LIVE: Inquest into Griffiths Mxenge’s death
1 minute The inquest into the death of prominent human rights lawyer, Griffiths Mxenge under way at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg. Live stream below:
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GNU partners cannot seek support from other parties: Mulder
File image: Freedom Front Plus (FF+) Leader, Dr. Corné Mulder speaks at Parliament. 2 minutes Freedom Front Plus (FF+) leader Dr. Corné Mulder says the Government of National Unity (GNU) would be a success if its members did not seek support beyond the coalition to resolve internal differences. The African National Congress (ANC) approached some…
Inquest into Chief Albert Luthuli’s death begins at KZN High Court
1 minute The inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Chief Albert Luthuli will commence at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Monday. This comes after the National Prosecuting Authority announced the re-opening of the inquests into the deaths of Luthuli and prominent human rights lawyer, Griffiths Mxenge. Luthuli,…
ANC says had cordial meeting with GNU partner FF Plus
Parliament in session 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) has said in a statement that it held a cordial meeting with the Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) recently as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen multiparty consensus and deepen democratic accountability in the Government of National Unity (GNU). It says there was broad alignment…
IFP welcomes over 200 new members in KZN
IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa. 1 minute Over 200 new members from different political parties have joined the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the Mgayi area of Umzumbe Municipality on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. They were officially welcomed by IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa, accompanied by local leaders. The new members say they’ve joined the IFP…
ANC, FF Plus to meet over budget deadlock threatening GNU
[File Photo]: The GNU cabinet expand from 30 to 32 ministers and from 36 to 43 deputy ministers. 2 minutes Leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Freedom Front Plus are scheduled to meet today to discuss the budget impasse which is threatening the government of national unity. On Saturday, leaders of the…
EFF wants MPs who visited Israel to be investigated
SA Parliament building, Cape Town. 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says some Members of Parliament (MPs) who went on a trip to Israel must be summoned to appear before the Speaker of Parliament and the Joint Standing Committee on Ethics. The party also wants the lawmakers to have their diplomatic privileges suspended pending…
ANC, DA hold talks to strengthen GNU amid growing tensions
[File photo] President Cyril Ramaphosa hosting a working dinner with leaders of political parties signatories to GNU on September 11, 2024. 2 minutes ANC National Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the party has met with its Government of National Unity (GNU) partner, the Democratic Alliance (DA), to discuss the reconfiguration of the coalition. The meeting took…
MKP refuses to be ANC’s ‘spare wheel’ in budget stand-off: Shivambu
MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu speaking at a party event. 3 minutes MK Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu says the party will not allow the ANC to use it as a spare wheel to resolve the National Budget impasse. This follows tensions between the ANC and its largest Government of National Unity (GNU) partner the…
It’s dangerous to pretend budget talks benefit S Africans: Analyst
Representational image of tax. 2 minutes Political analyst Angelo Fick says it’s disingenuous of political parties to make it seem that their negotiations around the budget and VAT increase are aimed at benefitting South Africans. The ANC has been holding talks with its partners in the government of national unity to discuss the budget impasse….