The Rail Commuters Action Group (RCAG) on Monday laid criminal charges against the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) at Muizenberg police station, GroundUp has reported. The charges relate to the death of 19-year-old Keeno Abib on January 13, 2018, between False Bay and Lakeside train stations. An eyewitness[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to respond to the debate and questions around his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). But before the newly sworn in president responds to questions raised by members of Parliament on Tuesday, he is expected to be out early in the morning in Gugulethu[…]
The Economic Freedom Fighters have questioned a report released by the SA Institute of Race Relations that suggests 60% of the party’s MPs have left Parliament since 2014. In an op-ed in the Daily Maverick‚ EFF MP and deputy secretary general Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi said the author of the IRR report‚[…]
The Hawks would not be drawn on if Duduzane Zuma is a person of interest or if a warrant has been issued for his arrest. “The only person we spoke about was Ajay [Gupta]. Now people want to know what is happening within our investigations. We can’t talk about those[…]
NBA players will return to South Africa in August to participate in the third NBA Africa Game, officials said on Saturday. It will honor the centenary of the birth of former South Africa president and anti-apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela, who died in 2013. It will be played in support of[…]
African National Congress NEC member Bheki Cele says one of the reasons for the recall of former President Jacob Zuma was the Constitutional Court judgment on Nkandla where the court found that “the President failed to uphold the Constitution”. The ConCourt judgment on Nkandla was handed down in March 2016,[…]
The Hawks say the hunt is still on for the Gupta brothers. Police have declared Ajay Gupta a fugitive from justice and are also looking for Atul Gupta and Duduzane Zuma over alleged corruption. Hawks spokesperson, Brigadier Hangwani Muluadzi says more arrests are looming. He adds, “Well, we haven’t had[…]
Cyril Ramaphosa is the new president of South Africa after he was elected unopposed in the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon. Ramaphosa was nominated as a candidate by ANC backbencher Patrick Maesela, and the nomination was seconded by his colleague Joan Fubbs. None of the opposition parties nominated a candidate.[…]
The Democratic Alliance says it is “rejoicing” at the news that Jacob Zuma has resigned as president, while the United Democratic Movement says “good riddance”. Zuma announced on Wednesday evening that, although he does not agree with his decision, he will resign as president of the republic effective immediately. “We[…]
Former president Jacob Zuma’s resignation letter has been received by Parliament, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete confirmed on Friday morning. The ANC also confirmed that Cyril Ramaphosa is their man to take over as President of South Africa. “Since you are here, we can just say that our caucus dealt[…]
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