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ANCYL in Mbombela demands municipality fills general workers’ posts

Leaders of the ANCYL in Mpumalanga pictured at the 8th ANCYL Nkangala Regional Congress sitting at Zithabiseni Resort. 2 minutes The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in Mpumalanga has criticised the Mbombela Local Municipality for failing to appoint general workers despite having received thousands of applications. The League says thousands of unemployed youth have applied…

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‘Tripartite partners excluded from BELA negotiations’

File image: Learner holding ruler and pen. 2 minutes The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) has decried the exclusion of the tripartite alliance partners from the discussions on clauses 4 and 5 of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. The three-month discussion period for parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) on…

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Ramaphosa urges South Africans to work with authorities to end crime

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the official Reconciliation Day commemoration in Vredendal, in the Western Cape on December 16, 2024. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to work with authorities to end crime and corruption in their communities. Ramaphosa addressed the Reconciliation Day commemoration in Vredendal, in the Western Cape yesterday. He…

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Zuma arrives at MK Party anniversary rally

MK Party supporters gather at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban for the party’s anniversary rally. 2 minutes uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) leader Jacob Zuma has arrived at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban where the party is holding its first anniversary rally, since its formation on 16 December last year. He is due…

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Gwamanda’s fraud case postponed to next year

Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda speaks at Al Jama-ah’s Ward 10 year end celebration in Protea South, Soweto on December 5, 2024. 1 minute The court case against former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda and his co-accused has been postponed to January 28, 2025, for a trial readiness certificate. Gwamanda appeared before the Protea Magistrate’s Court…

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Former Joburg Mayor Gwamanda back in the dock on fraud charges

Former Mayor of Johannesburg Kabelo Gwamanda, 11 September 2024. 1 minute Former City of Johannesburg executive Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, is set to appear in the Protea Magistrate’s Court this morning. He is facing fraud charges. These relate to allegedly scamming Soweto residents through a fraudulent funeral policy scheme. It is alleged that the scheme, which…

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Parties oppose R240 million set aside for GNU Cabinet

Outside City Hall where Parliament sits. 2 minutes Government is set to spent R240 million in salaries to foot the bill for the new Ministers and Deputy Ministers under the Government of National Unity (GNU). These remuneration benefits for cabinet members will include costs such as VIP protection and housing allowances for the 2025/2026 financial…

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