Ramaphosa leads January 8 programme ahead of ANC 114th anniversary

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has a number of engagements in Rustenburg in the North West.   Ramaphosa will start his day by playing golf, joined by the Chairperson of the Progressive Business Forum (PBF) Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, in Sun City.   He will then lead a door-to-door campaign at Seraleng village.  This as events unfold ahead of the party’s 114th anniversary…

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Egypt book AFCON quarterfinal spot after extra-time win over Benin

Egypt’s Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal Egypt have progressed to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. They beat Benin 3-1 in extra time Agadir Monday evening. Yasser Ibrahim’s superb header and Mohamed Salah’s breakaway strike earned record seven-time champions Egypt a hard-fought 3-1 extra-time victory over Benin in the Africa…

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Mossel Bay vegetation fire destroys structures, vehicles

A house has been destroyed by the fire in Aalwyndal, January 7, 2026. The Mossel Bay Municipality in the Western Cape says several structures and vehicles have been destroyed following a vegetation fire. Emergency personnel conducted evacuations throughout the night in the Aalwyndal area after the fire spread to a residential area. The evacuation notices…

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AZAPO calls on FIFA to ban the US from international competitions

AZAPO President Nelvis Qekema The Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) is calling on the football governing body FIFA to ban the US from international competitions, citing the country’s aggression towards Venezuela.   The party has condemned the US military strikes and the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, saying they are a violation of international law.   AZAPO president Nelvis Qekema says…

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FF Plus slams ANC over its Venezuela stance

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, flanked by his wife Cilia Flores and National Constituent Assembly President Delcy Rodriguez, arrives for a special session of the National Constituent Assembly to take oath as re-elected President at the Palacio Federal Legislativo in Caracas, Venezuela May 24, 2018. The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) says the African National Congress…

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Jacob Zuma is expected to brief the media on Wednesday afternoon

MK Party President , Jacob Zuma The uMkhonto weSizwe Party president, Jacob Zuma, is expected to brief the media in Pretoria on Wednesday afternoon.   This follows his engagements with representatives of Venezuela.   Zuma’s briefing will be held at the Venezuelan embassy alongside Venezuela’s ambassador to South Africa, Carlos Feo Acevedo.   The briefing comes…

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