| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.09.2024 | South Africa's Economic Landscape: From Shadows to Sunshine | South Africa stands at a crossroads. The nation grapples with a dual narrative: the dark clouds of crime and corruption versus the bright rays of renewed business confidence. These two stories intertwine, shaping the future of the economy a... |
| 04.09.2024 | Business confidence jumps to two-year high | South African business sentiment has risen to an almost two-year high, underpinned by the return of sustained power supply, optimism about the economy and political certainty after the 29 May election.
A quarterly business confidence index ... |
| 02.09.2024 | Sacked Sita board members to be reinstated | Former communications minister Mondli Gungubele chatting to his successor, Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT
The supreme court of appeal has denied the minister of communications & digital technologies’ application for leave to appeal in a mat... |
| 29.08.2024 | South Africa's AI Policy: A New Dawn or Just a Mirage? | In the heart of South Africa, a revolution is brewing. The digital age is knocking, and the government is finally opening the door. With the publication of an AI policy framework, South Africa is taking its first steps into the world of art... |
| 28.08.2024 | Ramaphosa lauds growing government, business ties | President Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country’s new 10-party unity government is forging closer ties with the business community, with positive spin-offs for the country at large.
“The deepening of the relationship be... |
| 26.08.2024 | South Africa takes first steps to crafting AI policy | The department of communications & digital technologies in April published an AI planning discussion document aimed at initiating discussion between the public and private sectors to facilitate innovation and development in artificial i... |
| 19.08.2024 | Eskom’s 40% price hike plan to face MPs’ scrutiny | Parliament will debate a proposal by Eskom that could see electricity tariffs rise as much as 40% next year, according to a statement from the Democratic Alliance.
National assembly speaker Thoko Didiza confirmed officials will discuss the ... |
| 16.08.2024 | SA withdraws nuclear energy plan for further talks | South Africa will delay the launch of a procurement process for a new nuclear power station to allow for more consultation, energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said on Friday, following legal challenges.
The government said in December la... |
| 14.08.2024 | Rising prices are deepening the electricity divide in SA | Late last year, residents of Yeoville and Bellevue — crumbling inner city areas of Johannesburg — went without power for four weeks after a 63-year-old cable broke. For several months after, power to the electricity supply was rotated betwe... |
| 07.08.2024 | Gov’t seeks to rebuild botched DigiTech app platform that Malatsi slammed | Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT
A botched platform designed to showcase apps developed by small South African businesses may get a new lease on life following a “review”.
The department of communications & digital tec... |
| 06.08.2024 | Africa’s wealthiest City: Johannesburg needs $12 Billion to revamp crumbling infrastructure | South Africa’s Johannesburg, ranked as the continent’s richest city due to its concentration of businesses and estimated 12, 300 millionaires, is facing a substantial infrastructure crisis.
The city requires 221 billion rand ($12 billion) t... |
| 04.08.2024 | DA considering legal action to stop City of Johannesburg salary hikes | City of Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. Image: X/@tndaba
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is considering all legal options to stop the planned salary increases in the City of Johannesburg as outlined in Notice 4897 of 30 May 2024, w... |
| 02.08.2024 | EFF and MK Party help ANC to pass budgets in Gauteng | Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi in the legislature. Image: X/Gauteng provincial government
Despite not being part of the Government of Provincial Unity (GPU), the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and uMkh... |
| 01.08.2024 | South Africa turnaround needs real economic reforms | The optimism that followed the formation of South Africa’s new governing alliance has lowered the country’s funding costs, but an improved fiscal position and stronger economic growth is needed to sustain the positive sentiment, according t... |
| 01.08.2024 | EFF, DA in agreement: SA is governed by a grand coalition not a GNU | The ANC’s Fikile Mbalula and DA’s Helen Zille.
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Democratic Alliance (DA) federal chairperson Helen Zille has conceded that South Africa is governed by a grand coalition between itself and the ANC and... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Dance of Politics: Ramaphosa's Parliament Performance**
** | ** In the grand theater of South African politics, the stage is set, and the players are in motion. President Cyril Ramaphosa recently took center stage during the Opening of Parliament Address, delivering a performance that mixed promises,... |
| 25.07.2024 | Voices of Change: Laura Bates and the Fight Against Sexism**
** | ** In a world where silence often reigns, some voices rise above the noise. Laura Bates is one of those voices. A campaigner, author, and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, she has become a beacon for those fighting against gender ineq... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Rowing Wave: Paris 2024 Olympics Set to Make History**
** | ** The Paris 2024 Olympics are just around the corner, and the world is ready to watch. Among the many sports, rowing stands out. It’s a dance on water, a test of strength and strategy. This year, the rowing competitions will be held at the... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Political Theater of Bias: A Tale of Two Hearings**
** | ** In the grand arena of politics, the stage is set for a performance. The players are familiar: politicians, tech moguls, and the ever-watchful public. Recently, two articles highlighted the duality of political bias and the hypocrisy that... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Race to Reusability: Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Takes Flight**
** | ** In the ever-evolving landscape of space exploration, Blue Origin is carving its own path. The company, founded by Jeff Bezos, recently unveiled a significant advancement in its reusable rocket technology: the New Glenn rocket's six landi... |
| 23.07.2024 | WATCH: MPs jeer DA member after ‘vigilant apartheid’ blunder | DA member of Parliament Darren Bergman. Image: @darrenbergman via X (Twitter)
A member of Parliament (MP) for the Democratic Alliance (DA) experienced an unfortunate Freudian slip on Tuesday afternoon in the National Assembly in Cape Town.
... |
| 22.07.2024 | AfriForum wants ConCourt to remove impeached Hlophe from JSC | John Hlophe being sworn in as an MK Party MP. Image: X/@ParliamentRSA
Lobby group AfriForum has approached the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) to challenge the National Assembly’s appointment of impeached judge John Hlophe as a Judicial Ser... |
| 19.07.2024 | Ramaphosa pledges to revive battered economy | President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS
President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Thursday to revive South Africa’s flagging economy and extend prosperity to the many left out of it, by resuscitating factories and farms, building roads and seizin... |
| 19.07.2024 | Has the GNU gagged Ramaphosa over Palestine-Israel issue? | DA leader and Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen and President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: @ParliamentofRSA via X (Twitter)
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the Opening of Parliament Address at Cape Town City Hall on Thursday evening a... |
| 19.07.2024 | John Steenhuisen claps back at being called ‘matriculant’ [video] | John Steenhuisen has clapped back at criticism over his lack of education.
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@jsteenhuisen
John Steenhuisen has clapped back at criticism of not having a post-matric degree with a swipe at the EFF’s alleged links to the VBS corr... |
| 18.07.2024 | Steenhuisen adamant DA is SA’s defence against EFF and MK Party | Former President Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema in 2021.
Image: X/EFF
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says his party remains the country’s defence against anti-constitutionalist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the uMkhont... |
| 16.07.2024 | DA gives NPA tight deadline on Life Esidimeni prosecutions | DA Gauteng shadow MEC for Health Jack Bloom. Image: DA Gauteng
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has studied the entire 196-page Life Esidimeni Inquest judgement, and will be pressing the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to lay a bro... |
| 16.07.2024 | ‘Better to be irritated by EFF’: SACP chief’s warning to ANC before GNU Cabinet | SACP general secretary Solly Mapaila. In this image, he was campaigning for the ANC on 21 May 2024 ahead of the general elections eight days later. Image: @SACP1921 via X (Twitter)
Solly Mapaila, the general secretary of the South African C... |
| 15.07.2024 | Solly Malatsi promises ICT policy stability | Communications minister Solly Malatsi
Newly appointed communications minister Solly Malatsi has promised policy stability and certainty as a cornerstone of his tenure.
Speaking in parliament on Monday on the department of communications &am... |
| 11.07.2024 | These are the most dangerous cities in South Africa | South Africa’s most dangerous cities. Images by Publicdomainpictures and Wikimedia Commons
Crime and safety rankings and studies show that both perceptions and statistical data identify several local cities as ranking among some of the wors... |
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| 06.07.2024 | South Africa's New Environment Minister Pledges Renewables Push | Dion George, the newly appointed environment minister of South Africa, has set his sights on a bold mission - to steer the country towards a greener future by prioritizing the utilization of billions of dollars in climate finance for renewa... |
| 06.07.2024 | Dion George, new environment minister, to focus on renewables | Dion George
South Africa’s new environment minister said his primary focus will be on getting the country to spend the billions of dollars of climate finance that have been made available to it, accelerating the development of renewable ene... |
| 04.07.2024 | DA pulls member from Gauteng deputy speaker seat after talks with ANC collapse | DA MPL Refiloe Ntsekhe. Image: X/@RefiloeNtsekhe
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Refiloe Ntsekhe will resign from her position as deputy speaker in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
He said that after a prolonged engagement involving var... |
| 04.07.2024 | Boost for tech skills as home affairs visa concession extended | Newly sworn-in home affairs minister Leon Schreiber has extended a temporary concession for foreign nationals who are currently awaiting the outcome of visa, waiver and appeal applications to 31 December.
The processing of some of these app... |
| 03.07.2024 | AgriSA welcomes new Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen | DA leader John Steenhuisen. Image via X @insightfactor
AgriSA says it is looking forward to a collaborative and productive relationship, working together with the newly appointed Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuisen, to advance the agricu... |
| 03.07.2024 | BREAKING: ANC confirms Lesufi will announce Gauteng cabinet TODAY | ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. Image: X/@myANC
The African National Congress (ANC) says the task of setting up government in Gauteng is long overdue and it would be irresponsible to continue with the impasse between itself and the De... |
| 02.07.2024 | DA unhappy about being offered two MEC positions in Gauteng | Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Image: X/Gauteng Provincial Government
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says the African National Congress (ANC) is only offering it two MEC positions.
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| 02.07.2024 | ‘Pay for own lights and water’: DA ministers to shun privileges | Helen Zille is confident that 6 DA ministers elected into cabinet will shun official perks.
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@our_da
Newly elected DA ministers will not abuse the privileges made available to them, claims Federal Chair Helen Zille.
Is jy Afrik... |
| 02.07.2024 | Are these ministers lawmakers or lawbreakers? | Some ministers have been linked to questionable actions in the past. Image by Openclipart
Aside from President Ramaphosa’s involvement in a scandal regarding the theft of over half a million US dollars, several newly appointed ministers hav... |
| 02.07.2024 | DA’s George Michalakis replaces Siviwe Gwarube as Chief Whip | The new DA Chief Whip in Parliament George Michalakis. Image: X/@our_DA
George Michalakis has replaced Siviwe Gwarube as the party’s new Chief Whip in the National Assembly.
Gwarube has been a member of Parliament in South Africa, represent... |
| 01.07.2024 | Was Minister John Steenhuisen once a dog shampoo salesman? | Was John Steenhuisen once a dog shampoo salesman.
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DA leader John Steenhuisen has been appointed the new Minister of Agriculture following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet reshuffle.
While he may not ha... |
| 01.07.2024 | Siviwe Gwarube: Meet SA’s new Minister of Basic Education | The new Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube. Image: Supplied
Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament Siviwe Gwarube has been appointed Minister of Basic Education.
“For a long time, the DA did not believe that trade unions have a... |
| 01.07.2024 | Nando’s reacts to new Government of National Unity Cabinet | President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS
Chicken fast food chain Nando’s has reacted to the new National Executive announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday evening.
Nando’s operates over 1 200 outlets in 30 countries.
Their logo depic... |
| 01.07.2024 | Who’s who in South Africa’s new cabinet | Electricity & energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a cabinet including members of opposition parties that agreed to join a ruling alliance after elections on 29 May failed to produce an outright winn... |
| 01.07.2024 | What should be Solly Malatsi’s top priorities | Newly appointed communications minister Solly Malatsi
For the first time in South Africa’s democratic era, the country has a communications minister not from the ANC.
The Democratic Alliance’s Solly Malatsi, 38, was on Sunday named by Presi... |
| 30.06.2024 | DA communications minister to bring policy shake-up | Newly appointed communications minister Solly Malatsi
South Africa has its first minister of communications in the democratic era who isn’t a member of the ANC – and significant policy changes could be on the cards.
President Cyril Ramaphos... |
| 30.06.2024 | Parties close in on cabinet deal | President Cyril Ramaphosa
Political parties are close to reaching a deal on who gets which cabinet posts, various media outlets reported on Sunday, the last hurdle to setting up a government after the ANC lost its majority in an election fo... |
| 27.06.2024 | DA blames Lesufi for job losses in Nasi iSpani programme collapse | DA blames Premier Lesufi for thousands facing unemployment. Image: X/@Lesufi
Thousands of Gauteng residents employed through Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s Nasi iSpani programme are now facing unemployment. Reports from the Departments of Agricul... |
| 26.06.2024 | 2024 Cabinet announcement: Will the ANC yield to DA demands? | Is there a secret deal between the ANC and DA that could lead the former yield to all its Cabinet demands? Image: File/Fotor
South Africa waits with bated breath for a 2024 Cabinet announcement. This follows the President’s inauguration for... |
| 26.06.2024 | ‘Double standards’: Supporters donate R50k to Renaldo Gouws | A Backabuddy fundraising campaign has raised almost R50 000 for suspended DA MP Renaldo Gouws.
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A group of Renaldo Gouws supporters have pledged nearly R50 000 on Backabuddy towards his legal bills after the South Afric... |
| 25.06.2024 | New trade minister must have strong tech focus: Takealot | Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman
Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman said he hopes the next trade, industry & competition minister, an appointment expected to be announced in the coming days, will bring a strong technology focus to... |
| 24.06.2024 | ‘Steenhuisen for Deputy President’ delays Cabinet announcement | DA calls of Steenhuisen for Deputy President has led to an alleged impasse within the coalition government. Image: File/Fotor
Following the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) demand of John Steenhuisen for Deputy President, it appears the 2024 Go... |
| 19.06.2024 | DA to throw Ramaphosa under the bus over Phala Phala? | President Cyril Ramaphosa and DA leader John Steenhuisen. Image: GCIS/Flickr
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says the Phala Phala farm saga didn’t form part of the negotiations of the Government of National Unity (GNU) with... |
| 19.06.2024 | DA ‘dealing’ internally with Renaldo Gouws matter | DA MP Renaldo Gouws. Image: X/Renaldo Gouws
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is internally dealing with issues surrounding recently appointed Member of Parliament Renaldo Gouws.
EFF CRITICISES DA MP
Meanwhile, the Economic Freedom Fight... |
| 18.06.2024 | EFF demands Renaldo Gouws’ removal as MP over racist videos | Member of Parliament (MP) Renaldo Gouws. Image: X/@RenaldoGouws
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have strongly condemned Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament (MP) Renaldo Gouws for a series of racist and homophobic videos.
Despi... |
| 18.06.2024 | MEET the new-new South Africa’s ‘class of 2024’ | Say hello to South Africa’s class of 2024. Image: File/Fotor
It’s time to meet South Africa’s nine provincial Premiers, plus the Speaker and Deputy of the National Assembly of the seventh administration. Voted in democratically as part of M... |
| 17.06.2024 | Jacob Zuma’s MK party joins South African opposition alliance | South Africa’s newly parliament met on Friday to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to form a coalition government, Image: OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT and Ihsaan HAFFEJEE / AFP
South African former president Jacob Zuma said on Sunday his new party ... |
| 15.06.2024 | Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa’s great mediator secures second term in office | President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Election results anouncement ceremony. Image: X/@PresidencyZA
A former trade unionist turned millionaire businessman, Cyril Ramaphosa was once described by Nelson Mandela as one of the most gifted leaders of... |
| 15.06.2024 | Government of National Unity: ANC-DA-IFP – Will it work? Have YOUR say! | Cyril Ramaphosa and John Steenhuisen shaking hands in Parliament. Image: GCIS
South Africa’s parliament on Friday re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African Nation... |
| 14.06.2024 | Dropout? DA’s John Steenhuisen qualifications revealed | What qualifications does DA leader John Steenhuisen have?
Images via X: @jsteenhuisen/ Facebook: Northwood
The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has announced plans to “co-govern South Africa in the spirit of unity and collab... |
| 14.06.2024 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday, 14 June | Former president Jacob Zuma. Images: X/@Mk
We’ve got the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Friday, 14 June.
The 82-year-old was a popular pick at the polls last month for many South Africans, garnering over two million vo... |
| 14.06.2024 | Government of National Unity: ANC-DA-IFP – it’s official! | African National Congress (ANC) president and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: Wikus de Wet / AFP
South Africa’s newly elected parliament met on Friday to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to form an unprecedented coalition ... |
| 13.06.2024 | Mama Joy wants free trip to Olympics – DA MP says ‘no chance in hell’ | Sport superfan Mama Joy has hinted at an upcoming trip to the Paris Olympics.
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Incoming DA MP Renaldo Ngamla Gouws has doubled down on his criticism of sports supporter Joy Chauke, or Mama Joy after she hinted at wa... |
| 13.06.2024 | Alan Winde is premier again as DA strengthens grip on Western Cape | Alan Winde. Image: SA Parliament via X
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Alan Winde has been re-elected by the Western Cape legislature for another five-year term as premier, while the party’s Daylin Mitchell was also re-elected as speaker o... |
| 13.06.2024 | Gordhan warns against corruption amid SOE crises | Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. Image: X/@MDN NEWS
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has issued a stark warning about the perils of corruption and the emergence of what he terms a “counter-revolutionary force.” His rema... |
| 10.06.2024 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Monday, 10 June | Here is an update on the new licence cards in SA. Image: Supplied
A lot can change overnight, but we’ll keep you informed with the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Monday, 10 June.
With the bids evaluated and adjudicated... |
| 06.06.2024 | Mbulelo Ngubane named as the SANDF soldier killed in DRC | SANDF soldiers in the DRC. Image: SABC News
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has named Sergeant Mbulelo Ngubane as the soldier who died in the line of duty in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last Thursday.
Meanwhile, ... |
| 02.06.2024 | ANC loses majority in Parliament for first time in South African democracy | - |
| 02.06.2024 | ‘We’re removing the thieves’: Thandiswa Mazwai celebrates ANC loss in KZN | Thandiswa Mazwai celebrates the ANC’s decline. Image via Instagram @thandiswamazwai
While the African National Congress (ANC) is licking its wounds after failing to retain power in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in the 2024 elections, songstress Thand... |
| 01.06.2024 | ANC loses 30-year majority in South Africa's landmark election | - |
| 01.06.2024 | FINAL RESULT: Mpumalanga finishes counting votes, ANC top | President of the African National Congress (ANC) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reacts after casting his ballot at Hitekani Primary School polling station in Soweto on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. Image... |
| 01.06.2024 | S Africa polls to end 3 decades of ANC dominance as votes slashed to 40% | - |
| 01.06.2024 | DA ‘working hard’ to prevent ANC, EFF and MK Party coalition | Former President Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema in 2021. The CSIR had predicted that Zuma’s MK Party will beat Malema’s EFF to third spot, behind second-placed DA, nationally. Image: EFF
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has to prevent a c... |
| 31.05.2024 | Steenhuisen considering action against IEC following ‘glitches’ | DA Federal leader John Steenhuisen at the IEC Results Operation Centre in Midrand, Gauteng. Image: Nokwanda Ncwane
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says they are considering taking action against the Electoral Commission of ... |
| 31.05.2024 | South Africa heads closer to coalition govt as ANC's vote share drops | - |
| 30.05.2024 | LIVE: High drama in KwaZulu-Natal vote as ANC struggles | The story as votes continue to be counted is that the ANC tally has dropped compared to the 2019 results, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal. Image: Marco Longari / AFP
The early picture as votes continue to be counted around the country is that... |
| 30.05.2024 | South Africans begin voting in most competitive election since apartheid | - |
| 29.05.2024 | The Intense Political Showdown in South Africa | South Africa's political landscape is currently ablaze with fervor as political parties across the spectrum gear up for what is anticipated to be one of the most tightly contested general elections in decades. The African National Congress ... |
| 28.05.2024 | South Africa gears up for ‘most unpredictable’ election vote | The IEC has confirmed the voting dates, hours and addresses of 111 foreign missions for South Africans abroad who are eligible to vote. Image: Pexels
South Africans braced on Tuesday for a tight general election that may loosen the ruling A... |
| 27.05.2024 | DA leader John Steenhuisen to cast vote in KwaZulu-Natal: Here’s where | Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen will cast his ballot for the 2024 general election at Northwood School in Durban. Image: DA
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen will cast his ballot for the 2024 general election... |
| 27.05.2024 | DA’s Multi-party Charter poised to ‘rescue Mzansi’ in 2024 vote | DA’s Multi-party Charter says the ANC has squandered the trust South Africans due to poor governance for 30 years. Image: File/Fotor
The Democratic Alliance party leader wrapped up his election campaign ahead of Wednesday’s vote by urging M... |
| 27.05.2024 | South Africa’s early voters launch historic election week | Early voting got under way in South Africa on May 27, 2024, kick-starting what could be a historic election week, with the ruling African National Congress’ majority on the line for the first time. Image: Michele Spatari / AFP
Early voting ... |
| 24.05.2024 | SABC fined R500 000 for refusing to air DA election ad | A screengrab of the DA’s election ad, which has been banned by the SABC from its platforms
Communications regulator Icasa has ordered the SABC to resume flighting a controversial Democratic Alliance election ad that depicts the burning of t... |
| 24.05.2024 | South African vote rivals stage last rallies with ANC majority in balance | South Africa Elections 2024. Image: MARCO LONGARI / AFP
South African parties are gearing up for a final boisterous weekend of stadium rallies ahead of what is expected to be the most tightly contested general election in decades.
Under the... |
| 24.05.2024 | ICASA recommends R500 000 fine against SABC over DA advert | The SABC refused to air the DA’s political advertisement. Image: X/@our_da
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has recommended that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) be fined R500 000 for refusin... |
| 24.05.2024 | South African rivals rally voters as ANC majority hangs in the balance | South Africa’s political parties launched a final boisterous weekend of stadium rallies and campaign walkabouts on Friday. Image: X/Our_DA
South African parties launched a final boisterous weekend of stadium rallies and campaign walkabouts ... |
| 23.05.2024 | Mbalula bullish as AfriForum prosecution move gains momentum | ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula speaking to journalists at FNB stadium on 23 May 2024 ahead of the general elections next week. Image: @myanc via X (Twitter)
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has maintained his innocence as AfriForu... |
| 22.05.2024 | The 10 men who want to be president of South Africa | African National Congress (ANC) president and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa waves to ANC supporters. Image: RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP
South Africa’s 27 million+ registered voters go to the polls on Wednesday, 29 May in what is expecte... |
| 22.05.2024 | Who are the main figures in South Africa’s election? | South Africa general elections 2024: Image: BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP
South Africa’s 27 million+ registered voters go to the polls for general elections on Wednesday, 29 May in what is expected to be the closest vote in three decades of democra... |
| 21.05.2024 | RIP: DA stalwart James Selfe dies aged 68 | James Selfe. Image via Facebook
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed the death of party stalwart, James Selfe, who passed away on Tuesday afternoon.
On 10 December 2021, the National Assembly bid farewell to Selfe in its final sitting... |
| 20.05.2024 | ANC targets 80% mark in Eastern Cape campaign | ANC wants to breach 80% mark in Eastern Cape: ‘We’re campaigning like it’s nobody’s business’. iMAGE: SABC News.
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape has set ambitious goals to surpass the 80% threshold for the first time... |
| 19.05.2024 | Should the SABC have discretion to reject a political ad? | Michael Markovitz
Back in the day – sometime in 1993 – I was a 30-something media activist (with an ill-fitting suit). Despite my questionable dress sense, I was selected by anti-apartheid civil society groups and the ANC to be one of the d... |
| 19.05.2024 | Johannesburg Water to implement a 9-hour shutdown next week | Johannesburg Water teams will conduct planned maintenance on Thursday, 23 May. Image: Flickr/Mandy Willard
Johannesburg Water will implement a nine-hour shutdown due to planned maintenance on Thursday, 23 May.
Following major challenges wit... |
| 17.05.2024 | Mantashe attributes ANC’s challenges to societal values: ‘ANC does not have Amasela” | ‘ANC does not have Amasela’: Mantashe blames society’s character in the ANC. Photo: GCIS / Flickr.
ANC’s national chairperson, Gwede Mantashe, asserts that the party doesn’t harbour corrupt individuals within its ranks, known as “Amasela.”
... |
| 16.05.2024 | NHI accused of facilitating ‘looting’ and ‘excessive’ taxation | An excuse to ‘loot’ and ‘tax South Africans blind’. Image: X/@PresidencyZA.
Floyd Shivambu, the deputy leader of the EFF, has strongly criticised the enactment of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, arguing that it is illogical and mis... |
| 16.05.2024 | ANC walking political tightrope over Eskom plant closures | The now-closed Komati coal-fired power station in Mpumalanga. Image: Eskom
In a ward the ANC won handily in local elections three years ago, party campaign worker Poppy Vilakazi has been getting a decidedly frosty reception lately.
“Mostly ... |
| 13.05.2024 | Load shedding respite is no political ploy: Ramaphosa | Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday rejected opposition allegations that a recent pause in the electricity cuts that have plagued the country for years was due to the election coming up on 29 May.
Rolling power cuts imposed ... |
| 11.05.2024 | Pappas book on uMngeni municipality: Insights for South Africa | Chris Pappas’ book on uMngeni Municipality a recipe for saving South Africa. Image: uMngeni Municipality.
Chris Pappas, the mayor of uMngeni, believes that South Africa, although currently broken, needs repair.
He stressed that the narrativ... |
| 10.05.2024 | DA threatens legal action after SABC bans its election advert | The SABC has asked the DA to amend its advert for the upcoming elections. Image: X/@our_da.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will fight the SABC’s decision to ban its advert for the upcoming elections to the highest court.
“All South Af... |
