Breakfast says the size of the crowd is going to play a critical role this year for the ANC. 2 minutes Political Analyst Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast says the January 8 Statement will outline the party’s vision for the year ahead, reflecting on past struggles and future goals. The African National Congress’ party top brass and…
Suspended Gauteng Health Department HOD Lesiba Malotana. The head of the Gauteng Health Department is expected to take the fight against his suspension to the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning. Lesiba Malotana was suspended last month after a Special Investigating Unit lifestyle audit flagged him as high risk due to discrepancies in his finances. In court…
Executive Mayor Dada Morero at the City of Johannesburg building. Minority parties in the City of Johannesburg say the city has experienced one of its most difficult periods of administrative instability and service delivery collapse under Mayor Dada Morero’s tenure. These sentiments follow the minority parties submitting a motion of no confidence in Morero. The…
Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala appears in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala is expected to continue his bail application in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Monday. During his previous court appearance, he denied being part of a plot to kill his former partner, Tebogo Thobejane in October 2023. Matlala…
South African bank notes. 2 minutes Funding has been highlighted as a key factor in turning the performance of struggling municipalities around. This has emerged at the three-day local government summit in Bloemfontein. With assets attached in some struggling municipalities, mayors are calling for national government to prioritise local government budget allocations. Tlhoare Motsoeneng is…
Norton Rose Fulbright office building, Sandton, Johannesburg. 1 minute Black legal practitioners have voiced concerns over Norton Rose Fulbright’s legal bid to block the newly introduced B-BBEE legal sector code. The code aims to address racial discrimination and promote black ownership in South Africa’s legal industry. Basadi ba Molao, a non-profit organization advocating for equality…
3 minutes Dr Jacobus Cilliers, Head of African Futures and Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies, has described the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a ‘mission impossible’. He has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to engage in serious discussions with Rwandan President Paul…
FILE: Grey clouds. 1 minute Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has urged the public to exercise extreme caution following a surge in fire incidents and a severe cold front sweeping across parts of South Africa. The warning comes after a tragic house fire in Mayfair, Johannesburg, on Monday claimed the lives of…
[FILE IMAGE]: President Cyril Ramaphosa with his Phala Phala Game Reserve in the background. 3 minutes Legal counsel for President Cyril Ramaphosa has argued that the National Assembly was correct not to adopt the Section 89 independent panel report in the Phala Phala matter as it was fundamentally flawed. Advocate Geoff Budlender has been arguing…
[FILE IMAGE]: Bullets seen at a crime scene. The community of the Kanana Informal Settlement in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats is reeling in shock following a mass shooting that has left seven men dead. The shooting occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police say the victims, aged between 26 and 30, were…
