A man walks past election posters. 2 minutes Advocacy group, My Vote Counts, is challenging the Political Funding Act in the Western Cape High Court today. The organisation claims the Act falls short of its constitutional goals of transparency, openness and accountability. My Vote Counts is objecting to provisions that allow donations below R100 000…
EFF leader Julius Malema addressing the congregation at St. Paul African Apostolic Church 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has defiantly stated that he will not be bullied by Elon Musk or US President Donald Trump. This comes after Malema was falsely labeled an “international criminal” over baseless claims of land grabs…
2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament held its first Parliamentary Lekgotla since the establishment of the 7th Parliament. The two-day event included the induction of ANC members of Parliament on the business of Parliament. Several Cabinet ministers participated in the deliberations, along with members of the party’s Western Cape regional structure. ANC Chief…
PAC President Mzwanele Nyhontsho. 2 minutes Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) president, Mzwanele Nyhontso, has rebutted suggestions that left-wing political parties are dying. This follows an electoral decline of the PAC and Azanian People’s Organisation (Azapo) in recent polls. Azapo was swept out of Parliament following the 2014 elections and has not returned since….
Mpumalanga COGTA MEC Speedy Mashilo. 2 minutes Communities in Mpumalanga have urged the provincial Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Department to declare the recent traditional council elections invalid. They have accused a headman from the Masoyi Traditional Authority near Hazyview of unfairly selecting candidates. The candidates will occupy 40% of the seats in traditional…
[File image] Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa speaking at a government event. 2 minutes Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa says the Khoi-San community has been divided for many years. He is convening a three-day national convention of the Khoi-San leaders in Boksburg, Johannesburg. Hlabisa says the convention aims to resolve some of the sticky…
Ousted Knysna mayor Aubrey Tsengwa 1 minute The African National Congress’ (ANC) Knysna mayor, Aubrey Tsengwa has been ousted from office in a motion of no confidence following a council meeting. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), which is the ANC’s coalition partner in the council, and the Knysna Independent Movement brought the motion. Tsengwa has…
MK Party supporters gather in Durban for the party’s first anniversary. 2 minutes The uMkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) in Mpumalanga will host separate rallies on Saturday as the party in the province continues to face leadership battles. This follows alleged leadership changes made by the party’s provincial convener, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. The party has been…
[FILE] Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa 4 minutes CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa is convening a national convention of Khoi and San leaders to discuss and find long-term solutions to the issues they have raised, including recognition. #GovZaUpdates | Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa convenes the All-Inclusive National Convention for Khoi-San Leaders to discuss key…
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party member, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla at a party event on December 8, 2024. 2 minutes MK Party member Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has issued an unreserved apology to the party’s Secretary-General, Floyd Shivambu, for a series of insults she directed at him on the social media platform X earlier this week. On Tuesday, Zuma-Sambudla was instructed…
