Politics

Chief Albert Luthuli 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal government is paying tribute to the late former African National Congress (ANC) president, Chief Albert Luthuli, during Freedom Day commemorative celebrations. Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli is expected to lay a wreath on Luthuli’s grave at the Groutville Cemetery in northern Durban. Officials of parties in the government of provincial unity and Luthuli’s family are expected to join Ntuli. The…

3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the annual Freedom Day celebrations in Emerlo, Mpumalanga today. This is a culmination of the year-long celebrations of South Africa’s 30 years of democracy. The day is celebrated under the theme – United in Resilience for The Defence of Our Freedom and Democracy. Freedom Day is a day…

Service delivery 3 minutes Three decades into democracy, many South Africans feel there is little to celebrate this Freedom Day, as service delivery failures continue to plague communities. President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the annual Freedom Day celebrations in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, on Sunday. This is a culmination of the year-long celebrations of the country’s 30…

2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has filed supplementary court papers in the Western Cape High Court in the challenge against a VAT increase. While Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced on Thursday that he would table a Rates Bill to reverse the VAT hike, the DA wants the High Court to specifically issue…

1 minute EFF leader Julius Malema addresses his party’s Freedom Day celebration in Brandfort, Free State. LIVESTREAM:

Koeberg Power Station 1 minute Eskom says despite setbacks, it is determined to prevent load shedding as winter sets in. The power utility briefed Parliament’s Electricity and Energy Committee on its strategic plan for the period between 2025 and 2030. This after Eskom abruptly implemented stage two load shedding on Thursday afternoon and suspended it…

uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma. 1 minute The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) leader Jacob Zuma is scheduled to deliver the Solomon Mahlangu lecture today as the country observes Freedom Day. Zuma is expected to begin the commemoration of the young anti-apartheid activist at the Khosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria where Mahlangu was held. Zuma will also visit the cemetery in Mamelodi where Mahlangu was buried…

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tables the 2025 budget in the National Assembly in Cape Town on 12 March 2025. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema says Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana does not have the powers to reverse the Value-Added Tax (VAT) increase because it was passed in Parliament. Malema says the…

File image: The Rustenburg Local Municipality employee doing repairs. 1 minute The Rustenburg Local Municipality in the North West is facing renewed political uncertainty, following a shift in coalition arrangements. The African National Congress (ANC) in the province has abandoned its coalition partners and joined forces with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to co-govern the…

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has conceded that the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) decision to contest elections separate from the tripartite alliance will have a negative impact on the ANC. He says the ANC is continuing to engage the SACP with the hope that the two…