Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya has testified at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that he is being politically targeted by the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. Sibiya, who was suspended as the Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection in September last year, is at the centre of corruption allegations made at the commission. Sibiya explains, “The same MK…
[File] ActionSA supporters ActionSA has distanced itself from Ekurhuleni executive mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s statement on the appointment of Xolani Khumalo, as Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Services and By-Law Enforcement. Khumalo appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court recently in connection with a 2022 drug bust and the matter was postponed to Monday next week. ActionSA says it feels disrespected that Xhakaza has co-opted Khumalo…
EFF delegates The EFF is the latest party to reject Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s decision to reshuffle his Mayoral Committee. The move has seen the removal of Bridget Thusi as a member of the mayoral committee for Community Services and Kgopello Hollo for Human Settlements. The Water and Sanitation portfolio has also been taken from the EFF’s…
Supporters of the ANC holding the party flag The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has concluded its Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) Lekgotla in Polokwane. Leaders have emphasised the need for decisive action, accountability, and renewal as the party prepares for local government elections. The PEC Lekgotla also highlighted the state of the party in…
Nkosindiphile Xhakaza , Ekurhuleni Mayor Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has reshuffled the city’s Mayoral Committee. The reason for the reshuffle is not immediately clear although it comes amid tension between coalition partners, the African National Congress (ANC) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). Xhakaza says there were extensive consultations with the multi-party organisations represented in council. The ANC…
A dry tap. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa has commended President Cyril Ramaphosa for establishing the National Water Crisis Committee aimed at addressing the country’s ongoing water crisis. The committee, which will be chaired by the President, will deploy technical experts and resources from national…
Members of the SANDF line up the Buitekant Street in Cape Town ahead of the State of the Nation Address. Political parties have expressed mixed views regarding the deployment of the South African National Defence force to some of the crime-ridden areas in South Africa to assist the police. Members of Parliament from across the…
Lukanyo Calata, son of Fort Calata, continues testifying at the TRC Cases Inquiry in Pretoria. He does so on behalf of the families of the Cradock Four, Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhauli. They were anti-apartheid activists who were murdered by the Apartheid era Security Branch in 1985. LIVE STREAM:
The Letaba River overflowing after floods in Limpopo. Officials and other role players in the rebuilding of damaged infrastructure after the devastating floods in Limpopo must refrain from corruption. This is the message by African National Congress (ANC) Limpopo deputy chairperson, Florence Radzilani, who was speaking at the Provincial Executive Committee meeting in Polokwane. Persistent…
EFF leader Julius Malema delivers his speech at the SONA debate in Cape Town. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to close the Israeli Embassy in the country. Malema made the call during the debate on Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town. The relationship…
