[File Photo]: The GNU cabinet expand from 30 to 32 ministers and from 36 to 43 deputy ministers. 2 minutes Leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Freedom Front Plus are scheduled to meet today to discuss the budget impasse which is threatening the government of national unity. On Saturday, leaders of the…
SA Parliament building, Cape Town. 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says some Members of Parliament (MPs) who went on a trip to Israel must be summoned to appear before the Speaker of Parliament and the Joint Standing Committee on Ethics. The party also wants the lawmakers to have their diplomatic privileges suspended pending…
[File photo] President Cyril Ramaphosa hosting a working dinner with leaders of political parties signatories to GNU on September 11, 2024. 2 minutes ANC National Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the party has met with its Government of National Unity (GNU) partner, the Democratic Alliance (DA), to discuss the reconfiguration of the coalition. The meeting took…
MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu speaking at a party event. 3 minutes MK Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu says the party will not allow the ANC to use it as a spare wheel to resolve the National Budget impasse. This follows tensions between the ANC and its largest Government of National Unity (GNU) partner the…
Representational image of tax. 2 minutes Political analyst Angelo Fick says it’s disingenuous of political parties to make it seem that their negotiations around the budget and VAT increase are aimed at benefitting South Africans. The ANC has been holding talks with its partners in the government of national unity to discuss the budget impasse….
Chief Albert Luthuli was born near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe in 1898. 1 minute The family of Chief Albert Luthuli says it’s still struggling to deal with his unresolved cause of death. The family’s statement comes after the Justice Department announced the reopening of the inquests into the deaths of Chief Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge. Chief…
Tax-related material on a desk. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) continues to meet with various political parties in and outside the Government of National Unity (GNU) this weekend in an effort to resolve the impasse around a VAT increase and to find proposals for alternative revenue streams. It is also expected that the…
The South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila briefs the media. 2 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila says that their assassinated leader Chris Hani stood against what is currently happening politically in the country. Mapaila’s party statement comes as the SACP’s tri-partite alliance partner, the ANC, contends…
2 minutes The EFF is adamant that it will not support the 2025 budget despite meeting with a high-level delegation that ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula led in Sandton, Johannesburg yesterday. In a statement, the EFF says the engagement must not be mistaken for participation in seeking alternatives to the VAT increases. The EFF says the…
Old Karooplaas shopping centre in Orania. 3 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Northern Cape is pushing ahead with its planned march to Premier Dr. Zamani Saul’s offices later this month to raise their dissatisfaction about the existence of Orania in the province. A meeting between the EFF, the Orania Movement, and Freedom…
