Politics

Former Minister Dr. Malusi Gigaba appears in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in connection with corruption charges. LIVESTREAM:

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry enters its 50th Day. The Commission is hearing applications for a postponement and in-camera hearings. LIVESTREAM:

Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba Deputy Judge President Judge Aubrey Ledwaba has been shortlisted to be interviewed for the Gauteng High Court Judge President position in April.   The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is set to fill vacancies across various superior courts.   Ledwaba was implicated during testimony by Witness A and B at the Madlanga Commission last year.   They…

City of Joburg Council Chambers The Johannesburg council has postponed the motion of no confidence against Executive Mayor Dada Morero in the City’s Council to determine if councillors can vote on the motion through a secret ballot. The motion was brought by minority party Al Jama-ah, with the support of other minority parties, urging Morero…

Suspended Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya appearing before the Parliament’s Adhoc Committee. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has been accused of threatening some people who reported rogue officers to the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng. That’s according to a member of the public, Mesuli Mlandu, who testified before…

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu testifying before the Madlanga Commission. The Presidency has confirmed that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has not been implicated in the Madlanga Commission’s interim report. Several witnesses who have testified before the commission have implicated Mchunu in wrongdoing. Mchunu, who has been placed on special leave, has admitted to disbanding the KwaZulu-Natal…

FILE | US President Donald Trump meets President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 21, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) and its alliance partners have vowed to march against what it calls, ‘US imperialist aggression’ and its isolation of South Africa. This follows a decision…

City of Joburg council chambers The City of Johannesburg Council has passed a recommendation to introduce the position of a Deputy Mayor. Thirty seven abstained, 87 voted no and 107 voted in favour of the recommendation. Johannesburg African National Congress (ANC) Regional Secretary Sasabona Manganye says coalition partners have not yet decided who will fill…

KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head General Lesetja Senona Questions have been raised as to why KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head General Lesetja Senona chose a storage facility in Port Shepstone to store drugs that were seized in a police operation.  In November 2021, drugs were stolen at the storage facility, months after Senona assumed the position of Hawks Head…

Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero says there are signs of improved service delivery under his leadership, despite rising political pressure against him.   Morero is facing a motion of no confidence in the City Council brought by minority party Al Jama-ah, with the support of other minority parties.   The parties have since written to ANC…