Politics

Councillor Miyelani Chauke is sworn in as the new Executive Mayor of Vhembe District Municipality in Limpopo on 08 May 2026. The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has removed two mayors from their positions. Vhembe District Municipality’s new executive mayor, Miyelani Chauke, has replaced Fredah Nkondo. Chauke was inaugurated in a special council sitting in Thohoyandou. In Tzaneen, Odas Ngobeni is set to replace Gerson Molapisane. Party…

President’s Phala Phala farm Political analyst Lukhona Mnguni says the office of the Public Protector, the South African Reserve Bank, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) all stand accused of abdicating their responsibilities in the Phala Phala saga. All four institutions dealt with the matter and found no wrongdoing…

Phala Phala farm The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) says the Constitutional Court’s ruling in the Phala Phala matter strengthens its position that President Cyril Ramaphosa should not remain in office while facing serious allegations linked to the Section 89 panel findings. The court has invalidated Parliament’s December 2022 decision to reject an independent panel’s…

President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at an event. President Cyril Ramaphosa says he respects the judgment handed down by the Constitutional Court of South Africa, reaffirming his commitment to the Constitution, judicial independence and the rule of law. The President was reacting after the Apex court ruled that Parliament’s decision to halt the Section 89 impeachment…

Chief Justice, Mandisa Maya handed the judgement on Phala Phala matter earlier. The African National Congress (ANC) says the Constitutional Court’s judgment on the Phala Phala matter nullifying Parliament’s decision to block the Section 89 report is a test of democracy. It says the judgment will be ventilated at Luthuli House soon. Speaking to the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, says he will write to National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, immediately to request her to immediately establish an impeachment committee in the Phala Phala matter. This comes after the Chief Justice Mandisa Maya ruled in favour of the EFF in the case. Maya says Parliament…

On 6 May 2026, the IEC, in partnership with the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa – EISA, launched the first issue… The Electoral Commission of South Africa says its newly launched journal on African elections aims to improve public understanding of political funding and its impact on democratic governance. The commission launched the…

President Ramaphosa and the Phala Phala farm. The Constitutional Court announced on Tuesday that it will deliver its long-awaited judgment in the Phala Phala farm robbery case on Friday, 8 May 2026. The ruling follows a legal challenge by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) after the National Assembly refused…

DA Mayoral Candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane wants a probe with the Public Protector to investigate the corruption allegations involving millions in public funds in Ekurhuleni. The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s mayoral candidate in Ekurhuleni, Khathutshelo Rasilingwane, is at the Public Protector’s offices in Pretoria to formally submit a complaint over alleged corruption within the City of Ekurhuleni….

President Cyril Ramaphosa, on a working visit to the Republic of Zimbabwe for an engagement with his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangangwa, to discuss issues of mutual and bilateral interests. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will submit parliamentary questions to determine whether public funds were used for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent visit to Emmerson…