Politics

A delegation from Afriforum, Solidariteit, and the Solidarity Movement met with representatives of the US administration in Washington. 2 minutes The Chairperson of the Foundations Preparatory Committee Nkosinathi Biko says it is annoying to misrepresent the situation in South Africa for the popular benefit of what he says is a handful of conservative organisations. Biko, who sits on the preparatory committee for the upcoming national…

ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile and other party leaders attending court proceedings. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the reopened inquest into the death of ANC President Chief Albert Luthuli is a matter of national importance. Mashatile attended the ongoing inquest hearing at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg. Today, ANC…

President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute South African business must be at the forefront of the transformation of African industry. This is President Cyril Ramaphosa’s message to the nation contained in his weekly letter today. The President is attending the Africa CEO Forum in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, where South Africa will showcase its potential as…

One of the 49 Afrikaners at OR Tambo Airport about to board a plane to the US 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) has rejected the US decision to grant refugee status to 49 Afrikaners moving to the United States. The UN has not ruled that the group has refugee status. This comes as…

Graphic of President Cyril Ramaphosa and his United States (US) counterpart Donald Trump. 1 minute International Relations expert, Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu, says he is concerned for President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of his meeting with his United States (US) counterpart, Donald Trump. Mngomezulu was responding to Trump’s confirmation that he will be meeting the country’s delegation…

OR Tambo International Airport. 2 minutes The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)says there is no basis to identify the group of white Afrikaners resettling in the US as refugees. The first group of white Afrikaners is set to arrive in the US today, following the Trump administration’s decision to grant them refugee status….

Evidence leader, Adv. Salome Scheepers during the Judicial Conduct Tribunal Hearing on complaints against Judge President Mbenenge in Sandton, Johannesburg on May 12, 2025. 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge resumes today with a ruling from the Tribunal. This comes after evidence leader Adv….

1 minute The inquest into the death of Chief Albert Luthuli continues in the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal. Live proceedings below: 

The National Council of Provinces. 1 minute Eradicating gangsterism, funding on VIP protection for members of the Executive and how government is tackling organised crime, particularly looking into kidnapping for ransom, will be among the safety and security issues discussed in the National Council of Provinces this afternoon. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Minister in…

Deputy President Paul Mashatile 1 minute ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile joined the family of the party’s former president, Chief Albert Luthuli, at the Pietermaritzburg High Court for the reopened inquest into his death. The Luthuli family is seeking to overturn the findings of the original inquest, which concluded that Luthuli’s 1967 death was accidental….