Former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) boss Andrea Johnson’s exit from the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday has been cut short. The commission has decided to issue the former IDAC head with a Rule 3 notice and recall her. Thursday’s hearings resumed with Advocate Drushanta Ramsamy taking the witness stand. The
The ANC has moved to defend the Western Cape High Court order pausing public hearings in the parliamentary process involving President Cyril Ramaphosa, insisting that the matter is about protecting due process, not shielding anyone from accountability. In a strongly worded statement, the party said South Africans want those who
The Democratic Alliance party calls upon South Africans to encourage the adoption of the smart ID card and digital services within Home Affairs, which will ultimately lead to a stronger and more secure South African passport and the easing of visa requirements across the board. The call is prompted by
“You Cannot Compete With Us”: ANC Limpopo Fires Election Warning as Ramathuba Defends Party’s Grassroots Power Ahead of 2026 Polls THOHOYANDOU | With South Africa edging closer to the 2026 local government elections, the African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has delivered a bold message to its political opponents. The
Former President Jacob Zuma has moved to take direct control of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s finances in a dramatic intervention that comes as the organisation battles unpaid rent, office evictions and mounting questions over its financial management. The decision marks one of the most significant shifts in the party’s
The calls for the suspension of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head, Advocate Andrea Johnson, have mounted following her bizarre testimony at the Madlanga Commission this week. This comes after it emerged that IDAC interfered in the investigation of the suspended Crime Intelligence boss, Major General Feroz Khan, and
POLOKWANE: As ANC supporters gather in Thohoyandou for preparations for the Nelson Mandela Rally, the party in Limpopo is mourning the death of a political veteran who made history as the first mayor of Molemole Local Municipality. Julia Mothudi, who served as the municipality’s inaugural mayor following its establishment in
The political dispute between the National Freedom Party (NFP) and its former member Mbali Shinga has escalated into a courtroom showdown, with the party turning to the Pietermaritzburg High Court in an effort to force KwaZulu Natal Legislature Speaker Nontembeko Boyce to remove Shinga from the provincial legislature. The matter,
The political rivalry between the Umkhonto WeSizwe Party (MK Party) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) spilled into the KwaZulu Natal Legislature this week as MK Party members openly celebrated the removal of Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi as the Zulu Prime Minister. Buthelezi, a senior IFP figure and KwaZulu Natal MEC
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s fight to stop the Phala Phala impeachment process has run into a sharp legal argument that his personal discomfort cannot be placed above the country’s need for accountability. In the Western Cape High Court, Advocate Dali Mpofu argued that the impeachment process must continue unless the independent
