ANC Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula 3 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) has called on the United Nations Security Council to act on attacks against UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thirteen South African Defence Force soldiers have been killed in less than a week in the DRC after being caught in the…
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla at a party event on December 8, 2024. 1 minute Former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal tomorrow in connection with the July 2021 civil unrest. This was confirmed by uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leaders in the…
File Image: A farmer inspects the soil ahead of planting. 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen is set to meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa on the Expropriation Act. The DA, which has been left disgruntled by its signing, claims the Bill was signed into law despite a legal opinion from DA minister Dean…
File image: Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. 1 minute The case of former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda and a co-accused will resume in the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto today. Gwamanda is facing charges of fraud. This comes after he allegedly defrauded Soweto residents in a funeral policy scheme. It is reported that some of…
[File photo] 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says although they don’t support the recent Expropriation Act, they will oppose any court bid by the Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) against it. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law last week. The Democratic Alliance (DA), the FF Plus and Afri-Forum have…
SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila speaking at the organisation’s event. 2 minutes South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, says the suppressing of the SACP’s views by its Tripartite alliance partner, the African National Congress (ANC), is an injustice to the legacy of struggle stalwart and former SACP General Secretary Joe Slovo. Mapaila was…
South African National Defence Force members. 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) says members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) should not be in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The DA was commenting amid news of nine South African soldiers being killed in clashes with M23 rebels near the strategic city of…
FILE PHOTO: Plastic and other debris are seen on the shores of Cap Haitian beach, in Cap Haitian, Haiti October 9, 2018. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill into law, aiming to ensure agricultural land supports long-term food production and economic growth. The law establishes a…
1 minute The leadership of the Democratic Alliance (DA) addresses the media on recent political developments and its preparations for the upcoming local government elections following an important meeting of its Federal Council. Live proceedings below:
IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa. 2 minutes Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Velenkosini Hlabisa has criticized President Cyril Ramaphosa for what he calls failure to consult GNU partners before signing the Land Expropriation Act. Hlabisa says President Ramaphosa must not unilaterally sign controversial laws without proper discussions with parties who form the government going forward. He…
