FILE | The Commission of Inquiry into Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases Chairperson Justice Sisi Khampepe. The Commission of Inquiry into Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases has issued a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa to furnish them with any material related to cases referred by the Amnesty Committee of the Commission for investigation…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 22 September 2025. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has disputed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s statement that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) was ineffective. Masemola is giving testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into the disbandment of…
DA Federal Chairperson, Helen Zille Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Chairperson, Helen Zille has raised red flags over Johannesburg’s finances, saying a review of the City’s budget revealed irregularities such as duplicated jobs and inadequate funding for maintenance. On Saturday, the party announced Zille as its Johannesburg mayoral candidate for the 2026 local government elections. In…
Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) during a protest. The EFF in the Mangaung Metro in the Free State has called on the municipality to address the excessive overtime bills. The party says for years overtime has been exceeding the salary bill, creating a situation where workers’ overtime payments exceeded their salaries. This follows…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula briefs members of the media ahead of the Roll Call of ANC Councillors’ Report Back Meeting in the Greater Johannesburg Region, Gauteng Province, September 21, 2025. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party’s detractors and opponents took issue with President Cyril Ramaphosa when he was projecting a scientific Auditor-General’s report that…
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry The ongoing Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System (Madlanga Commission) began its work on Wednesday, 17 September 2025. The Commission’s hearings are taking place in the main auditorium of the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Central Pretoria. The inquiry is headed by…
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen speaks in Soweto, Johannesburg on September 20, 2025. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has warned Johannesburg residents against voting for smaller parties in next year’s local government elections, saying they have trapped the city in unstable coalitions. He was speaking in Soweto, where the DA announced its Federal…
[FILE IMAGE]: ANC Secretary-General Fikile MbalulaN speaks during an event. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula will on Sunday lead a report back meeting for ANC councillors in the Greater Johannesburg Region at Turffontein Racecourse in the south of Johannesburg. The meeting follows last week’s ANC Special NEC meeting in Boksburg and Monday’s national roll call of…
[FILE IMAGE]: Food parcels. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says it’s tabling a motion in the provincial legislature to debate a proposal to reverse the centralisation of the food parcel distribution to community-based non-profit organisations and regional food banks. The party’s shadow MEC for Social Development, Refiloe Nt’sekhe, says this follows the revelation by…
DA’s Helen Zille speaking in Soweto where the party as its choice for JHB mayor, 20 September 2025. Former Western Cape Premier and Democratic Alliance (DA) Johannesburg mayoral candidate, Helen Zille has called on Johannesburg residents to vote for change in the 2026 local government elections. She was speaking in Soweto, where the DA announced…
