LIVE: Mashatile addresses traditional leaders’ dialogue
Deputy President Paul Mashatile delivers remarks during a dialogue between Government and the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders. Live proceedings below:
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Chief Zuma to appear for bail hearing in DA Chief Whip’s murder
FILE | Democratic Alliance (DA) Chief Whip in the Umngeni Municipality Nhlalayenza Ndlovu Amanxamalala Traditional Authority’s Chief Simphiwe Zuma is expected to appear at the Howick Magistrate’s Court for a bail application. Zuma is one of the five suspects linked to the murder of the Democratic Alliance (DA) Chief Whip in the Umngeni Municipality Nhlalayenza…
MK Party expels Shivambu over alleged coup plan
Former uMkhonto weSizwe Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) says it has handed its former Secretary-General, Floyd Shivambu, a letter of expulsion. [WATCH] Nathi Nhleko says: “A decision has been taken to summarily terminate the membership of the former Secretary-General. A formal letter of expulsion was transmitted to him on the…
Lesufi appoints Roche Mogorosi as acting HOD for Community Safety
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has appointed Roche Mogorosi as acting Head of Department (HOD) for Community Safety with immediate effect. This follows the suspension of HOD Nontsikelelo Sisulu and the Chief Financial Officer, Mduduzi Malope, earlier this week. The suspensions follow the outcomes of an investigation conducted by the provincial forensic…
Minister Ntshavheni confident in SA’s G20 Summit readiness
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has welcomed the progress made so far in preparation for the upcoming G20 meeting to be held in South Africa later this year. Addressing the media on the Cabinet meeting outcomes, Ntshavheni says approximately 80 of the 132 planned official meetings on the G20…
Ramaphosa speaks to Trump, trade teams to talk further
Graphic of President Cyril Ramaphosa and his United States (US) counterpart Donald Trump. President Cyril Ramaphosa and his US counterpart Donald Trump have spoken telephonically. Their conversation which happened yesterday comes ahead of the implementation of the US-imposed 30% tariff on South African imported goods. The tariff is due to be implemented in less than…
Pressure mounts for KZN Premier to act against Education MEC
FILE | KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka addresses an event. School nutrition service providers in KwaZulu-Natal are calling on Premier Thami Ntuli to act speedily against Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka. There are claims that Hlomuka manipulated the bidding process of the school nutrition programme with the aim to benefit a company linked to his relatives….
LIVE | Minister in the Presidency briefs media on Cabinet outcomes
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefs the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting. Live stream:
Portfolio Committee urges government to continue tariff negotiations with US
Container ships seen at Durban Harbour Some members of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition have called on government officials to continue their tariff talks with their US counterparts. The aim of the talks is to mitigate the impact of the 30 percent tariff that the US has imposed on South African imported…
SA will not abandon its policies to appease the US: Mbalula
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula It’s not yet clear whether South Africa and the US have reached a deal on tariffs. This follows US President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 30% tariff on imported South African products with effect from today if a deal is not reached. South Africa faces the highest rate in sub-Saharan Africa….