International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola. ANC NEC member and International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola, says multilateralism is under threat with the abduction of Venezuelan President, Nicholas Maduro by US forces. The elite US Delta Force led a raid into Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Maduro and his wife in Caracus at…
An ANC delegate walks past a banner during the 5th National General Council Political analyst Dr. Levy Ndou says this year’s African National Congress (ANC) January 8 Statement will be significantly different from previous years, as it faces mounting political and governance pressures. The ANC will celebrate its 114th anniversary at Moruleng Stadium in the…
SACP flag. The South African Communist Party (SACP) has strongly condemned the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. The US says its forces captured Maduro and his wife in Venezuela’s capital Caracas on Saturday. Maduro is being detained at a US prison. SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila says the Trump administration is in fact after…
Members Workers’ Party of Turkey (TIP) hold a protest, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife South Africa has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC), the body mandated to maintain international peace and security, to urgently convene and address the current…
FILE | President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at an event. President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed 25 Presidential Climate Commissioners (PCC) in terms of the Climate Change Act, 2024. The Commissioners will serve for the 2026–2030 tenure. The Deputy Chairperson will be announced at the first Commission this year where Ramaphosa will further outline the high-level priorities…
A candle is lit near a book. A former federal chairperson of the Democratic Alliance, Errol Moorcroft has passed away. He retired from politics in 2004 and returned to his farm near Adelaide in the Eastern Cape. Moorcroft’s political career started when was elected as the Progressive Federal Party member for Albany in 1981. He…
PAC President Mzwanele Nyhontso PAC President Mzwanele Nyhontso says the party wants to bring an end to maladministration in local councils as it gears up to the 2026 local government elections. Nyhontso says the PAC is ready to contest fully in the upcoming elections. He was delivering the party’s New Years Day message. Nyhontso has…
Commissioners of the Madlanga Inquiry at the inquiry’s sitting in Pretoria, 5 Dec 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that the recommendations of the Madlanga Commission will be fully implemented. He was speaking during his New Year’s message earlier Wednesday afternoon. Ramaphosa established the commission earlier this year to investigate allegations including of…
The Patriotic Alliance’s Gayton McKenzie. The Patriotic Alliance has expressed concern over the suspension of top fire officials in the George Municipality in the Western Cape. Fire Chief, Neels Barnard, and George Fire Department Station Commander, Santa Sternsdorf, are currently on suspension. Municipal spokesperson, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe, says commenting on internal matters is against their policy….
President Cyril Ramaphosa As the country’s ushers in the New Year, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to unite and build the country of their dreams. The President delivered his annual New Year’s message earlier Wednesday afternoon. The President reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to addressing the challenges of unemployment, poverty, and inequality,…
