President Cyril Ramaphosa has come under renewed pressure in the Western Cape High Court after an opposition lawyer argued that the president gave an unlawful instruction when he reported the theft of US dollars from his Phala Phala farm to the head of his presidential protection unit. Advocate Kessler Perumalsamy,
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has officially confirmed the dismissal of suspended Crime Intelligence deputy head Major General Feroz Khan from the police service. National SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed on Wednesday that Khan was deemed dismissed in terms of Regulation 9(7)(b) of the SAPS Discipline Regulations. The
POLOKWANE – Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has reconstituted her Provincial Executive Council in the first major shake-up of the executive since the beginning of the seventh administration in July 2024, promising a more agile and results-driven government focused on improving service delivery and accelerating economic development. The changes, announced
The Electoral Commission has clarified that no political party or independent candidate will be granted additional time to capture candidates following the closure of the nomination process for the 2026 Local Government Elections. The IEC said the candidate nomination process officially closed on Friday, 28 August 2026 at 17:00, and
Julius Malema has until 30 September 2026 to apologise in the National Assembly to SCA Judge Elias Matojane and the Judicial Service Commission. Parliament’s Powers and Privileges Committee set the deadline after Speaker Thoko Didiza referred the matter when Malema missed a February 2026 date. Committee chair Weziwe Tikana-Gxotiwe said
The African National Congress faces a potentially damaging setback ahead of South Africa’s 4 November 2026 local government elections after the Electoral Commission rejected attempts to complete outstanding candidate submissions beyond the official deadline. The IEC has confirmed that no extension was granted to the ANC and that political parties
EFF leader Julius Malema has agreed to formally apologise to Supreme Court of Appeal Judge Keoagile Matojane and the Judicial Service Commission, bringing a nearly five-year dispute over his conduct during a judicial interview closer to an end. The fresh development emerged on Monday, 31 August 2026, with Parliament’s Powers
POLOKWANE — Former ANC Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has called on ANC volunteers in Limpopo to intensify their election campaign at community level, mobilise voters in every locality and work towards securing victory for the governing party in the November 4 local government elections. Motlanthe was addressing thousands of ANC
Nigeria has formally taken its concerns over recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in South Africa to the African Union, with President Bola Tinubu calling for the issue to be placed before African heads of state and warning that attacks against African nationals threaten continental unity and peaceful coexistence. LUANDA/PRETORIA/ABUJA, 31
MAKHADO: The political contest in Limpopo is gathering momentum, with Afrika Mayibuye Movement president Floyd Shivambu leading a high profile delegation to the Kutama Traditional Authority in Ha-Kutama as the newly established party steps up its campaign ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. Shivambu is meeting Vho Thovhele Kutama
