Chief Albert Luthuli was born near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe in 1898. 1 minute The family of Chief Albert Luthuli says it’s still struggling to deal with his unresolved cause of death. The family’s statement comes after the Justice Department announced the reopening of the inquests into the deaths of Chief Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge. Chief…
Tax-related material on a desk. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) continues to meet with various political parties in and outside the Government of National Unity (GNU) this weekend in an effort to resolve the impasse around a VAT increase and to find proposals for alternative revenue streams. It is also expected that the…
The South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila briefs the media. 2 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila says that their assassinated leader Chris Hani stood against what is currently happening politically in the country. Mapaila’s party statement comes as the SACP’s tri-partite alliance partner, the ANC, contends…
2 minutes The EFF is adamant that it will not support the 2025 budget despite meeting with a high-level delegation that ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula led in Sandton, Johannesburg yesterday. In a statement, the EFF says the engagement must not be mistaken for participation in seeking alternatives to the VAT increases. The EFF says the…
Old Karooplaas shopping centre in Orania. 3 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Northern Cape is pushing ahead with its planned march to Premier Dr. Zamani Saul’s offices later this month to raise their dissatisfaction about the existence of Orania in the province. A meeting between the EFF, the Orania Movement, and Freedom…
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Youth League at a rally at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane, East London, Eastern Cape on April 9, 2025. 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Youth League will this morning march from Nelson Mandela Bridge to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Here are the bus pick up points for…
[File Photo]: The GNU cabinet expand from 30 to 32 ministers and from 36 to 43 deputy ministers. 1 minute ActionSA has announced that it will not participate in discussions regarding the Government of National Unity (GNU) unless the proposed value-added tax (VAT) increase is revoked. Government announced an increase in the VAT rate from 15.0% to 15.5%, effective 1…
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) study group on international relations and cooperation says it will soon write to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to request her to summon nine MPs who recently visited Israel. The nine are members of the Democratic Alliance, Patriotic Alliance and African Christian Democratic…
The logo of Thales is seen on a company building in Brest, France, March 14, 2022. 1 minute French arms manufacturer Thales says it is unable to conduct a defence in the corruption case of former President Jacob Zuma. The High Court in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal will hear the case on the 24th of this…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula during a media briefing. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has echoed party Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s sentiments, that the Democratic Alliance (DA) should not preside over a budget that they did not vote for. Mbalula briefed the media at Luthuli House in Johannesburg yesterday on the outcomes…
