FILE | National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi: The legal counsel of suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Andrew Chauke has accused outgoing National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi of failing to do her job with due diligence. Adv Thembeka Ngcukaitobi has referred to the 2010 murder case involving a South…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says he’s not bothered by the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) support for a motion of no confidence against him. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) last month tabled a motion of no confidence against Ntuli, citing allegations of financial mismanagement and corruption. The vote on the motion is…
The City of Ekurhuleni has placed its Head of Human Resources, Linda Gxasheka on precautionary suspension. The municipality says the move is aimed at protecting internal processes as investigations continue. It emerged at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that Gxasheka was allegedly reluctant to initiate suspension proceedings against Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius…
[file] ANC supporters One of the decisions taken by the African National Congress (ANC)’s National General Council is that South African Communist Party (SACP) members must recuse themselves from ANC discussions on strategy and tactics ahead of the local government polls. This is until both parties reach an agreement on the communist party’s decision…
The Municipal Demarcation Board has officially handed over the 2026/27 Local Government Election ward boundaries to the Electoral Commission, a major milestone on South Africa’s road to the polls. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says the outstanding wards in four KwaZulu-Natal municipalities due to litigation will not affect next year’s local government elections. This follows…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa To win the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE), ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the party must field its most dedicated, honest and competent candidates. Ramaphosa was speaking to over 1 600 delegates at the close of the ANC’s four-day National General Council (NGC). He says that there is no alternative…
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema engaging with members of the media in Johannesburg on December 11, 2025. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says that the party will continue engaging the South African Communist Party (SACP) informally ahead of the 2026 local government elections. This comes as the SACP has confirmed…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the concluding remarks of the 5th National General Council in Boksburg, East Rand on December 11, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says party members who are stepping aside voluntarily should be applauded. He was delivering the closing address at the ANC’s National General Council (NGC) in Boksburg,…
Dr Phophi Ramathuba. Amid escalating tensions within the tripartite alliance, friction between the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) has sparked debate over the future of Communist Party members deployed in government by the ANC. With the SACP set to contest the upcoming municipal elections independently, questions have emerged about…
David Makhura speaking to the media during the ANC’s National General Council in Boksburg. ANC Head of Education and former Gauteng Premier David Makhura has conceded significant shortcomings in the party’s performance, acknowledging the party’s own contribution to the steep decline in electoral support the organisation has experienced in recent years. Once commanding nearly 70%…
