ANC leadership visiting KwaZulu-Natal. The African National Congress (ANC) says recent leadership changes in KwaZulu-Natal will not weaken its prospects ahead of the upcoming municipal elections. Earlier this month, veteran politician Jeff Radebe was removed as provincial convenor and replaced by Mike Mabuyakhulu. The party’s National Executive Committee, led by Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, is currently…
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. The office of the Auditor-General (AG) at the Ekurhuleni Municipality says it is evaluating audit-related matters after some officials were implicated at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. It says some of the allegations that came up in the evidence led before the commission, may…
The African National Congress (ANC) marks Freedom Day at Ohlange, rallying support ahead of local elections, in KwaZulu-Natal The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal has used the Freedom Day commemorations to rally members ahead of the local government elections. Party leaders and supporters commemorated the day at Ohlange in Inanda, north of Durban. This…
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Velenkosini Hlabisa says service delivery must be restored at local government level to rebuild hope among South Africans. Hlabisa was speaking in Westonaria, Gauteng where the party commemorated Freedom Day. He told supporters that small enterprises and job creation must be prioritised, alongside…
Freedom Day poster African National Congress (ANC) supporters have gathered to celebrate Freedom Day at Ohlange High School, in Inanda, north of Durban where Nelson Mandela cast his ballot in the first democratic election in 1994. Ohlange is where the founding president of the ANC, John Langalibalele Dube, is buried. Happy Freedom Day to all…
President Cyril Ramaphosa arriving at the Dr Rantlai Molemela stadium. President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his Freedom Day address to reflect on South Africa’s democratic journey and call for unity, as celebrations are taking place at the Dr Rantlai Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein. The theme is “Freedom and the Rule of Law: Thirty Years of…
No Freedom Day Community Meeting 2026 The leader of the Afrika Mayibuye Movement Floyd Shivambu says 32 years after South Africa’s hard-won democracy and freedom, the rich are benefitting the most, in comparison to the country’s majority as envisaged by the Freedom Charter. He argues that the African National Congress (ANC) failed in 30 years as…
African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party remains adamant that members of its alliance partner, the South African Communist Party (SACP), cannot campaign for both parties ahead of the upcoming local government elections. We came together today to support our brother and Comrade, Makoro John Mpe, the Deputy Chairperson of the ANC…
Don Nkadimeng’s memorial lecture at his home in Mankweng, near Polokwane, in Limpopo. Veteran politician and member of the Azanian People Organisation (AZAPO), Advocate Mojanku Gumbi, says former AZAPO chairperson in Limpopo, Don Nkadimeng strongly advocated for reparation and compensation to Africans for suffering slavery and colonialism. She was delivering Nkadimeng’s memorial lecture at his…
President Cyril Ramaphosa at Dr Rantlai Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein. President Cyril Ramaphosa has described South Africa’s first democratic election as the “birth of a new nation”, marking a historic moment when over 20 million people voted in 1994 for the first time. Speaking during national Freedom Day commemorations in Bloemfontein, he reflected on long…
