Afrika Mayibuye leader Floyd Shivambu has pledged to write off municipal debt owed by poor and child-headed households if his party wins municipalities in the 4 November local government elections. Shivambu made the pledge on Saturday at the party’s manifesto launch in Thembisa, Ekurhuleni. He said the write-offs would be
[VENUE] – ANC Youth League (ANCYL) President Collen Malatji and long term partner Thlolo has celebrated their wedding in a ceremony attended by family, friends and several prominent political figures. The wedding brought together members of the political community and close associates of Malatji, who has emerged as one of
TEMBISA, EKURHULENI – The Afrika Mayibuye Movement has officially launched its 21 reasons for contesting the 2026 Local Government Elections, outlining a series of proposed interventions aimed at addressing service delivery, unemployment, local economic development, water security and community safety. The movement manifesto launch was held in Ekurhuleni on Saturday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation in the coming days on the government’s response to gender-based violence and the investigation into the killings of women in and around Ekurhuleni. His announcement came on Thursday, 24 September, during the National Heritage Day celebrations in Oudtshoorn, when nine women’s
South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Roelf Meyer, has rejected claims that Afrikaners are facing a “white genocide”, saying the notion of a mass, targeted attack against the country’s white minority does not exist. Speaking to the BBC, Meyer said he was surprised when he first heard US President
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has called for the immediate reinstatement of General Fannie Masemola as National Police Commissioner following the withdrawal of criminal charges against him. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) ordered the withdrawal of four charges against Masemola after NDPP Advocate Andy Mothibi reviewed the case and
The Electoral Court has dismissed the MK Party’s challenge to the integrity of the IEC’s digital vote-capturing system used in the 2024 national and provincial elections. The case centred on the “leaderboard incident” of 31 May 2024, when the public results dashboard went blank for about two hours. The MK
The Western Cape High Court has ordered the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party to reinstate Pumlani Kubukeli and Dr Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala after setting aside their expulsion from the party. The judgment, delivered today, Friday, restores the pair’s membership and their status as Members of Parliament in the National Assembly. The two
Evidence leaders at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry have filed an urgent application to have portions of the encrypted WhatsApp communications belonging to dismissed Crime Intelligence Deputy Chief Major-General Feroz Khan heard in camera (behind closed doors). The application request calls for broadcast cameras to be switched off and public
Questions have been raised over Bishop Azwihangwi Maumela’s use of the academic title “Dr” after the government-linked Justice, Crime Prevention and Security account, said he does not hold a doctorate registered or recognised by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). In a post today, Thursday, the account said Maumela had
