madlanga Commission deadline

Commissioners of the Madlanga Inquiry at the inquiry’s sitting in Pretoria. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry deadlines have been extended. In a statement, the Presidency confirmed that the commission will submit a second interim report by 29 May 2026 and a final report on the completion of the inquiry, on 31 August 2026. The initial…

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Ramaphosa’s Khampepe move questioned by FHR

President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa, in an affidavit before the High Court in Johannesburg, says he does not object to the court ordering the removal of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry Chair, Justice Sisi Khampepe. Ramaphosa is a respondent in the application for judicial review of Khampepe’s refusal to recuse herself from…

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MKP rejects extension on Ramaphosa’s Ad Hoc Committee questions

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Member Sibonelo Nomvalo at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on March 3, 2026. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa’s request to extend his submission of answers to Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee’s written questions to next Monday. The committee had previously sent him a list of written questions…

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Lekota’s first memorial service to take place on Wednesday

Former COPE leader and Free State premier, Mosiuoa Lekota Congress of the People (COPE) says its leader, Mosiuoa Lekota’s first memorial service will take place on Wednesday at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Soweto, Johannesburg. The church played an important role during the struggle against apartheid. Another memorial service will take place in Bloemfontein…

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Madlanga Commission postpones Mkhwanazi’s testimony

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi testifying at the Madlanga Commission. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has postponed the testimony of suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi to 23 March. The commission has heard that Mkhwanazi’s legal representative had only recently been appointed and requires more time to prepare for the proceedings. His…

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Ramaphosa to undertake state visit to Brazil

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. President Cyril Ramaphosa will undertake a state visit to Brazil this Monday and Tuesday on the invitation of…

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AfriForum hails Lekota as a steadfast decision maker

Late Congress of the People leader Mosiuoa Lekota addresses residents of Hammanskraal over poor living conditions in the area in this image captured on 25 March 2024. AfriForum has hailed the late Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota as one of the few politicians who was willing to take an unpopular stance. The…

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Two memorial services planned for Lekota

FILE | Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota. Two memorial services will be held for the late Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota this week. The one will take place in Johannesburg on Tuesday and the other one in Bloemfontein on Thursday. Lekota will be laid to rest in the Free…

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