SABC TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 2 minutes The Chairperson of Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technology Committee, Khusela Diko, has expressed grave concern following reports that the SABC Bill has been withdrawn by Communication Minister Solly Malatsi. The aim of the Bill is to relook at the financing model of the public broadcaster,…
Former Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. 1 minute ActionSA Johannesburg Caucus has welcomed Mayor Dada Morero’s decision to remove Kabelo Gwamanda from all roles, citing it as a victory for residents and a step towards ethical leadership. Gwamanda has been released from all his executive duties by Morero, after being on special leave last month. ActionSA…
MK Party President Jacob Zuma and newly appointed SG Floyd Shivambu 2 minutes Newly appointed uMkhonto weSizwe Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu has clarified his recent U-turn on former President Jacob Zuma. This comes as Shivambu and many others were at the forefront of Zuma’s removal following Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s investigation into the multi-million-rand upgrade…
Newly-appointed MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu. 1 minute Newly-appointed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) Secretary-General, Floyd Shivambu, says the move is justified because he is competent. The party confirmed the appointment earlier today. Shivambu became the MK Party’s national organiser after resigning from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in August. He was one of the EFF’s founding members alongside Julius Malema in…
Mamphela-Ramphele 2 minutes The Chair of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust, Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, has called on the South African government to expel Israel’s diplomats and implement sanctions against Israel. In a statement, Ramphele urged the government to enact a parliamentary resolution passed last year to sever diplomatic ties with Israel, referencing anti-apartheid tactics…
Former Johannesburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda. 1 minute City of Joburg Community Development MMC and former Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has been fired with immediate effect. Gwamanda has been released from all his executive duties by executive Mayor Dada Morero after being on special leave. This follows his alleged involvement in a fraudulent funeral policy scheme. Gwamanda…
Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae. 1 minute The Free State office of the Public Protector has confirmed that it will assess corruption complaints against Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae and her husband who is the Mangaung Metro Speaker, Laurence Mathae. In a letter addressed to ActionSA provincial leader Patricia Kopane, the office has acknowledged receipt…
ANC flag 1 minute The ANC in the Eastern Cape recently hosted the 60th anniversary of the execution of three struggle stalwarts. Vuyisile Mini, Wilson Khayingo and Zinakile Mkaba were the first three members of the ANC’s military arm to be executed by the apartheid government on November 6, 1964, at the Pretoria Central Prison….
1 minute The Umkhonto weSizwe Party has confirmed the appointment of its national organiser, Floyd Shivambu, as the party’s Secretary-General. Shivambu resigned from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in August. He was one of the EFF’s founding members alongside Julius Malema in 2013. Two other EFF members Advocate Dali Mpofu and Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane have…
National Assembly. 2 minutes There is nothing sinister or any internal fighting around the resignation of four Patriotic Alliance (PA) Members of Parliament. This is according to a member of the party’s National Executive Committee Charles Cilliers. After just five months, four out of the nine PA MPs have recently resigned. Among them the youngest…
