1 minute The uMkhonto we Sizwe Party (MK) has won its first ward in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. This after the party defeated the Democratic Alliance(DA) in a by-election that was held in Mount Moriah, Sunningdale, under ward 110 yesterday. The DA previously ran the ward which is in northern Durban. The position…
President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa will not be replacing veteran Mcebisi Jonas as Special Envoy to the US. This after the former Deputy Minister of Finance, labelled American President Donald Trump as a racist and homophobe in 2020 after Joe Biden won the American Presidential race. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says comments…
Dr. Gwen Ramokgopa at an ANC event 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer-General Dr. Gwen Ramokgopa says she is confident that all parties in the GNU will find each other to break the budget deadlock. The leading party in the GNU is under pressure to decide whether to abandon the proposed VAT increase or…
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane speaking at a government event. 2 minutes Lobby group AfriForum has written to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to request it to privately prosecute Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane and ANC NEC member Babalo Madikizela. The matter relates to the alleged misappropriation of funds used to transport mourners to the funeral…
ACDP Leader Kenneth Meshoe 2 minutes The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) says it does not support Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Gaza, however, it believes that every state has the right to defend itself when threatened. The party’s statement follows strong criticism for its trip to Israel. The trip, which included eleven MPs from the…
1 minute The NPA is presenting evidence in the Pietermaritzburg High Court to have the initial findings into the death of iconic anti-apartheid figure and former ANC president, Chief Albert Luthuli, overturned. LIVESTREAM:
Chief Albert Luthuli 2 minutes Despite African National Congress (ANC) leader Inkosi Albert Luthuli being under house arrest and constant surveillance by the apartheid government, he was able to hide documents in a secret basement under his house. Luthuli’s daughter-in-law, Wilheminah Luthuli, testified in the Pietermaritzburg High Court yesterday that these documents were smuggled to…
Chief Albert Luthuli was born near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe in 1898. 1 minute Testifying in the re-opened inquest into the death of ANC leader Inkosi Albert Luthuli in 1967, daughter-in-law Wilhelminah Luthuli has described his injuries to the Pietermaritzburg High Court. She has testified that the family never believed that he was struck by a…
Chief Albert Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge’s family and ANC leaders attend the re-opening of the inquests into their deaths at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal on April 14, 2025. 2 minutes The High Court in Pietermaritzburg has heard that the original 1967 inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist, Chief Albert Luthuli, did not…
Dr John Hlophe looks on during a hearing. 1 minute The Constitutional Court has dismissed, with costs, the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) political party and Dr. John Hlophe’s bid to appeal the interim interdict that has barred him from serving on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The court refused the application for leave to appeal…
