MK Party member Dr. John Hlophe 1 minute The Western Cape High Court has dismissed with punitive costs the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) political party and Dr. John Hlophe’s bid for leave to appeal against the full court order that barred Hlophe, in the interim, from participating in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). This comes…
File image: Christmas tree. 3 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has joined the country’s leaders in wishing citizens a merry and prosperous Christmas. Mbalula says that the festive season should be used as a time of reflection towards a better future. He says, “Let’s use this opportunity to rest, reconnect and…
[File] The DAK Network delivered a memorandum of grievances to the management of Stellenbosch University demanding the protection of the Afrikaans language (April 2021). 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) has assured South Africans that the Afrikaans language will not disappear following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pronouncement that the BELA Act must be implemented in its entirety….
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. 1 minute ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party will meet with the South African Communist Party (SACP) for bilateral talks, to discuss among other issues the SACP’s decision to contest elections. Earlier this month, the SACP which is in alliance with the ANC, announced that it would contest the 2026…
1 minute Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube holds a press conference to address the commencement of all the clauses stemming from the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. Live stream below:
DA leader John Steenhuisen and ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. 6 minutes After nearly 24 years in opposition, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has finally ascended to the highest levels of South Africa’s government. This achievement has seen it having to join hands with old foes and negotiate strategic compromises. But even as it proceeds to work…
File photo: President Cyril Ramaphosa holds up the signed Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the full implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. During a signing ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria in September, Ramaphosa announced a three-month delay in the implementation of two contested…
Digital learning in progress. 2 minutes The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive to have Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube fully implement the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA Act) with immediate effect. This follows a decision by Parliament’s clearing house, where all parties agreed that the BELA Act…
Empty classroom 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille says Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube must first draw up norms, standards and regulations to govern the implementation of the BELA Act. Zille was reacting to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive that two sections of the BELA Act which have been in contention must be implemented in their entirety. Section 4 and 5 of the BELA…
Learners in a classroom 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to fully implement the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA). This follows a decision by Parliament’s clearing house where all parties agreed that the BELA Bill should not be sent back to Parliament to make changes to the sections…
