ANC regains power in highly contested by-election at the Karoo Hoogland Municipality. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) in the Northern Cape won a ward off Democratic Alliance (DA) in the highly contested by-elections at Karoo Hoogland Municipality in Namakwa yesterday. The ANC received 803 votes, DA received 230 and Patriotic Alliance attained 247…
Signage directing people to a voting station. 1 minute The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has won the by-election held at Ward 9 in Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, that includes parts of Dysselsdorp, Schoemanshoek and other outlying areas. Ferlecia Abrahams from the PA went up against candidates from the Democratic Alliance (DA), the African National Congress…
Minister Thembi Simelane speaking at a government event. 1 minute Non-governmental organisation, Defend our Democracy says the decision to move Minister Thembi Simelane to the Human Settlements Department, instead of firing her, is an injustice to the country. Simelane is accused of being involved in the VBS scandal and also allegedly living beyond her means…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute ActionSA parliamentary leader, Athol Trollip says the fact that President Cyril Ramaphosa has the Phala Phala scandal hanging over his head means that he is not inclined to take serious action against corrupt implicated officials. This follows the cabinet reshuffle which saw Thembi Simelane being moved from Justice to Human…
[File Image] Mpumalanga EFF members at the Oshoek Border Post. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng will join the Swazi Lives Matter Movement and other pro-democracy organisations in a march to highlight the ongoing struggle for democracy in Eswatini. The Justice for Swaziland march will begin at 9:00 AM at the Union…
1 minute Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is back in court facing charges of 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering. LIVE STREAM:
Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. 1 minute Former National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, will be back in the Pretoria High Court today for her corruption case. Mapisa-Nqakula is facing 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering which are alleged to have occurred during her tenure as minister of defence. She served as…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa, through the Presidency has announced changes to his Cabinet and states that changes to the national executive are effective immediately. Human Settlement Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has been appointed as the new Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development replacing Thembi Simelane. Simelane will now serve as the Minister…
A man cast his vote in Gauteng during the National Elections on May 29, 2024. 1 minute An independent political analyst, Masingita Mkhawana says a coalition framework is needed to deal with political instability in hung municipalities in the country. Thabazimbi was one of the hung municipalities after the 2021 elections. The council was dissolved…
US President Donald Trump. 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has invited the US President-elect Donald Trump on a state visit during the G20 Summit. Ramaphosa officially launched the country’s Presidency of the grouping during a media briefing at Parliament. South Africa takes over the year-long rotational Presidency from Brazil and will hand it…
