Disgruntled members of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) gathered in numbers at King Dinizulu Park in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to plot a way forward following widespread allegations of candidate nomination list manipulation on Friday. The gathering follows a turbulent week for the party ahead of the upcoming 4 November
President Cyril Ramaphosa held bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi today, Friday ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, which begins tommorow, Saturday. The meeting focused on strengthening South Africa-Russia relations, trade and cooperation, as well as preparations for the upcoming Russia-Africa summit in Moscow. Ramaphosa thanked
POLOKWANE: ANC Norman Mashabane Regional Chairperson Dagma Mamanyoha is expected to be appointed as the new Executive Mayor of Mopani District Municipality next week, following his resignation as mayor of Greater Letaba Municipality on Friday. Mamanyoha’s expected deployment will see him move from the local municipality to the district’s highest
Standoff conditions reached a boiling point along Moore Road (Che Guevara Road) on Thursday as hundreds of anti-immigration protesters converged on a long-standing encampment of Congolese nationals, sparking an immediate intervention by civil rights activists and religious leaders. The demonstration, spearheaded by the March and March Movement, has intensified local
Tensions surrounding immigration policy have reached a boiling point on Moore Road (Che Guevara Road) in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), where Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, leader of the anti-illegal immigration movement March and March, is leading ongoing demonstrations calling for the immediate removal of Congolese nationals camping outside the Department of Home
EThekwini Municipality Mayor Cyril Xaba was forced to withdraw hastily from Moore Road (now Che Guevara Road) in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) after being chased away by angry protesters and supporters of the March and March Movement. The incident unfolded on September 10, 2026 (Thursday) amid an escalating standoff regarding
March and March Movement is expected to return to the Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre on Che Guevara Road in Durban today, Thursday, following last week’s violent confrontation with refugees and asylum seekers living on the pavement. The planned action follows a “clean-up” operation on 3 September that descended into
Civil rights organisation AfriForum has acknowledged a formal request from a group calling itself Concerned South African Citizens to intervene in the ongoing citizenship and deportation dispute involving Chidimma Adetshina. The request was logged under case reference AFK41089 after the group said previous letters to the Democratic Alliance and government
The corruption and money-laundering trial of former National Assembly Speaker and Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was abruptly halted on Wednesday after her legal counsel informed the Pretoria High Court that she required immediate medical attention. The sudden interruption paused what has been a highly charged week of testimony, where Mapisa-Nqakula
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has invoked Section 154 of the Constitution to deploy a technical expert to the Endumeni Local Municipality in Dundee, northern KZN, following the municipality’s repeated failure to pass its 2026/27 annual budget. Governance expert Thando Manda has
