US President Donald Trump 4 minutes The signing of an executive order by US President Donald Trump to cut financial assistance to South Africa dominated the debate on the State of the Nation Address (SONA). President Ramaphosa delivered the SONA last week Thursday. Trump cited disapproval of South Africa’s land policy and its genocide case…
EFF leader Julius Malema seen speaking at an event. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for delivering his 8th State of the Nation Address (SONA) as if it were his first. He says Ramaphosa failed to provide any updates on progress made over the years. Malema was…
1 minute Members of the National Assembly debate President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). LIVE proceedings:
2 minutes Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence says South Africa’s deployment of its soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) aligns with the country’s foreign policy. Parliament on Monday held a special sitting during which the deaths of 14 South African soldiers in the DRC were debated. Their bodies are expected to be repatriated from the Uganda capital…
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga. 3 minutes Action SA has joined calls for Defence Minister Angie Motshekga to resign. ActionSA MP Athol Trollip supports the calls for her to step down. “As confirmed by Minister Motshekga in her reply to my parliamentary question, she said the deployment is devoid of strategy and a lack of national interest…Frankly, there is no defensible reason to continue….
uMkhonto weSizwe MK Party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has swiftly responded to Commander Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s series of inflammatory posts on X. The posts, which directly targeted the party’s secretary general, were deemed offensive and in breach of the party’s disciplinary code. The party described her utterances as “unacceptable, divisive,…
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson Karabo Khakhau says the African National Congress (ANC) should take responsibility for the recent executive order issued by United States President Donald Trump. This after Trump signed an executive order, cutting off financial aid to South Africa and allowing…
MK Party’s John Hlophe and other members 2 minutes Law expert Advocate Paul Hoffman says the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s treason case against AfriForum is a futile exercise. [MEDIA STATEMENT]: MK PARTY CONDEMNS AFRIFORUM’S TREASONOUS BETRAYAL OF SOUTH AFRICA. pic.twitter.com/NsWfUwd3xg — uMkhonto WeSizwe Party (Official) (@MkhontoweSizwex) February 10, 2025 The MK Party has opened a…
SA soldiers during a parade 1 minute Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga says the remains of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who died in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) two weeks ago are to be repatriated back in the country by the latest Thursday this week….
A piece of arid land 1 minute The DA has filed papers in the Western Cape High Court, challenging the recent Expropriation Act. The Act was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa last month. The party seeks to have the Act, which it argues is unconstitutional, nullified in its entirety. The DA, in papers,…
