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President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering his closing address at the ANC National Executive Council meeting.
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Ramaphosa defends GNU as ‘right move’ amid criticism
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at the end of the four day ANC NEC meeting in Germiston east of Johannesburg. African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa says that despite pushback from some quarters, the Government of National Unity (GNU) remains the right approach – one that has brought stability and addressed the challenges facing the…
Apartheid victims challenge State’s request to stall reparations
Families of apartheid victims are demanding justice without further delays. The families and survivors of apartheid-era gross human rights violations, together with the Foundation for Human Rights, say they strongly oppose the government’s Wednesday application at the High Court in Pretoria to delay the constitutional damages case they have brought. The state will request either…
LIVE | Ad hoc committee elects Chair to probe Mkhwanazi allegations
The ad hoc committee established to investigate allegations of national security made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi , meets to elect a chairperson. The ad hoc committee established to investigate allegations of threats to national security made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, meets to elect a chairperson.
Kenny Kunene fails to appeal Equality Court’s 2023 finding
Kenny Kunene is suspended by the Patriotic Alliance for “Hate Speech” The Patriotic Alliance’s (PA) suspended Deputy President Kenny Kunene has failed to appeal the Equality Court’s 2023 finding that his labelling of EFF leader Julius Malema as a “cockroach” four times in a television interview in the context of a political party debate is hate speech….
Parliament’s gender balance slips with women making up 43% of MPs
Patricia de Lille The representation of women in the seventh Parliament is 43%, which is a drop of 3% compared to the figures of the previous administration. 22 of the 52 portfolio committees in the two Houses of Parliament are chaired by women. Most committees are chaired by men. Portfolio committees in Parliament, chaired by…
‘SACP not aiming to break alliance with ANC by contesting 2026 LGE’
SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila. The South African Communist Party (SACP) General-Secretary Solly Mapaila says they are not aiming to break the alliance with the African National Congress (ANC) by independently taking part in the 2026 local government elections (LGE). He was speaking at a gathering at KwaDlengezwa near Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal to commemorate…
ANC NEC adopts discussion documents for the National General Council
ANC top leadership at the ordinary sitting of the NEC in Germiston on the East Rand on August 1, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting has adopted the discussion documents for the party’s National General Council (NGC) scheduled for December. The mid-term review will look at the implementation of the…
SACP Turns 104 and gears up for independent election run
The South African Communist Party will be celebrating their 104th birthday. The South African Communist Party (SACP) is due to celebrate the founding of the party 104 years ago, at KwaDlengezwa near Richards Bay on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, on Sunday. The rally will be addressed by SACP General-Secretary, Solly Mapaila. The SACP and Congress…
POPCRU slams DA over claims of interference in VIP unit discipline
POPCRU Spokesperson, Richard Mamabolo says the DA must not play judge and jury in Deputy President, Paul Mashatile’s VIP Unit The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has expressed contempt for the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) remarks regarding Popcru’s alleged interference in disciplinary proceedings against VIP Protection Unit members assigned to Deputy President, Paul Mashatile….