No obligation to provide legal aid to undocumented foreigners: DHA

Home Affairs’ offices in Cape Town 3 minutes The Department of Home Affairs says it has no legal obligation to formulate legal representation for undocumented foreign nationals in South Africa. The department was updating the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on issues of state funded legal representation for undocumented foreign nationals. This includes its…

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Boesak blames the government for ‘austerity Budget’

Finance Minister Enouch Godongwana and his entourage ahead of the Budget Speech in Parliament. 2 minutes Apartheid activist and clergyman, Allan Boesak, has blamed the current government for what he calls an austerity budget. He formed part of a media briefing addressed by leaders from organised labour and community-based organisations ahead of the Budget Speech….

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IEC official accused of illegally transporting ballots acquitted

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) banner outside a voting station at Hofland Park Community Centre in Johannesburg on May 29, 2025. 2 minutes The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) official accused of illegally transporting voting materials without a police escort during last year’s general elections has been acquitted by the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates…

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Solidarity demands that Ntshavheni apologise or face legal action

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addresses a Post Cabinet Media Briefing in Hatfield, Pretoria on May 15, 2025. 2 minutes Trade union Solidarity has demanded a public apology from Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, following her allegations that the group is spreading misinformation. The union has launched legal action against Ntshavheni for making…

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Tanzanian opposition leader appears in court for treason trial

Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate of CHADEMA party Tundu Lissu holds up constitutional documents at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania May 19, 2025. 3 minutes Tanzania’s main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu told his supporters to have no fear as he appeared in court on Monday on charges including…

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MKP Limpopo Deputy Organiser resigns citing transparency, nepotism

FILE: The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Limpopo Deputy Organiser, Ponani Makhubele . 1 minute Ponani Makhubele has stepped down from her position as uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Limpopo Deputy Organiser, citing concerns over the party’s lack of transparency. Makhubele, who was appointed to the provincial leadership in January this year, formally announced her resignation from…

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TIMELINE | US-SA relations since Trump’s second term

President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC. This visit will enable Pretoria and Washington DC to reset the strategic relationship between the two countries. There are number of issues on the agenda including trade, investment, geopolitical issues and…

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