Calls for SIU to investigate Matjhabeng Mayor’s alleged corruption

Offices of the Matjhabeng Municipality. 2 minutes Angry residents of Matjhabeng municipality are calling for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe corruption allegations levelled against the convicted executive mayor Thanduxolo Khalipha. Residents marched to the streets of Thabong for service delivery and job opportunities. The march takes place a day before Khalipha is scheduled…

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Mashatile to address SACP’s Special National Congress

ANC Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, delivered the Steve Tshwete Memorial Lecture at the War Memorial in King Williams Town on November 30, 2024. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, will deliver his party’s message of support to the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) fifth Special National Congress, which starts in Boksburg…

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Hung Thabazimbi Municipality to hold its first council meeting

Outside the Thabazimbi Local Municipality offices. 2 minutes The hung Thabazimbi Local Municipality is preparing to hold the first council meeting to elect officials on Thursday. The day after the by-elections, the Constitutional Court upheld the legitimacy of the coalition led by the Democratic Alliance in the dissolved council. The by-elections, however, produced another hung council….

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Mashatile says ANC will not dissolve PEC in KZN

ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile arriving in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile has confirmed that the party’s Provincial Executive Committee in KwaZulu-Natal will not be dissolved. Mashatile was addressing the crowd in KwaMpumuza, Pietermaritzburg, as part of his campaign efforts ahead of the by-election scheduled for next week Mashatile…

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Ramaphosa calls for economic growth, job creation in Mpumalanga

President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says inclusive economic growth and job creation must take centre stage in Mpumalanga. Ramaphosa is meeting with the Mpumalanga provincial executive to address key challenges affecting the province, which include dilapidated road infrastructure, water challenges and the high unemployment rate. President @CyrilRamaphosa arriving at Nkangala District Municipality,…

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ANC NEC to decide on KZN, Gauteng PEC’s fate in January

ANC NWC meeting with Gauteng PEC at Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre on December 9, 2024. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) says it will convene a meeting of its National Executive Committee in early January to consider the future of the party’s Provincial Executive Committees (PECs) in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. The NEC meeting that…

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Malema, co-accused’s firearm case postponed until 23 January

EFF leader Julius Malema and co-accused Adriaan Snyman’s the East London Regional Court appearance. 2 minutes The firearm discharge case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and co-accused Adriaan Snyman has been postponed to 23 January at the East London Regional Court for the continuation of the closing argument by Malema and Snyman’s…

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President Ramaphosa reflects on a year of progress, challenges

President Cyril Ramaphosa 2 minutes As the nation winds down on the year 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa says this year has been better than last year, and was marked by triumphs and struggles. Ramaphosa, in his weekly letter, notes progress through several features of the country’s maturing democracy despite challenges. This includes celebrating 30 years…

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