The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in the MK Party’s urgent application to block Shamila Batohi’s pension, after hearing arguments on urgency and the legality of withholding state-funded benefits
The deepening rupture between the two was laid bare at the commemoration of Joe Slovo’s death
President Cyril Ramaphosa put a brave face on Friday to legacy foundations and opposition parties boycotting a convention to kick off a National Dialogue on how to resolve South Africa’s numerous problems, saying similar walkouts had occurred during the difficult transition to democracy. “We are embarking on a process that will launch a million conversations. […]
SA’s sport minister is speeding towards Formula One glory — never mind the potholes, power grid or the fiscal cliff
Herman Mashaba has created a deputy position for Forum 4 Service Delivery founder Mbahare Johannes Kekana as part of the agreement
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power
The former president compared the behaviour of the members to the ANC, saying they should rather ‘face the enemy’
Simenyiwe Dlomo-Zondo made the allegations of abuse on Instagram, but Zondo has also accused his wife of ‘assaulting’ him
The Democratic Alliance insists that crucial SOEs such as Eskom should report to related ministries for better accountability
The accusation comes after the MK party in legislature voted against the approval of all provincial department budgets in recent portfolio committee meetings
The party is establishing a task team led by Minister Parks Tau, a former mayor of Johannesbur, to tackle service delivery issues
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader is allegedly purging dissenters, focusing on loyalty to secure his position before elective conference
Influenced by middle-class issues, the government of national unity may neglect the problems of the poor
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Operation Vulindlela is forging ahead with its next phase amid ongoing wrangling over positions in his executive
The liberation party has fallen victim to its own success, said the former provincial deputy chairperson
Changes need to be made to restore citizens’ trust in democracy and ensure they are able to hold leaders to account
The party argues in court papers that its votes were ‘stolen’ because the IEC manipulated the voting process
The president will consult the leaders of other parties before he makes the appointments
The ‘majority’ of 17 parties in parliament had expressed support for the government of national unity, the ANC secretary general said on Thursday night
If we don’t have a credible left party on the ballot in the next elections, it will put our democracy in danger and we will not be able to solve our social crisis
