[FILE IMAGE: EFF Member of Parliament Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is seen at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on 01 July 2022. 2 minutes EFF Secretary-General Marshall Dlamini has dismissed reports that the party’s MP, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, has been barred from attending the party’s elective conference in December. Ndlozi has been publicly criticized for his silence, while…
EFF leader Julius Malema addresses the Limpopo Provincial General Assembly at the Westernburg Community Hall in Mpumalanga. 3 minutes EFF President Julius Malema says factionalism, disunity and disloyalty will not be tolerated ahead of the party’s third National People’s Assembly (NPA) to be held in Johannesburg next month. Malema was speaking during the EFF Limpopo’s…
ANCYL Mpumalanga 1st deputy SG Tsakani Shiviti. 2 minutes ANC Youth League first Deputy Secretary-General Tsakani Shiviti says young people must reclaim the informal spaza shop business and close all spaza shops owned by foreign nationals. Shiviti made the statement at the 13th ANCYL Mpumalanga elective conference underway at Nutting House outside Mbombela. President Cyril…
Former International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor delivers the annual public lecture hosted by SAfm in Boksburg on Gauteng’s East Rand on November 21, 2024. 1 minute Former International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor has called on government to take a tougher stance against corrupt public servants. Pandor delivered the annual public lecture hosted by…
Eskom power lines. 2 minutes Political parties in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in Parliament have expressed mixed reactions to the proposed Eskom tariff hikes. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) gave a go ahead for the power utility to hike the electricity by 36.1% retrospectively. The NCOP held a debate on…
Africa remains high on the global agenda in 2024, with the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held in Beijing in September this year demonstrating the new aspirations of the leading geopolitical players. The Forum addressed a host of issues including governance, industrialization, agricultural modernization, global security and the development of cooperation. Thirty new infrastructure development projects…
An MK Party flag. 2 minutes The MK Party has dismissed its Mpumalanga convenor, Marry Phadi. She is accused of misappropriation of party funds. MKP Spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela says Phadi failed to make a representation before her membership was terminated. Ndhlela says she was then requested to resign from the party as well as from being…
PP’s offices 3 minutes Parliament’s Justice and Constitutional Development Committee has interviewed the candidates for the position of Deputy Public Protector. Eight individuals were interviewed for the position that has been vacant for almost a year. It became vacant when the current Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka was appointed to head the office. This is…
SABC building in Sea Point, Cape Town 2 minutes Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technologies Committee will seek legal advice on whether Minister Solly Malatsi abused his executive power when withdrawing the SABC Bill. The bill, revived after the May elections, aims to review the way the public broadcaster is funded. Last weekend, Malatsi withdrew the…
SACP flag. 2 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) has vowed to use its 5th Special National Conference to review its relationship with the African National Congress (ANC) and assert its independence in the alliance. This follows concerns that its partnership with the ANC has undermined its independence and diluted its political influence. The…
