Malema promises no fighting with ‘bouncers’ at Parliament’s opening

Byron Lukas and Zolani Sinxo|Published

Ahead of this morning’s landmark first sitting of South Africa’s seventh democratic Parliament, EFF leader Julius Malema has promised that his party’s MPs would ...

Will DA drop ANC lawsuits in Government of National Unity?

Zolani Sinxo|Published

The DA is intent on forming a Government of National Unity (GNU) with the ANC even though it has several court cases pending against the party for policies, including ...

Elections declared free and fair as 21 parties set to take legal action against IEC

Zolani Sinxo|Published

Despite a warning by former president Jacob Zuma at the weekend not to release the official election results, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) went ...

IEC clears concerns over use of one ballot box rather than three

Zolani Sinxo|Published

For the first time in the voting history of South Africa, voters were presented with three ballot papers instead of two. However, at some voting stations, voters ...

Elections 2024: Cope promises to invest R750 billion in township economy

Zolani Sinxo|Published

Cope has promised to invest more than R700 billion in the township economy if it is elected to govern the country, says Arthur Ketile, the party’s Western Cape premier ...

Minister Thulas Nxesi promises jobs in new R23. 8 billion plan

Zolani Sinxo|Published

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has announced a R23. 8 billion employment plan designed to create 704,000 job opportunities across the country.

Peter de Villiers given the boot for sexual misconduct

Zolani Sinxo|Published

Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has been fired from the GOOD Party after he was found guilty of sexual misconduct by the party’s national management committee. ...

Malema’s war on ‘skollies’: EFF leader talks tough at manifesto rally

Zolani Sinxo|Published

EFF leader Julius Malema says that if he was in charge, he would “skop the gatte of skollies” and criminals. He also took potshots at president Cyril Ramaphosa’s ...

NC fishers demand apology after SANDF raid

Zolani Sinxo|Published

A joint operation by the SAPS and the SANDF has shocked the fishing community along the West Coast in the Northern Cape, with fishers saying it violated their human ...

Brace for Easter snoek shortage as fishers struggle with daily catch limits

Zolani Sinxo|Published

Small-scale fishers have raised concerns over the supply of snoek in preparation for Easter celebrations as the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment ...

GOOD to start disciplinary hearing against Peter de Villiers

Zolani Sinxo|Published

The GOOD Party says it will proceed with a formal disciplinary hearing against its member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature, Peter de Villiers, who is accused ...

ActionSA wants single education department, slams Bela Bill

Zolani Sinxo|Published

ActionSA wants the state to go back to its old ways and have a single education department as opposed to the current two departments of basic and higher education. ...

New water bill to force municipalities to provide clean drinking water

Zolani Sinxo|Published

The first public consultations on the bill will be held on Tuesday, January 30, in the Northern Cape.

Bheki Cele’s Rugby World Cup trip under investigation

Zolani Sinxo|Published

The Public Protector (PP) has confirmed that it will be investigating Police Minister Bheki Cele’s trip to Paris to attend the Rugby World Cup last year after his ...

Upgrades to Parliament ‘going well so far’ after 2022 blaze

Zolani Sinxo|Published

The Parliament Secretary says he is pleased with the progress that has been made so far to upgrade infrastructure on Parliament buildings that were damaged by a ...

Scam Alert: Acsa warns of fake unclaimed luggage sale ads on social media

Zolani Sinxo|Published

Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) has warned of fake unclaimed luggage sale ads that have surfaced on social media.

Another wave of Covid-19, but no need to panic

Wendy Jasson Da Costa , Zolani Sinxo and Genevieve Serra|Published

The Health Department says ‘technically’ the country could already be in a sixth wave as the number of infections started increasing from September.