ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe allegedly “pleaded” with Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema to help him scupper President Jacob Zuma’s Gupta-linked nuclear plans when they met to discuss post-municipal election coalitions. In a recorded interview, conducted under oath with then public protector Thuli Madonsela concerning her probe into state[…]
International advisory firm Henley & Partners honoured Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, the founder of disaster relief agency Gift of the Givers Foundation, with the prestigious Global Citizen Award in London on Friday for demonstrating extraordinary courage and commitment through his humanitarian work. Sooliman was accorded particular praise for his contribution towards[…]
President Jacob Zuma is fighting tooth and nail not to pay legal fees from his pocket after he attempted to block the release of the State of Capture report, which flags potential wrongdoing on his part and some members of his Cabinet. Zuma – who has been described as a[…]
The body of a six-month pregnant woman whose BMW was swept away by flash floods on the N3 near Linksfield in Johannesburg following Wednesday’s thunderstorms in has been found near Lanseria. The Jukskei River flows from Linksfied in the east to Lanseria north of the city. However, the police’s Kay[…]
Suspended ANC Chairperson in the Western Cape, Marius Fransman, insists that he’s still the party’s provincial chairperson. Fransman was suspended for five years following a disciplinary hearing which he did not attend. One of the charges relates to what the National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) has referred to as the abuse[…]
The entire Eskom board must resign, not just group chief executive Brian Molefe, the Economic Freedom Fighters said on Friday. “Suffice to say, if they do not, the EFF will make sure that Parliament dissolves them as soon as possible,” said EFF MP and spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. Welcoming Molefe’s resignation[…]
Retired Public Protector Thuli Madonsela should step back from commenting on the state capture report as she has no further role to play in the process, the Presidency said on Friday. Madonsela’s continuing public statements relating to President Jacob Zuma and her recent report are of concern, it added. “Her[…]
Concerned stalwarts of the ANC should be wary of accepting an invitation to meet with members of the party’s national working committee (NWC), says Rivonia trialist Denis Goldberg. “If we do accept, then we should not resile from our political position,” the stalwart writes in a letter to 124 ANC[…]
Former SARS employee Johan Van Loggerenberg says he is ready to take on the Hawks and NPA in court to clear his name. “Hawks and NPA you must come. Our consciences are clear and we are ready,” he said. “If you want to abuse your power to achieve a nefarious[…]
Fifteen municipal ward by-elections will take place across six provinces on Wednesday, the Electoral Commission of South Africa has said. These are the first by-elections since the August 3 local government elections. Sixty-six candidates representing 16 political parties and two independent candidates are contesting. Nine of the contested wards are[…]
WhatsApp us 