FILE | Palestinian Hamas members 1 minute International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has dismissed reports that South Africa knew ahead of the October 7th 2023 Hamas attacks on Israeli citizens and foreign nationals. The attacks led to Israeli retaliation that has since continued in Gaza with ceasefires being violated. The minister says no one was…
A delegate stands near a banner at an ANC event. 2 minutes The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says it will use the outcomes of yesterday’s by-elections as a yard stick to observe its strengths and weaknesses in the province. 📰MEDIA RELEASE Results for municipal by-elections held on 02 April 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) retained…
DA MP Willie Aucamp 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Federal Executive will be holding meetings over the next two-days to discuss the party’s future in the Government of National Unity (GNU). This is according to DA spokesperson, Willie Aucamp. This comes after the National Assembly adopted the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposal as…
[File image] President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with GNU partners. 2 minutes Political analyst Sandile Swana believes the seats allocated to the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Cabinet may be reduced significantly after they did not vote in support of the national budget on Wednesday. The DA, which is the African National Congress’s (ANC) biggest Government of…
The DA files court papers to stop the implementation of the VAT hike on 1 May 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed an urgent court application to block the 0.5% VAT increase announced in the 2025 Budget. DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille announced the legal challenge outside the Western Cape High Court…
1 minute Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, and the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, host a joint media briefing on South Africa’s strategic approach to the new US tariff regime. LIVESTREAM:
1 minute ActionSA Caucus leader Athol Trollip has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of making unreasonable demands after the party, the second-largest in the Government of National Unity (GNU), refused to support the 2025 budget tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. The National Assembly narrowly passed the budget yesterday, prompting Trollip to stress that ActionSA…
3 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) has stated that the Government of National Unity (GNU) was never dependent on the participation of the Democratic Alliance (DA). This follows the DA – a member of the GNU – voting against the approval of the budget tabled by the Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, on Wednesday. ANC…
DA MP Willie Aucamp 2 minutes Questions are being raised about the future of the Government of National Unity (GNU) with some saying it’s on shaky ground after the Democratic Alliance (DA) voted against the 2025 budget. The party says it will challenge the budget that Members of Parliament passed yesterday. 194 MPs voted in…
DA leader John Steenhuisen 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will take the VAT hike in the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals to court. This followed the adoption of the report as tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana by the National Assembly with a slight majority. The adopted frame work includes recommendations…
