2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has called on alliance partners, particularly the South African Communist Party (SACP), to strengthen their partnership in honour of the late party General Secretary, Joe Slovo. Speaking at the 30th commemoration of Slovo’s death at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto on Monday, Ramaphosa’s remarks come as the…
2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) – Africa’s oldest liberation movement – is celebrating 113 years of existence this weekend. This year’s January 8 Statement rally will be held at Nelson Mandela Park at Khayelitsha in Cape Town on Saturday. The ANC has been the governing party since the first democratic elections in 1994,…
The African National Congress flag. 2 minutes The ANC, Africa’s oldest liberation movement, is celebrating 113 years of existence this coming weekend. This year’s January 8 Statement rally will be held at Nelson Mandela Park at Khayelitsha in Cape Town on Saturday. The ANC has been the governing party since the first democratic elections in…
Gun, bullets and shoe print 2 minutes A criminologist says an instruction by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu that the task team investigating political killings in KwaZulu-Natal be disbanded immediately, is likely to erode the credibility of law enforcement in the province. The instruction was given in a memorandum to police commissioners on the 31st of…
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula briefing the media. 1 minute ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party is confident that it will fill the Nelson Mandela Park Stadium in Khayelitsha in Cape Town to capacity on Saturday at its annual January 8 Statement celebration. Mbalula addressed the media at the facility on the party’s readiness…
Members of the SACP at Joe Slovo commemoration 1 minute SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila has told ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa that they are steadfast on their decision to contest the 2026 local elections independently. This is despite Ramaphosa’s earlier attempts to make the South African Communist Party (SACP) understand that going separately will weaken the…
2 minutes Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC) Paul Mashatile says the party is working hard to improve service delivery and deliver houses in poor areas such as Khayelitsha, in Cape Town. Mashatile is visiting Khayelitsha in the run-up to the party’s January 8th Statement for its 113th birthday programme. The birthday celebration…
3 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called on police to urgently investigate the killing of its Kabokweni branch treasurer, Dan Makutu. Makutu was gunned down near a spaza shop in Kabokweni, outside White River in Mpumalanga, on Christmas Day. Makuti was laid to rest at the Rocky’s Drift cemetery between Mbombela and Whiteriver….
Police vehicle lights. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg says the city’s VIP protection budget should be spent on providing basic services to residents. Yesterday, the High Court in Johannesburg ruled that the city’s VIP protection policy was unconstitutional. It said municipal officials were provided with excessive security without proper threat assessments. Under…
[FILE] The new police constables step onto the field to parade and receive their marching orders from the Minister of Police at the SAPS Academy in Tshwane. 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has confirmed that he has disbanded the police task team set up to investigate suspected political killings in KwaZulu-Natal. He says it…
