Samkelo Mtshali

Contributing Journalist

Ace Magashule ‘not the only one’ EFF is trying to recruit

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EFF leader Julius Malema says his party is in advanced talks with expelled former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule.

ANC slams Poland over disembarkation stand-off

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The refusal by Polish authorities to allow a delegation of about 120 South African police officers, soldiers and journalists to disembark from their chartered flight ...

ANC will not speculate on Joemat-Pettersson’s death as police probe bribery allegations

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The ANC says it will not be drawn into speculation on the cause of death of its long-serving member of Parliament, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, who died this week.

ANC says finances ‘stable’ as it sends delegation on Chinese study trip

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The ANC has denied speculation that the state coffers were plundered to finance a two-week “study trip” to China.

BLSA mum on Project Ostrich, despite providing R18m in funding

Bongani Hans and Samkelo Mtshali|Published

Business Leadership SA has remained mum on allegations that an apartheid spy was involved in an investigation dubbed Project Ostrich, for which it provided R18 million ...

EFF shutdown: Business as usual on Monday, say SAPS and SANDF

Samkelo Mtshali , Xoliswa Madiba and Charmaine Mazibuko|Published

Security forces have assured the nation that the EFF will not bring the country to a standstill on Monday.

Mantashe says South Africans would live to regret voting ANC out of power

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As political parties gear up to sound the ANC’s death knell at the 2024 general elections, ending 30 years in power, party national chairperson Gwede Mantashe says ...

Give Eskom CEO VIP protection to help turn utility around – experts

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Embattled power utility Eskom has been urged to beef up the security detail of the incoming CEO to match that of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s VIP protection and to ...

State of disaster illegal – Outa

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A legal showdown is looming between the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) and the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Pretoria ...

SA greylisted by international anti-money laundering watchdog

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The Financial Action Task Force has put South Africa on the greylist, placing the country under increased monitoring to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, ...

Post Office workers fear for future as lay-offs loom

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As the shedding of around 6,000 jobs looms large at the South African Post Office , workers of the state-owned enterprise are worried about how they will survive. ...

Backlash following state of disaster declaration

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The DA is already in the process of challenging the constitutionality of Section 27 of the Disaster Management Act and has vowed to write to the Judge President ...

Parliament may act against EFF, but Malema wants an apology

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While the EFF has become known for disruptive behaviour during recent Sonas, this week was the first time the party had stormed the podium from where the president ...

Time for empty promises at Sona is over, parties fire warning shot to Ramaphosa

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A showdown is expected in Parliament this week when President Cyril Ramaphosa takes to the podium to deliver his State of the Nation Address (Sona). The EFF has ...

Calls for Ramaphosa to fire Eskom board

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The DA and EFF have both called for immediate changes to the National Energy Crisis Committee and Eskom’s board amid the country’s power crisis.

Dlamini Zuma and Mkhize set to challenge Ramaphosa

Samkelo Mtshali and Siboniso Mngadi|Published

ANC presidential hopefuls Zweli Mkhize and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma have seemingly begun their campaigns for the ANC presidency.

Don’t bother coming back to work, Mkhwebane told

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Acting Public Protector advocate Kholeka Gcaleka has written to her suspended boss, advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, telling her not to return to work despite the Western ...

NPA to stick with advocate Billy Downer in Zuma arms deal trial

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The NPA said on Tuesday that advocate Billy Downer had its full support and would continue to lead its prosecution team in the corruption trial involving former ...

Mass march to call for Cele’s resignation

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The DA wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Police Minister Bheki Cele, citing his shortcomings, including high rape and murder figures.

Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula okays Ramaphosa impeachment motion

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The ATM has been successful in its bid to have the National Assembly Speaker allow Parliament to vote in a motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa amidst ...

’Taliban’ faction makes clean sweep of top five positions at ANC KZN conference

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The seismic conference saw former chairperson Sihle Zikalala, who was seeking re-election, ousted from the all-powerful position.

EFF leader Julius Malema tells MacG that white people don’t trust black people, not even Cyril Ramaphosa

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In the tell-all interview, the leader of the Red Berets spoke all things South African, from President Cyril Ramaphosa to how the government’s Black Economic Empowerment ...

Duarte’s death will not create a vacuum in SG’s Office - Mashatile

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The ruling party says that it has moved to ensure that the work of the critical Secretary General’s Office is not impacted by the passing of its deputy secretary-general, ...

ANC says it is proud of cadre deployment

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The ruling ANC says it takes proud ownership of its cadre deployment policy and will forge ahead with its responding application to the North Gauteng High Court, ...

ANC admits failure to implement step-aside resolution will cause more damage to its integrity

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The ANC has admitted that failure to implement the step-aside resolution will threaten its legitimacy as a leader of society, and further increase the trust deficit ...