A protester holds a placard during a march against corruption, gender-based violence and farm murders, in Cape Town. 1 minute South Africa has assumed the chairpersonship of the Association of Anti-Corruption Agencies on Commonwealth Africa. Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head, Advocate Andy Mothibi, has been elected to the position at the end of the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference…
Pope Leo XIV conducts Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, May 9, 2025. 1 minute International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has congratulated the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. The pope, also known as Robert Prevost, is the first US-born leader of the Catholic Church and also holds citizenship in Peru. Lamola…
The Secretary-General’s Office led by myself convened a meeting with the KZN Provincial Task Team (PTT). The purpose of this meeting is to assess progress on the work of the PTT since its appointment by the National Executive Committee (NEC). 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) has expressed concern over its recent losses to…
2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) secretary general, Fikile Mbalula says the party remains confident in the newly appointed KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Task Team, despite losing three wards to the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party in recent by-elections. Mbalula was addressing the media during his engagement with the Provincial Task Team in Durban. The meeting is aimed…
[FILE IMAGE]: The Constitutional Court. 2 minutes The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has decried what it deemed a “reckless decision” by the Constitutional Court to declare Section 6 (1)(a) of the Citizenship Act unconstitutional. This after the Apex Court upheld a Supreme Court of Appeal decision which struck down a provision of the Citizenship Act….
VIP protection vehicle blue lights. 1 minute The South African Policing Union (SAPU) has condemned the comments by the DA’s Ian Cameron, that internal accountability within the SAPS is cosmetic and that officers who are politically connected enjoy untouchable status. This follows the acquittal of the VIP protection officers attached to the Deputy President Paul…
1 minute The inquest into the death of Chief Albert Luthuli continues in the Pietermaritzburg High Court, KwaZulu-Natal. Live proceedings below:
The ANC in Peter Mokaba Region today held a Special Regional General Council (RGC) at Jack Botes Hall in Polokwane. 2 minutes Disgruntled ANC members in the Peter Mokaba region in Limpopo want the party’s national leadership to intervene in their disputes related to the regional conference, scheduled to start today. Party members from various…
The African National Congress (ANC) members attend the re-opened inquest into the death of former party president, Chief Albert Luthuli in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on April 28, 2025. 2 minutes An expert on steam trains, Les Labuschagne will continue with his testimony today in the re-opened inquest into the death of former African National…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during a government function. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal government says it is addressing the issue of service providers’ non-payment by the Departments of Health and Education, which could affect service delivery, including the school nutrition programme. The Department of Health has confirmed that it owes R1.7 billion to businesses in the…
