A clash between party discipline and constitutional law has unfolded in KwaZulu-Natal after the provincial legislature declined to enforce the National Freedom Party’s (NFP) suspension of one of its own Members of the Executive Council (MEC), Mbali Shinga. In a letter dated 22 December 2025, the NFP’s Acting Secretary General,
By Thuto Mashaba 2025 has proven to be a difficult year for the Democratic Alliance (DA), marked by growing contradictions between its stated values and the lived realities in areas under its control, particularly in the Western Cape. Despite aggressive lobbying and litigation strategies, the DA and aligned business interests
Nolubabalo Mcinga, President of the Azania Movement and former First Deputy President of the Afrika Mayibuye Movement, has described 2025 as a defining year in South Africa’s political evolution. In reflections shared on X, she framed the year as one marked by ideological reassessment and renewed debate about the future
Former South African minister Lindiwe Zulu shares a glimpse into her Christmas Day celebrations. source
Detailed evidence before the Madlanga Commission has shed light on the internal mechanics of how PKTT cases were processed and transferred, revealing a system heavily reliant on manual procedures and fragmented oversight. Witnesses described a pipeline that depended on physical files, email correspondence, and individual initiative rather than integrated
Parliament’s CoGTA portfolio committee has moved to seek a legal opinion after confirmation that the South African Church Defenders have filed a Gauteng High Court challenge against the CRL Rights Commission Section 22 committee for the Christian sector. The department briefed MPs that the CRL is a Chapter 9 institution
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has wished South Africans a peaceful and meaningful Christmas, calling on the nation to reflect on unity, compassion, and shared responsibility during the festive season. Mashatile encouraged citizens to use the Christmas period to strengthen family bonds, care for the vulnerable, and extend kindness to
The ANC has officially commemorated the Molemole Five fallen comrades at the Rangers Sports Ground in Esleben, Limpopo Province. The mark of the fallen cadres was also used to mark the 70 years of the Freedom Charter, delivered by the Deputy Minister of Police and ANC NEC member Cassel Mathale.
The South African Church Defenders (SACD) have launched a high stakes legal challenge against the CRL Rights Commission, warning that the commission’s proposed self regulatory framework for churches threatens constitutional freedoms and opens the door to state control of religion. Speaking at a media briefing, SACD leaders confirmed that they
The head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Advocate Andrea Johnson, appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee where she criticised KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s 6 July 2025 media briefing, calling it unnecessary. That briefing drew national attention after Mkhwanazi alleged political interference, criminal infiltration within law enforcement and
