Expelled NW councillors could hurt ANC if they defect: Expert

Signage welcoming the passers by to North West Province. A local government expert says the ANC’s recent expulsion of councillors in the trouble-torn Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality may have serious consequences for the party if the councillors decide to join other parties. The ANC councillors were taken to task over five charges, including sowing divisions…

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No need for Mchunu to step aside from ANC duties: Mbalula

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula says Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is on special leave, will not step aside from ANC duties. He was speaking on the sidelines of the ANC National Working Committee meeting, currently underway in Cape Town. The ANC National Working Committe (NWC) is assessing the structures of the…

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Solomon hailed for uplifting the vulnerable

Funeral service for Theresa Solomon. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has described the city’s late former mayor, Theresa Solomon, as a leader who made a significant impact in uplifting the most vulnerable people. Solomon’s funeral is underway in Lansdowne. She died last week at the age of 79. Hill-Lewis says Solomon cared for communities. “She wanted…

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Nkabane clarifies non-appearance before committee

[File photo] Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane The Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane says she did not appear before Parliament as scheduled on Friday because she had other commitments. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has rejected the apology that she has submitted. The committee had asked Nkabane to appear before…

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Remains of two anti-apartheid activists reburied in Limpopo

Funeral service of anti-apartheid activists Alex Matsepane and Solomon Mawasha under way. The families of two anti-apartheid activists whose remains will be reburied today say they’re relieved that their loved ones will rest in their ancestral home in Ga-Maupa village, outside Modjadjiskloof, in Limpopo. The reburial service of two anti-apartheid activists, Alex Matsepane and Solomon…

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Theresa Solomon’s Special Official funeral underway in Lansdowne

ANC members, including 1st Deputy Secretary General, Cde Nomvula Mokonyane visiting the family of Theresa Mary Solomon, January 2025. The funeral of struggle stalwart Theresa Solomon and former Cape Town mayor is underway in Lansdowne on Saturday. President Cyril Ramaphosa has accorded her a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category Two. Solomon, who was born in…

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DA accuses Nkabane of evading responsibility

Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training says that Minister Nobuhle Nkabane will not appear before it today. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has suggested that Nkabane appear before it to explain the process of appointing members to the Sector Education and Training…

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Govt generated billions in infrastructure investment: Ramaphosa

[File Image] President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the opening address of the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders at the Good Hope Chamber in Parliament, Cape Town. President Cyril Ramaphosa says government generated about R400 billion in infrastructure investment last year. He says the private sector played an important role in what he describes as…

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