Jane Sithole re-elected unopposed as Mpumalanga DA leader

DA Mpumalanga leader Jane Sithole is pictured after her re-election on 14 February 2026. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Mpumalanga has re-elected Jane Sithole as provincial leader, and Bosman Grobler as the chairperson unopposed during an elective conference underway in Sabie. The party says it’s focusing on growing support in the province, starting from different…

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Tensions rise in Parliament after Gigaba asked to recuse himself

File: Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence Malusi Gigaba briefs the media on April 10, 2025. Chairperson of Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence Malusi Gigaba has hit back at Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Member of Parliament (MP) Carl Niehaus for demanding that he recuse himself. Niehaus has cited the African National Congress’s…

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Ad Hoc Committee probes Lazarus Mokgosi municipal appointment

Premier of the North West Province, Lazarus Mokgosi. The Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of improper conduct against North West Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi, has heard how the head of the department of Co-operative Governance had instructed the former acting Chief Director to thoroughly assess the draft report on the appointment of Modisenyane Segapo as the…

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Zuma vows to fight for ANC membership

[File] Former President Jacob Zuma. Former President Jacob Zuma has vowed to continue his fight to keep his African National Congress (ANC) membership in a bid to preserve his legacy among the party’s leaders. He was speaking during the launch of a book on the life of his first wife Sizakele Khumalo-Zuma in Inanda, north…

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Calls for TRC commission to subpoena Mbeki, Zuma

File: Retired Justice Sisi Khampepe chairs the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Commission of Inquiry on November 10, 2025. Lukanyo Calata has called for the Truth Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry to subpoena former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma to come answer for their failings with regards to the investigation and prosecution of TRC cases. Representing families of victims,…

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Mbeki joins Zuma to challenge Khampepe’s refusal to recuse herself

File: Former President Thabo Mbeki Former President Thabo Mbeki has filed papers in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to join former President Jacob Zuma’s review application to challenge Justice Sisi Khampepe’s refusal to recuse herself as Chairperson of the Truth Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry. Amongst reasons advanced, Mbeki says Khampepe applied a subjective not an objective standard on the issue of bias. Secondly that Khampepe’s argument that the Inquiry’s Terms…

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Ramaphosa warns officials over water supply failures

President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a strong warning to local authorities who neglect their responsibility to supply water to communities, saying they face serious consequences. Delivering the 2026 State-of-the- Nation Address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall on Thursday evening,  Ramaphosa said the consequences include criminal charges in their personal capacity…

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