SACP supporters The SACP has urged government to condemn the actions of the US and Israel. The communist party was speaking after its two-day Lekgotla in Johannesburg, following the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East. Party National Spokesperson Mbulelo Mandlana says the South African position should be to resist rather than to care for the actions of the…
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is expecting a new witness to take the stand on Monday morning. The Commission was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa following allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, last year. Mkhwanazi accused some of the top SAPS…
South African Communist Party (SACP) Spokesperson, Mbulelo Mandlana The South African Communist Party (SACP) says it is making good progress in its preparations towards this year’s local government elections. The Communist Party will be contesting elections on its own after taking a decision that it will not back its alliance partner, the African National Congress…
FILE | Gauteng Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Msimanga addresses the media. Gauteng Democratic Alliance (DA) leader and Member of the Provincial Legislature Solly Msimanga has announced that he will stand for the position of the party’s federal chairperson. He made the announcement at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday. Ivan Meyer currently holds the…
Geordin Hill-Lewis. The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Deputy Leader in the Western Cape, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has announced that he’ll run for the position of the party’s Federal Leader. He made the announcement in Elsies River on the Cape Flats. The announcement comes after the current leader, John Steenhuisen, said recently that he would not stand for…
File| EFF provincial leader Nkululeko Dunga. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Gauteng Chairperson, Nkululeko Dunga, says they will only re-join a co-operation agreement with the African National Congress (ANC) if Ekurhuleni Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, resigns. He has reflected on the EFF’s decision to end co-operation agreements with the ANC in all Gauteng municipalities. The EFF has…
Independent forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s (MKP) Ad Hoc Committee member, David Skosana, has implored National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to ensure that forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan returns to account before the committee. O’Sullivan walked out of Parliament on Thursday during proceedings, claiming that he needed to catch a flight. Didiza has…
Paul O’Sullivan walks out while evidence leader Adv Bongiwe Mkhize is still busy asking questions at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on February 26, 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it believes that private investigator Paul O’Sullivan has breached the Powers, Privileges and Immunities Act. This comes after O’Sullivan left the hearings of Parliament’s Ad…
A Russian vessel arrives at the Simon’s Town Naval base ahead of the BRICS Plus countries which include China, Russia and Iran for a joint naval exercises in South Africa’s, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 9, 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is commander in chief of the SANDF, has instituted a panel to investigate…
Linda Gxasheka testifying before the Madlanga Commission, 26 February 2026. Suspended Ekurhuleni Human Resources head Linda Gxasheka has continued to testify after the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry ordered her to do so. It rejected Gxasheka’s counsel’s request for a postponement. Gxasheka’s attorney, Emmah Magula, argued they were not able to continue because they received the…
