[File Image] President Ramaphosa addressing the nation EFF MP Eugene Mthethwa says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to institute a judicial commission of inquiry is just a delaying tactic. Mthethwa says inquiries constantly fail to meet their deadlines and this is a burden for taxpayers. He was speaking at the joint meeting of the Portfolio Committees…
[FILE IMAGE: Reverend Kenneth Meshoe in Parliament. African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) MP Kenneth Meshoe says it’s very sad that South Africans no longer trust the police, but trust KwaZulu- Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. He says the claims made by Mkhwanazi are a ticking time bomb. Meshoe was speaking during the joint meeting of…
Voters at an IEC voting station Residents of Ward 13 in Seshego in Polokwane are still voting in a by-election to elect a new ward councilor. This is the first by-election in which the South African Communist Party is running independently from the ANC. The position became vacant after an EFF councillor was expelled for…
ANC flag The ANC in Gauteng has distanced itself from allegations that some of its members are engaged in criminal activities. Provincial Task Team Coordinator Hope Papo says the party is aware of claims that there are corrupt councillors in the ANC. Papo was speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg, where he condemned the…
The Ditsobotla Local Municipality event The African National Congress (ANC) in North West has expelled the former Mayor of the Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla local municipality Mazwi Moruri, as well as the former Speaker Jarious Modisakeng. The two were among the 10 councilors who were hauled before the party’s provincial disciplinary committee for, among others, bringing the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will table the Presidency Budget Vote of 2025/2026 before the National Assembly in Parliament, Cape Town. The Presidency Budget Vote for 2025/2026 encompasses the 7th administration’s three strategic priorities, including promoting inclusive growth, job creation, poverty reduction, and building a capable, ethical, and developmental state. LIVE |President Cyril Ramaphosa tables the Presidency…
MKP’s National spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndlela The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has given President Cyril Ramaphosa until Friday morning to withdraw the announcement he made on Sunday or face a legal challenge in the Constitutional Court as well as a motion of no confidence in parliament. In a letter drafted by its lawyers, the official opposition…
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron. Parliament’s Police and Justice and Constitutional Development Portfolio Committees have just over a week to come up with a plan on how to deal with issues of national security. The two committees, as well as the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence, were directed by the Speaker…
Voters are seen at a polling station. The Independent Electoral Commission in Limpopo is conducting a by-election at ward 13, Seshego, Polokwane. The provincial electoral officer, Nkaro Mateta, says the voting stations opened at seven in the morning and will close at 9 pm in the evening. The ward became vacant after an Economic Freedom…
President Cyril Ramaphosa in the National Assembly President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is important to get to the bottom of claims made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and this is why he has appointed a judicial commission of inquiry. Mkhwanazi alleged that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is affiliated to persons linked to criminal activities…
