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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Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee resumes

African National Congress (ANC) MP Molapi Lekganyane delivers opening address on August 5, 2025 after being elected as Chairperson of the ad hoc committee investigating KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee will meet on Wednesday. The committee, which is probing allegations that KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has made, adjourned last…

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SACP putting itself at risk by contesting elections: Mantashe

[File Image] ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe. ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the South African Communist Party (SACP) is putting itself at risk by contesting elections independently. He was reacting to the SACP’s decision of going it alone in the 2026 local elections. The SACP has been saying its decision was prompted by the…

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Comedian Livhuwani Madadzhe’s fraud case postponed to Friday

Court gavel. The Thohoyandou High Court in Limpopo has postponed the sentencing of social media influencer and comedian Livhuwani Madadzhe to Friday. This after he submitted contradictory court applications. Madadzhe, who has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud, has approached the Constitutional Court to challenge Judge Thogomelani Tshidada’s decision to revoke his bail, while also…

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Bafana Bafana’s run at AFCON comes to an end

Bafana Bafana clash against Cameroon at AFCON 2025, January 4, 2026. South Africa’s run at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco has come to a disappointing end.   Five-time AFCON champions, Cameroon, beat the 2024 bronze medalists, Bafana Bafana, 2-1 in their Round of 16 match in Rabat.   Bafana Bafana were by…

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