Members of the SACP at Joe Slovo commemoration 2 minutes The General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Solly Mapaila, has reiterated the party’s decision to contest the local government elections (LGE) independently next year. Mapaila spoke during the party’s Augmented Provincial General Council at Polokwane in Limpopo. Mapaila says the SACP also…
Handover of the remains and reburial of Thabo Mosala. 1 minute The late political activist Thabo Mosala’s remains have been repatriated and reburied at his hometown in Matatiele in the Eastern Cape. Mosala died while in detention in 1976 at Butterworth during the Apartheid era. His passing was recorded as a natural death which left…
1 minute The Special Official Category 1 Funeral for ANC stalwart Gertrude Shope is underway at the Great Hall at WITS University in Johannesburg. President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the eulogy. Ma Shope, as she was affectionately known, passed away on Thursday last week at the age of 99. Shope will then be laid to…
The ANC celebrates the life late stalwart Gertrude Shope at a memorial service held in Irene, May 30, 2025. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the eulogy at fallen struggle stalwart Gertrude Shope’s funeral today. Ma Shope, as she was affectionately known, passed away on Thursday last week at the age of 99. The…
The late Deputy Chief Whip in Parliament, Khethamabala Petros “KP” Sithole. 1 minute The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has confirmed what it calls the assassination of its Deputy Chief Whip in Parliament, Khethamabala Petros “KP” Sithole, who was gunned down in Katlehong on Gauteng’s East Rand on Saturday evening. In a statement, the IFP expressed…
The late Deputy Chief Whip in Parliament, Khethamabala Petros “KP” Sithole. 1 minute The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has confirmed what it calls the assassination of its Deputy Chief Whip in Parliament, Khethamabala Petros “KP” Sithole, who was gunned down in Katlehong on Gauteng’s East Rand on Saturday evening. In a statement, the IFP expressed…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile hosts Roundtable on Political and Administrative Interface. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile has emphasised the need for government to support small businesses which contribute to the country’s economy and provide much needed jobs. Mashatile was speaking at a roundtable discussion at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. He says…
FILE: Human rights activist, Dr. Tshenuwani Farisani. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Dr Tshenuwani Farisani, the renowned theologian, freedom fighter, and human rights activist, who passed away at 76 following an illness. Dr Farisani was an African National Congress (ANC) MP, Limpopo Government Department’s MEC, and Speaker…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi speaking at the Funeral Service of Gertrude Shope, May 31, 2025. 2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has remembered late ANC stalwart Gertrude Shope as a global leader and says even though her funeral has been declared a Special Official Category One funeral, the honour goes beyond. This comes as Mme…
Car filling up at a petrol station 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters is set to challenge the proposed fuel levy increase in court. Earlier today, the party filed an urgent application in the Western Cape High Court to interdict the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana from increasing the fuel levy by 16 cents per…
