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
South Africa’s defence leadership is under intense scrutiny after a public clash between Defence Minister Angie Motshekga and the Chief of the South African Navy, Monde Lobese. Vice Admiral Lobese sparked controversy after alleging that the continued underfunding of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was deliberate, raising concerns
Former Public Protector and respected constitutional law scholar Professor Thuli Madonsela has spoken out publicly for the first time in an emotional, hard-hitting media briefing, detailing what she describes as a traumatic R10 million legal fight, an alleged attempted eviction days after her partner’s death, and serious fears for her
As the CRL Rights Commission, through its Section 22 Ad Hoc Committee for the Christian Sector, launches a national consultation on a proposed self-regulatory framework for churches, South Africans are being told that new mechanisms are necessary to curb abuse and exploitation within religious spaces. The implication is clear: that
The African National Congress (ANC) has strongly condemned the latest actions of AfriForum and its CEO, Kallie Kriel, accusing them of running a reckless and racially driven campaign that threatens South Africa’s democracy. The party says these actions are deliberately designed to undermine the country’s sovereignty, discredit legitimate state institutions,
The 27th African National Congress Youth League ( ANCYL) elective conference has sermented its Top 6 leadership at the University of the North in Mankweng on Monday evening. Current leadership are: Collen Malatji _ President ( 32) Francisco Dyantyi_ Deputy. President ( 31) Tsakani Shiviti_ Secretary General (35) Venus Blennies
The ANC Youth League’s 27th National Congress is concluding as ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula delivers the official closing address LIVE from Polokwane. This address comes at a critical moment for the Youth League, with debates on leadership, renewal, discipline, and the future direction of the movement taking centre stage.
The African National Congress (ANC) has joined the nation in commemorating the 64th anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the former armed wing of the liberation movement, describing it as a historic pillar in South Africa’s hard-fought journey to freedom. Founded on 16 December 1961, a
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the keynote address at South Africa’s National Commemoration of Reconciliation Day 2025, held at the historic Ncome Museum in Nquthu, KwaZulu-Natal. Speaking at a site deeply rooted in South Africa’s divided past, the President reflects on reconciliation, nation-building, social cohesion and the unfinished work of healing
