Zintle Mahlati

Former Multimedia Journalist, IOL Politics

Minister gazettes election date, voters roll to be sealed at midnight

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The IEC has also indicated that political parties will have until 5pm on Tuesday to submit their final candidate nomination lists.

Home Affairs ready for voter registration weekend, says Aaron Motsoaledi

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Department of Home Affairs is ready to assist those who have either lost their IDs or need passports that are necessary to register.

Local government wage talks head back to conciliation

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Parties at the SA Local Government Bargaining Council will return to a conciliation process this week that could see an end to the local government wage negotiations. ...

Whistle-blower willing to co-operate with Parliament's probe into Mapisa-Nqakula bribery claims

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A whistle-blower who prompted an investigation into the National Assembly Speaker's alleged soliciting of bribes has come forward and expressed willingness to co-operate ...

Provinces assessing school drop-out rate due to Covid-19, says Motshekga

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The provincial offices of the Basic Education Department are assessing the number of pupils who have dropped out of school due to Covid-19, Minister Angie Motshekga ...

Marikana massacre: Nine years on and no prosecution or compensation

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Spotlight on lack of justice for many of the families whose lives were transformed on August 16, 2012.

Ramaphosa awaits inquiry report before moving on former SSA leaders

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President Cyril Ramaphosa took the stand at the Zondo commission yesterday and faced several questions about the state of the State Security Agency.

IEC to outline ConCourt application as Dlamini Zuma proclaims election date

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The IEC says the proclamation of the election date by Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has implications for its work as it prepares to head to the ConCourt seeking ...

Dlamini Zuma proclaims elections for October 27, while awaiting court order

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Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma says she has no legal standing not to proclaim the date for the 2021 local government elections as October 27 until a court order ...

Ramaphosa to appear before Zondo commission next week

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President Cyril Ramaphosa will take the stand at the Zondo commission on August 11 and 12, the inquiry confirmed on Monday.

Concern over Sassa’s ability to deliver reinstated R350 grant

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A report found that the SA Post Office had struggled to process certain cash payments while some branches had run out of cash.

Julius Malema chides Cyril Ramaphosa over unrest in KZN, Gauteng and CR17 documents

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EFF leader Julius Malema says the party will approach the Constitutional Court in its fight to have the CR17 sealed financial documents unsealed.

’Still some hope that public sector unions will accept wage offer’

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Public sector unions that remain undecided over the government’s wage increase have until this week to decide whether they will sign on to the 1. 5% wage increase. ...

Politician to appear in court for allegedly inciting supporters to attack malls

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This as Police Minister Bheki Cele said the police had identified three more suspects positively linked to the violent protests in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

IEC delays voter registration weekend by two weeks amid third wave

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Inquiry meanwhile probing whether the elections can be held safely and in a free and fair manner.

ANC has no say on Zuma prison sentence – Duarte

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ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte says the party wished former president Jacob Zuma a ’’successful’’ court application.

ANC NEC calls for disciplinary action against Nkandla mass gathering organisers, protesters

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The NEC has decided the ANC provincial secretary in KZN must institute an investigation and take disciplinary action those who incited violence, breached Covid-19 ...

Nzimande condemns 'counter-revolutionary' threats of war at SACP rally

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SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande has called on leaders to distance themselves from ’’counter-revolutionary conduct’’, a veiled reference to a gathering of Jacob ...

Moseneke hears opposing views on postponing elections amid pandemic

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Former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke this week concluded hearing oral submissions as part of his probe into whether the IEC can safely hold local government ...

IEC inquiry gets underway to determine if elections can go ahead in October

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Former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke will on Monday morning start hearing oral submissions on whether this year's local government elections can be held. ...

DA opens criminal case against Dr Zweli Mkhize over Digital Vibes debacle

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The DA has opened a criminal case against Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize over the Digital Vibes debacle.

Public sector talks on wage offer resume this week

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The unions have until Wednesday to indicate whether they will accept or reject the 1. 5% offered by the government.

WATCH: ’I will kill you outside,’ Malema threatens at Pan-African Parliament

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’Don’t make noise here, we are here to listen, don’t make noise here. I will f*ck you up outside, I will kill you outside, I will kill you. You do not know me,’ ...

These are charges Jacob Zuma pleaded not guilty to in his corruption trial

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Former president Jacob Zuma has pleaded not guilty to all charges which form part of an indictment in his corruption trial.

Advocate Dali Mpofu briefed for Jacob Zuma trial, special plea could be heard in July

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President Jacob Zuma will be represented by advocate Dali Mpofu during his corruption trial.