ANC to its hold NEC meeting in North West

FILE| The ANC flags. The African National Congress (ANC) will hold its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Rustenburg in the North West later this Monday morning. The one-day meeting will discuss the final preparations for the January 8 Statement and the party’s main 114th anniversary celebration rally planned for the Moruleng stadium on Saturday….

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Mbali Shinga set to appear before NFP disciplinary hearing

NFP’s suspended KZN chairperson, Mbali Shinga The National Freedom Party’s (NFP) suspended KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Mbali Shinga is set to appear before a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday.   She is accused of defying the party when she voted against the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s motion of no confidence in Premier Thami Ntuli during a chaotic special sitting last month.  The…

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Ramaphosa leads January 8 programme ahead of ANC 114th anniversary

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has a number of engagements in Rustenburg in the North West.   Ramaphosa will start his day by playing golf, joined by the Chairperson of the Progressive Business Forum (PBF) Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, in Sun City.   He will then lead a door-to-door campaign at Seraleng village.  This as events unfold ahead of the party’s 114th anniversary…

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AZAPO calls on FIFA to ban the US from international competitions

AZAPO President Nelvis Qekema The Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) is calling on the football governing body FIFA to ban the US from international competitions, citing the country’s aggression towards Venezuela.   The party has condemned the US military strikes and the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, saying they are a violation of international law.   AZAPO president Nelvis Qekema says…

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FF Plus slams ANC over its Venezuela stance

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, flanked by his wife Cilia Flores and National Constituent Assembly President Delcy Rodriguez, arrives for a special session of the National Constituent Assembly to take oath as re-elected President at the Palacio Federal Legislativo in Caracas, Venezuela May 24, 2018. The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) says the African National Congress…

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Jacob Zuma is expected to brief the media on Wednesday afternoon

MK Party President , Jacob Zuma The uMkhonto weSizwe Party president, Jacob Zuma, is expected to brief the media in Pretoria on Wednesday afternoon.   This follows his engagements with representatives of Venezuela.   Zuma’s briefing will be held at the Venezuelan embassy alongside Venezuela’s ambassador to South Africa, Carlos Feo Acevedo.   The briefing comes…

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Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee resumes

African National Congress (ANC) MP Molapi Lekganyane delivers opening address on August 5, 2025 after being elected as Chairperson of the ad hoc committee investigating KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee will meet on Wednesday. The committee, which is probing allegations that KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has made, adjourned last…

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SACP putting itself at risk by contesting elections: Mantashe

[File Image] ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe. ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the South African Communist Party (SACP) is putting itself at risk by contesting elections independently. He was reacting to the SACP’s decision of going it alone in the 2026 local elections. The SACP has been saying its decision was prompted by the…

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