The elderly voting on election day. 2 minutes Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane has reiterated his call for the country to make changes to the electoral system. Maimane wants the public to directly elect public office bearers to enhance accountability in the country. He says the reliance on political parties to choose…
File image: Inside the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. 2 minutes The Constitutional Court will this morning hear the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) bid for the confirmation of the order of the Supreme Court of Appeal that South Africans who lost their citizenship after acquiring another nationality remained the country’s citizens. The virtual hearing will follow…
1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) heads to the Constitutional Court to obtain an order of confirmation of the SCA ruling that Section 6(1)(a) of the South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 is unconstitutional and invalid. The section stipulates that South Africans may lose their citizenship upon voluntary and formal acquisition of citizenship of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile chairing Cabinet Lekgotla at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. 2 minutes Parliament is set to become stronger in its oversight role, with the establishment of a portfolio committee to oversee the Presidency. The National Assembly Rules Committee announced the decision to establish the committee, which was…
AfriForum and Solidarity members at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria on November 5, 2024 ahead of their march against the BELA Act. 1 minute The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria has been painted orange as scores of members of lobby group AfriForum and trade union Solidarity gathered ahead of their march against the Basic Education Laws…
AfriForum members stand with placards opposed to BELA Act 1 minute Lobby group AfriForum says they invited all political parties opposed to the Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA) Act to join in their march today. Scores of AfriForum and Solidarity members descended to the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria to oppose the BELA Act. Both civil…
President Cyril Ramaphosa 2 minutes Fourteen years after a statue of AmaZulu King Shaka was removed from Durban’s King Shaka International airport, a new R4.5 million likeness will be unveiled by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week. The new, 11m high work has been shielded from public view for two years. The initial R3.2 million ground-level…
Solidarity and AfriForum march against clauses 4 and 5 of the BELA Act in Pretoria on November 5, 2024. 1 minute Lobby Group, AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel says if government does not accede to their demands on the Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA) Act, they will be left with no option but to head to…
Resigned MK Party Secretary General Dr Sifiso Maseko speaking during an interview. 1 minute The Secretary- General of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, Dr Sifiso Maseko has resigned from his position. Maseko held the position for four months. Although he remains a member of the party, he cites his current employment conditions as a reason…
Donald Trump captured during a campaign rally 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined world leaders to congratulate Donald Trump after he has been elected as the 47th United States President. Ramaphosa says he looks forward to continuing the close and mutually beneficial partnership with the US and South Africa. Trump has defeated Kamala Harris…
