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AfriForum CEO, Kallie Kriel. Photo: @kalliekriel

NPA must prosecute Mbalula for 2016 Dubai trip to manage relations with the US, says AfriForum

Gerrie Nel said AfriForum was looking at developing the law to privately prosecute politicians such as the ANC secretary general for corruption

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa pauses NHI implementation pending Constitutional Court ruling

The Constitutional Court will hear challenges to the National Health Insurance Act from 5 to 7 May 2026

Going nowhere: President Cyril Ramaphosa had once again weathered an internal push to unseat him before
the end of his term in 2027. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

SA 2025: Scenic route from G20 to NGC

This was the year that was — South Africa’s chequered 2025, a year that ends not with resolution, but with reckoning

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and President Cyril
Ramaphosa at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.

How Ramaphosa Trump-ed his US counterpart: A global communication masterclass

The G20 Summit was a moment that announced to the world that the Global South is ready not only to contribute to global discourse but to shape it

‘Badge of honour’: According to South African law, Julius Malema will be ineligible to pursue his dreams of becoming president of the country if his appeal against both conviction and sentence fails. Photo: EFF

Where to from now for Malema after guilty verdict

EFF leader Julius Malema faces a major setback in his presidential ambitions after he was convicted on firearm charges, threatening his political future

EFF leader Julius Malema. Photo by Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Malema to wait another day to know his fate in firearm case

Delivery of the ruling by magistrate Twanet Olivier will continue on Tuesday

Like US President Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk saw migrants as intruders who must be removed, and the homeless as lazy people. Photo: Schneyder Mendoza/AFP

The fault lines of Charlie Kirk’s socio-political and theological nationalism

The American right-wing Christian nationalist, media personality and ally of Donald Trump’s MAGA movement was shot dead on 10 September

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. (X)

Mbalula dares US to bring on sanctions against ANC leaders

The ANC secretary general said the party would not compromise on policies like black economic empowerment which have attracted the wrath of Washington

EEF leader Julius Malema.

Kenny Kunene: I will not pay Malema a cent for calling him a cockroach

The matter is set to be heard at the Johannesburg high court on 23 July

EFF leader Julius Malema. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

EFF to use ‘kill the boer’ as part of 2026 election strategy

The Economic Freedom Fighters insist on the use of the struggle song as a rallying cry ahead of the polls

Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. (Jairus Mmutle/GCIS)

Solidarity threatens Ntshavheni with defamation over ‘inflammatory rhetoric’

The trade union has accused the minister in the presidency of weaponising discourse instead of focusing on facts

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. (File photo)

Lesufi calls relocated Afrikaners ‘untransformed human beings’

He also said that ‘white only’ enclaves such as Kleinfontein would be dealt with within the ambit of the law

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Supplied

Lamola: Trump invited to G20, but attendance up to him to decide

The foreign minister reiterated that the US president’s offer of refugee status for Afrikaners was not made within the international definition of asylum

US President Donald Trump (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Trump to snub November G20 summit in SA, again citing so-called persecution of whites

The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all races

US President Donald Trump. (File photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

International relations department downplays US defence aid suspension

The decision was a logical consequence of Donald Trump’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa, the ministry said

Dirco minister, Ronald Lamola. (@RonaldLamola/X)

Lamola says organisations ‘like AfriForum’ are anti-constitutional

The minister also took a swipe at the DA during the inaugural Aziz Pahad dialogue, saying government was implementing the will of the people, not ANC policy

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Ambassador to US: Washington can wait for pragmatic Ramaphosa

The president’s choice in selecting a new ambassador amid a historic downturn in diplomatic relations also speaks to an existential dilemma for his party

Truth to power: Ebrahim Rasool speaks his truth quietly, yet is heard loudly.

International relations department concerned by US calls for policy change in SA

The US State Department has said it will seek changes after ambassador is kicked out

AfriForum CEO, Kallie Kriel. Photo: @kalliekriel

AfriForum reiterates calls for US sanctions against Ramaphosa

Kallie Kriel said treason charges were baseless and would only serve AfriForum’s cause

ANCYL President Collen Malatji

ANC Youth League’s Malatji defends treasurer’s lack of tertiary qualifications

The youth league president also said that if AfriForum is not interested in nation building, its supporters should pack up and go to the US