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DA KZN questions decision to disband political killings task team 

The DA Provincial leader Francois Rodgers speaks outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court on July 24, 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal says although the motive behind Umngeni Municipality party Chief Whip Nhlalayenza Ndlovu’s murder remains sketchy, they are questioning Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s instruction to disband political killings task team in January. Five suspects…

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Limpopo ANC threatens to remove incompetent mayors, councillors

Members of the ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) in Limpopo convened at their ordinary meeting on 28 July 2025 at the PEC Boardroom, Frans Mohlala House in Polokwane. The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has threatened to remove incompetent mayors and councillors in the province’s municipalities. This is one of the resolutions taken during…

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Polokwane Mayor won’t comment on Hawks investigations

Polokwane Municipality Mayor John Mpe addresses media briefing on July 24, 2025. Embattled Polokwane Municipality Mayor John Mpe says he will not make any comment on the investigations by the Hawks as the matter is already before the courts. He was reacting to the ruling of the High Court in Polokwane, which struck off the…

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Umkhanyakude municipal workers blockade offices in protest

Cooperative Governance MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi. Workers of the Umkhanyakude district municipality in Northern KwaZulu-Natal who are opposed to the appointment of an administrator are on strike and have blockaded the main gate to the municipal buildings with trucks.   Cooperative Governance MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi appointed Bamba Ndwandwe as administrator earlier this month.   Auditor-General (AG)…

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SA must speak with one voice on global challenges: Jonas

Presidential Special Envoy to North America Mcebisi Jonas addresses the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s Winter Seminar on July 29, 2025. The Presidential Special Envoy to North America Mcebisi Jonas says the world is facing unprecedented times, but there should not be despair. He attended a seminar hosted by the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation in Johannesburg. The world…

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Former municipal manager appears in court in connection with Magaqa’s murder

Former ANCYL SG Sindiso Magaqa 55-year-old Zweliphansi Skhosana, a former Municipal Manager of the Umzimkhulu Municipality appeared briefly in the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal, in connection with the murder of former ANC Youth League Secretary-General, Sindiso Magaqa in 2017. Skhosana was arrested in Durban on Monday. He was previously arrested in 2018 alongside Umzimkhulu…

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ActionSA launches Tshwane Mayor’s Performance Tracker

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba ActionSA has launched the Tshwane Mayor’s Performance Tracker to monitor service delivery in the City. ActionSA is in a multi-party coalition and its councillor Nasiphi Moya is the City’s executive mayor. The Performance Tracker is available on the party’s website and tracks real-time performance across all wards, including turnaround times, unresolved…

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