MK Party leader Jacob Zuma (C) before addressing party members 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party is adamant that it will take the reins in KwaZulu-Natal in the coming months. Despite the party securing the greatest number of votes in KwaZulu-Natal in last year’s general elections, it failed to secure an outright majority. This…
Sunshine over a vineyard. 3 minutes The Freedom Front Plus says it plans to invite all political party leaders in Parliament and request their support to refer the Expropriation Act directly to the Constitutional Court to determine its constitutionality. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the bill into law yesterday. FF Plus leader Pieter Groenewald says the…
File Image: A farmer inspects the soil ahead of planting. 4 minutes Lobby Group, AfriForum is threatening legal action against the Government of National Unity (GNU) should the government start expropriating land without compensation. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Bill into law on Thursday. The aim of the law is to repeal the Apartheid-era…
1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) briefs the media in Cape Town on its response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the Expropriation Act . Live stream below:
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the NEC Lekgotla in Boksburg. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC will not deviate from its mission to advance the interests of the majority of South Africans, even as it forms part of the Government of National Unity (GNU). Ramaphosa was speaking at the…
Former President Thabo Mbeki chats with Frank Chikane at the ANC NEC Lekgotla in Boksburg (25 January 2025) 2 minutes Several parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) will hold their preparatory talks ahead of next Wednesday’s much anticipated Cabinet Lekgotla, the first one of the year. The African National Congress (ANC) will start its…
[FILE] President Cyril Ramaphosa signs into law the BELA Bill on September 13, 2024. 3 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) caucus in Parliament has expressed support for the signing of the Expropriation Bill into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The ANC described criticism of the legislation as unsurprising, asserting that it mainly comes from…
Cape Town MMC JP Smith. 2 minutes Mayco member for Safety and Security in Cape Town, JP Smith, says he is the subject of a political smear campaign. The Commercial Crimes Unit raided his offices and that of fellow Mayco member Xanthea Limberg earlier today. Police say the raids form part of a wider probe…
A piece of farmland 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Expropriation Bill. The legislation has been five years in the making, following public consultations and Parliamentary deliberations. It repeals the pre-democratic Expropriation Act of 1975. The Expropriation Act outlines how organs of state may expropriate land in the public interest for…
Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane in Parliament. 2 minutes Build One South Africa (BOSA)) says it is time for the Basic Education Department to do away with the 30% pass mark for grade 12 learners. BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane says the party has received a petition of more than 20 000 signatures from…
