NUM logo. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has reported a decline in its membership for the 2024 financial year. The union saw a 1% drop, with over 1,400 workers in the mining sector leaving its ranks. NUM released a secretariat report detailing the organisation’s status since its last congress three years ago. The report…
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero maintains he always knew he would retain the mayoral chain despite a motion of no confidence against him. The DA tabled the motion against Morero, arguing that he had failed in his duties resulting in the City deteriorating. The opposition party also raised concerns with the…
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero. Political analyst, Khanyi Magubane, strongly believes that Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero was just lucky to have survived a vote of no confidence against him. The Democratic Alliance (DA) brought the motion, accusing the mayor of leading a dysfunctional and deteriorating city during his more than ten months in office. ActionSA abstained…
President Cyril Ramaphosa responded to questions today in the National Council of Provinces(NCOP) in Parliament. He said the insufficient expenditure by municipalities and provinces of their budgets destroys public trust in government. “It also erodes public trust in the state’s ability to improve the livelihood of our citizens and exacerbates service delivery protests. The inability…
The Johannesburg City Council is without a speaker after Nobuhle Mthembu was axed from her position through an Al-Jamah sponsored motion of no confidence. The speaker has been accused of being biased and failing to maintain the integrity of the council. Some parties in the council maintained that the Action SA councilor has been compromised…
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has survived a vote of no confidence against him during a council sitting in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The Democratic Alliance brought the motion, accusing the mayor of leading a dysfunctional and deteriorating city during his more than ten months in office. Action SA abstained and did not…
Birthday cake for DA’s 25th birthday celebration at Hanover Park aged home The grannies who attended the DA’s 25th birthday celebration in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats say they are satisfied with how the party governs in the city and the province. The party took its celebrations to the city-run old-aged home where they…
RAF holds claim queries session at Maponya Mall in Soweto on June14, 2025 Action SA says it supports Parliament’s decision to launch a full inquiry into the Road Accident Fund (RAF). The party criticised the RAF, calling it a centre of corruption and mismanagement after a poor performance by its board before parliament’s Standing Committee…
Former Secretary General of the MKP Floyd Shivambu at a media briefing, 19 June 2025. Former MK Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu says many people including supporters and members of some of the country’s renowned political parties have shown interest in joining his new party should he decide to form one. Last week, Shivambu announced that…
ANC flag The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has officially dissolved all 11 regions of the party. The decision was made by the provincial task team which was introduced earlier this year. The party says the move aims to kick-start the rebuilding process of all of its structures ahead of the local government elections next year. The…
