Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gestures during a rally in Coachella, California, US 2 minutes The Presidency confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa held a telephone call with US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday. During the call, President Ramaphosa extended his congratulations to Trump on his election victory. “Ramaphosa said he had an opportunity to personally extend…
EFF President Julius Malema. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the decision of his party’s former Chairperson Advocate Dali Mpofu to defect to the uMkhonto weSizwe Party is not surprising. Mpofu announced his resignation from the Red Berets yesterday. He says the MK Party is the only vehicle that can take…
ANC Fikile Mbalula engaging members at a party event. 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula will lead the ‘Working with the People’s March’ in Tshwane on Friday morning. Mbalula says the march aims to unite and mobilize thousands of people across diverse communities in support of a people-centered agenda. He adds that…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile in the NCOP 2 minutes The National State Enterprises Bill 2024, which lapsed in the sixth Parliament, has been revived by the seventh Parliament. The Bill, among other things, aims to develop a centralised entity for the ownership of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). Deputy President Paul Mashatile made the announcement during the…
[FILE IMAGE] Former EFF National Chairperson, Advocate Dali Mpofu. 4 minutes The almost one-year old uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has left an indelible impact on South Africa’s political landscape. Not only has the party reduced the former governing party, the African National Congress (ANC)’s electoral support, it has also affected other parties such as the…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts the Presidential Imbizo in Umgababa, KwaZulu-Natal. Today’s event in Umgababa is billed as a District Development Model imbizo. District development models are government’s medium to long-term frameworks for integrated development. Residents of this area on the southern outskirts of the Durban metro have been having problems with erratic water…
The elderly voting on election day. 2 minutes Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane has reiterated his call for the country to make changes to the electoral system. Maimane wants the public to directly elect public office bearers to enhance accountability in the country. He says the reliance on political parties to choose…
File image: Inside the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. 2 minutes The Constitutional Court will this morning hear the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) bid for the confirmation of the order of the Supreme Court of Appeal that South Africans who lost their citizenship after acquiring another nationality remained the country’s citizens. The virtual hearing will follow…
1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) heads to the Constitutional Court to obtain an order of confirmation of the SCA ruling that Section 6(1)(a) of the South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 is unconstitutional and invalid. The section stipulates that South Africans may lose their citizenship upon voluntary and formal acquisition of citizenship of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile chairing Cabinet Lekgotla at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. 2 minutes Parliament is set to become stronger in its oversight role, with the establishment of a portfolio committee to oversee the Presidency. The National Assembly Rules Committee announced the decision to establish the committee, which was…
