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ANC targets outright majority in upcoming election, unconcerned with 'proliferation' of small parties
12th January 2024 The African National Congress won't be distracted by smaller parties as it prepares for an outright majority in the upcoming general election. This... →
SA represented Hamas, Israel says; US sticks to calling genocide allegations unfounded
12th January 2024 Israel called South Africa a tool of Hamas on Thursday and decried what it called the hypocrisy underlying the case it presented to the... →
NFP begins new year with political, racial rows ahead of 'one faction's meeting' with IEC
12th January 2024 The National Freedom Party's (NFP) sole MP, Munzoor Shaik Emam, is butting heads with newly elected party president Irvin Barnes over its... →
SA's case against Israel won't affect investment bid at Davos, says Godongwana
12th January 2024 South Africa doesn't believe its International Court of Justice (ICJ) bid against Israel will hamper efforts to sell itself as an investment... →
SA won't be blackmailed by antisemitism allegations in quest to end Israel impunity, says Lamola
11th January 2024 South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice – which accuses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 13... →
Former ANC war combatants face off as MKMVA members join Zuma's new MK Party
11th January 2024 A group claiming to be members of the MK Military Veterans Association pledged their support to Jacob Zuma's MK Party. However, African National... →
Sassa paid R140m to dead beneficiaries over the last three years, Parliament hears
11th January 2024 South Africa's social security payments remain a cesspool of irregularities as the beleaguered entity paid R140-million to dead beneficiaries.... →
Nzimande under fire: Minister discusses 'missing middle' funding as students call for his head
11th January 2024 The SA Union of Students is not backing down on its demand for the removal of Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande. SAUS spokesperson Asive... →
KZN's R22.4m Covid-19 irregularities scandal hits another snag - four years later
11th January 2024 Almost four years after they were implicated in a R22.4-million irregularities scandal during the Covid-19 era, three senior managers in the... →
NSFAS board chair Ernest Khosa takes leave of absence in wake of leaked audio
11th January 2024 National Student Financial Aid Scheme board chairperson Ernest Khosa has asked to be placed on a leave of absence. This follows allegations against... →
Joburg mayor to address a gathering in Palestine which supports SA's ICJ application
10th January 2024 Residents of the City of Ramallah in central West Bank, Palestine, plan to converge around a statue of the late president Nelson Mandela on... →
Public Protector already dealt with Nkandla fire pool drama - Presidency
10th January 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has steered clear of the reinvigorated controversy around the R4-million pool at Nkandla, with his spokesperson saying... →
'I signed the papers': ANC takes logo dispute with MK Party to the Electoral Court
10th January 2024 The African National Congress has reportedly taken its logo dispute with the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe Party to the Electoral Court. ANC... →
150 000 Sassa beneficiaries not paid in January due to 'verification' delays
10th January 2024 More than 150 000 people did not receive their social grant payments in January, with the SA Social Security Agency saying the delay was due to a... →
Genocide case at ICJ: Israeli president calls SA's lawsuit 'atrocious and preposterous'
10th January 2024 Israel's President Isaac Herzog labelled South Africa's case of genocide against his country as "atrocious and preposterous" on Tuesday, but there... →
Some of SA’s greatest critics are part of its legal team against Israel
10th January 2024 South Africa's legal team in its genocide case against Israel is made up of human rights champions, who have not been afraid to litigate the very... →
eThekwini says 'nothing untoward' in providing motorcade support to Zuma's MK Party
10th January 2024 The eThekwini Metro is under pressure to explain why metro police cars, driven by City officers, led a motorcade of the MK Party in Durban. The... →
Mosiuoa Lekota calls for constitutional amendment, wants SA voters to 'directly elect the president'
9th January 2024 The Congress of the People is calling for the direct election of South Africa's president, to give credence to the mantra that the people shall... →
'Back to the drawing board' for govt as Karpowership SA, others lose grid access - Ramokgopa
9th January 2024 Government has to "go back to the drawing board" now that Karpowership SA and two other emergency power projects lost their grid access, says... →
Ex-police minister Nhleko insists Nkandla pool was a fire pool, calls Mbalula 'worst' ANC SG
9th January 2024 Former police minister Nathi Nhleko has insisted that the justification for the irregular spending of public funds on a swimming pool at former... →
Joburg mayor snubs water activists once again
9th January 2024 A group of water experts want to help Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda solve the city's ongoing water crisis, but first they have to get him to... →
How SA intends to show Israel can be suspected of genocide in Gaza
9th January 2024 South Africa says the International Court of Justice only needs to establish that some of its accusations against Israel are capable of falling... →
ANC presses for unity, takes aim at Zuma's MK Party after Mbalula cops to great Nkandla lie
9th January 2024 Hours after African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula exposed his party's great lie about former ANC president Jacob Zuma's... →
ANC is not dead, not scared, and 'it fears f**ol' - Ramaphosa, as party prepares for 112th birthday
9th January 2024 The African National Congress (ANC) is "strong" and is not on its knees - and opposition parties undermining the ruling party "will be put in their... →
'Selected by the best': Top political minds to choose Rise Mzansi's MPs
8th January 2024 Rise Mzansi coopted several political bigwigs to oversee its independent candidate selection nominations for the upcoming general election. On... →
Dirco official says Israel is 'weaponising' Jewish suffering to 'deflect criticism'
8th January 2024 A senior official of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation says Israel is using Jewish suffering as "a means to deflect... →
ANC turns to church as it mulls action on Zuma's breach of party constitution
8th January 2024 The African National Congress is considering taking action against former president Jacob Zuma after its 112th anniversary celebrations in... →
Why there was a dramatic decline in pupils repeating grades after Covid-19
8th January 2024 The number of pupils repeating Grades 10 and 11 dropped dramatically in 2020 after tests at school were "relaxed" to compensate for learning losses... →
Johannesburg Speaker determined to run a tight ship, wants councillors to behave this year
8th January 2024 The Speaker of Johannesburg's council, Margaret Arnolds, intends to run a tight ship this year. Speaking to News24, the African Independent... →
Controversial commissioner recused over anti-foreigner posts on X
20th December 2023 Controversial advocate Thulani Makhubela has been recused as a Khampepe Inquiry commissioner, following complaints about his purported... →
Parliament clarifies uproar over secretary Xolile George's salary, argues he was headhunted
20th December 2023 The annual package of Parliament's top administrator, Xolile George, went up from an advertised R2.6-million to a whopping R4.4-million in less... →
Cape Town airport ranked world's third-best in global study
20th December 2023 Airline and airport snafus feel all but inevitable of late, but that may be because you’re flying in and out of the wrong airports. Here to help... →
How Iqbal Survé's companies paid Niehaus, Pandor's daughter, ANC MPs – and explained it away
20th December 2023 In the months before it decided to close Iqbal Survé and his Sekunjalo group's accounts, Nedbank questioned payments to, among others, former... →
Intercape welcomes latest court ruling as 'violent campaign' continues
20th December 2023 Intercape says the latest ruling holding police in contempt of court is a victory for the company amid rogue taxi associations' ongoing "violent... →
Talk was rife he was linked to the murders, says mayor of alleged killer KZN councillor
20th December 2023 The mayor of the Okhahlamba Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, Vikizitha Mlotshwa, alleged he was made aware of criminal allegations against... →
Gauteng High Court orders sequestration of Gupta associate Eric Wood
20th December 2023 The Gauteng High Court has ordered the sequestration of Gupta associate Eric Wood's estate, ruling in favour of Transnet's Second Defined Benefit... →
DA to investigate whether to axe KZN councillor accused of killing wife, children
19th December 2023 Democratic Alliance (DA) leader in KwaZulu-Natal Francois Rodgers says one of his councillors, who is accused of murdering his own family, left him... →
Israeli attack on residential area in south Gaza kills at least 29
19th December 2023 At least 29 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike in a residential area of Rafah in southern Gaza, while a hospital was raided in... →
Police commissioners in contempt of court for failing to develop long-haul bus safety plan
19th December 2023 National police commissioner Fannie Masemola and Eastern Cape police commissioner Nomthetheleli Lillian Mene were found in contempt of court for... →
Uganda court hears suit filed in opposition to anti-LGBTQ law
19th December 2023 The Constitutional Court of Uganda has begun hearing the first challenge to a draconian anti-gay law that has triggered criticism from the United... →
Suspended PIC exec's R4.5m 'suspicious transactions'
19th December 2023 Forensic investigators appointed by the state-owned asset manager, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), have recommended reporting suspended... →
