MK Party rejects parliamentary approval for Ramaphosa’s pay rise

MK Party Chief Whip, Mzwanele Manyi and Dr. John Hlophe attend the National Assembly planning session on September 12, 2024. 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s Chief Whip Mzwanele Manyi strongly opposes Parliament’s approval of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s salary increase. African National Congress (ANC) Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli tabled a motion in response to the…

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Hani’s killer Janusz Walus to be deported to Poland

Former SACP leader Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus . 2 minutes Former South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus will be deported to Poland. The Ministers of Justice, Home Affairs,  Correctional Services and the Presidency made the announcement in a media briefing outside Hani’s home in Dawn Park, Ekurhuleni, today. Minister…

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Mashaba criticises Ramaphosa for relaxing visas for Nigerians

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (l) meets President Cyril Ramaphosa for the 11th South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission. 1 minute ActionSA president Herman Mashaba has lambasted President Cyril Ramaphosa for relaxing visa requirements for Nigerian citizens. Earlier this week, the President announced that Nigerian businesses would be granted a five-year multiple-entry visa to simplify trade between the…

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‘Cabinet appointments are the sole prerogative of the president’

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the South Africa – Nigeria Business RoundTable in Cape Town on December 3, 2024. 1 minute Cabinet has defended President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent reshuffle. On Tuesday night, Ramaphosa announced that Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi would take over Thembi Simelane’s Justice and Constitutional Development portfolio. Simelane is now in charge of…

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Thabazimbi Municipality remains a hung council after by-election

Provincial electoral officer Nkaro Mateta delivering the Thabazimbi Local Municipality by-election results. 2 minutes The Electoral Commission in Limpopo says the outcome of the by-elections means the Thabazimbi Local Municipality remains in the same situation as before the poll, a hung council. Provincial Electoral Officer Nkaro Mateta has announced the results of the ward by-elections…

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INFOGRAPHIC: Mapping the latest by-election results

Election 2024 result board 1 minute Several municipalities across the country conducted by-elections yesterday, with the ANC winning most of the contested wards. The Thabazimbi Local Municipality also held their by-elections to elect a new local council, but council remains hung as the African National Congress (ANC) dropped to 39.65% of the vote share (10…

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Bongo, Dube acquitted of corruption charges

File image: Former Minister of State Security Bongani Bongo at Parliament in Cape Town. 1 minute Former State Security minister Bongani Bongo, former head of the Mpumalanga Human Settlements Department, David Dube, and 16 others are free men. This comes after the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court acquitted them of corruption charges on Wednesday. Dube…

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