Politics

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefs members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday. Live stream below:

The High Court in Pretoria is hearing suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lt-General Shadrack Sibiya’s bid to have him re-instated, on September 3, 2025. The lawyer representing suspended Deputy Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya, has argued that the processes followed by National Commissioner Fannie Masemola to suspend him are unlawful….

SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila delivers the political report at the Central Committee’s plenary, at Cosatu House in Johannesburg on August 29, 2025. South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila has dared the African National Congress (ANC) to expel its members. Relations between the two tripartite alliance members have been strained since the…

The Ditsobotla Local Municipality in Lichtenburg in the North West. The national government has decided to invoke section 139(7) of the Constitution at the troubled Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West. This means that the national executive assumes the powers and functions ordinarily exercised by the provincial government. Accordingly, the Minister of Finance…

ANC’s Fikile Mbalula and other delegates visiting the home of late Dikgang Moiloa. The African National Congress (ANC) says the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) decision to contest the 2026 Local Government Elections independently has sparked a serious debate on dual membership within its ranks. Currently, the ANC constitution allows members to belong to both…

ActionSA with placards i pledging support to SAPS’ KZN Provincial Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. ActionSA has added its voice to political parties serving on Parliament’s ad hoc committee that are concerned about the time available to complete their work. The committee was established to look into threats of national security, following allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial…

ActionSA with placards i pledging support to SAPS’ KZN Provincial Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. ActionSA has added its voice to political parties serving on Parliament’s ad hoc committee that are concerned about the time available to complete their work. The committee was established to look into threats of national security, following allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial…

Minister Patricia de Lille speaking at the opening of G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting in Durban. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille is expected to clear up several matters concerning the South African Tourism Board before a Parliamentary Committee on Tuesday. Among others, De Lille is expected to brief the Tourism Portfolio Committee on why she…

ANC Limpopo Chairperson Stanley Mathabatha addresses the Provincial Executive Committee meeting in Polokwane on June 17, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) Limpopo Chairperson Stanley Mathabatha has stepped aside from his role in the ANC due to processes followed for the Vhembe and Waterberg Regional Conferences. In a letter seen by SABC News, he says there…

ANC Limpopo Chairperson Stanley Mathabatha addresses the Provincial Executive Committee meeting in Polokwane on June 17, 2025. Limpopo ANC leaders and the party’s Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, are scheduled to meet on Wednesday to discuss the provincial Chairperson Stanley Mathabatha‘s decision to step aside. Mathabatha has cited some party members’ unethical conduct when he announced his…