Politics

National Freedom Party flag seen during a soccer tournament during a Heritage Day celebration in Umuziwabantu, Ugu District, in KwaZulu-Natal on 24 September 2024. Two National Freedom Party (NFP) councillors have resigned from Nongoma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. Kaiser Dladla and Mshangane Ndabandaba submitted their letters of resignation yesterday after having served for four years. Their resignations follow the resignations of three other NFP councillors in Nongoma a month ago,…

Ukrainian and Russian flags are seen on a table before the talks between officials of the two countries in the Brest region, Belarus March 3, 2022. Four of the 17 men allegedly lured to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war arrived at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport on Wednesday. While families of the four men have expressed…

North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi is set to sign two landmark Memorandums of Understanding with Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson at Pilanesberg Airport, outside Rustenburg.   The first agreement will see Infrastructure South Africa partner with the provincial Department of Community Safety and Transport Management to support the redevelopment…

Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae presents the 2026 State of the Province Address in Bloemfontein. LIVE STREAM: 

The late Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II President Cyril Ramaphosa has accorded Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa the Second a Category two official provincial funeral.   Hosi N’wamitwa the Second of the Valoyi clan outside Tzaneen, Limpopo, died last week after an illness.  She is the first female among the Vatsonga/Machangana to ascend to the throne on which she has been since August…

Former Public Enterprises Minister Dr Malusi Gigaba will this morning appear in the High Court in Johannesburg for the formal enrolment of his case.   The process involves placing the matter on the court roll for hearing.   Gigaba will appear alongside former Transnet executives Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama, Thamsanqa Jiyane and Anoj Singh.   Their case…

Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya will continue to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. The suspended Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection began his highly anticipated testimony before the probe on Wednesday. He said he was surprised when Police Minister Senzo Mchunu issued a letter in which he ordered the disbandment of the Political…

ANC MP Fasiha Hassan African National Congress (ANC) MP Fasiha Hassan has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to pay attention to the seriousness of youth unemployment.   This as South Africa faces severe unemployment among the youth. Structural issues, skills mismatches, and poor economic growth are driving the crisis.   Speaking during the State of the Nation…

The TRC Cases Inquiry, probing efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, is taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:

Former Minister Dr Malusi Gigaba alongside former Transnet executives Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama, Thamsanqa Jiyane and Anoj Singh are scheduled to appear at the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in connection with corruption charges. LIVE STREAM: