The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) has decided to allow its members to be the ones to decide who to back between the ANC and the South African Communist Party (SACP) during next year’s local government elections. The decision comes after the SACP, a long-time ally of the ANC, decided that it will independently contest the crucial 2026 election. That has created a headache for the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and its affiliates like SADTU. The…

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) says it is under strain as most of its money goes to administrative costs, and matters have worsened over the past three years due to the lack of an increase in the fuel levy. The fund added that it has been financially unsustainable since its establishment in 1946 and has been the subject of multiple commissions of inquiry. The common thread in all findings has been the mismatch between its funding model and benefit structure.…

The United States of America (USA) is tightening its visa requirements, and has announced that, effective immediately, all South Africans applying for visas will have to make their social media accounts public so that officials can properly scrutinise them. This would allow the US officials tasked with granting visas to determine, based on social media comments, posts, and the applicant’s history, whether the applicant is suitable for entry into the USA or not. This comes after the US said all…

The General Secretary of the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) has reacted angrily to claims that he is behind the now-blocked attempt to register the civic organisation to contest the upcoming 2026 local government elections outside the ANC-led alliance. Mike Soko says the allegations are not true, as he is the one who wrote to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to object when they learnt that there is an attempt to register the civic movement as a…

The death toll following the floods that gutted the OR Tambo and parts of the Amathole districts in the Eastern Cape has climbed to 100. This follows a search and rescue effort by joint teams of emergency services. According to the Eastern Cape provincial government, the floods, which swept through the province early this month, have caused widespread loss of life, disruption in livelihoods and significant damage to infrastructure. “As per the latest report, 94 bodies have been positively identified…

The battle for the control of the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) has erupted again after two factions claimed to be legitimate leaders of the civic organisation, which is in alliance with the African National Congress (ANC). This was after both groups wrote different letters to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to block a move to register the organisation as a political party to contest the 2026 local government elections away from the ANC, its historical alliance,…

The ANC-run Amahlathi Local Municipality in Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, has abruptly withdrawn an undertaking it made to backpay employees whose salaries were incorrecntly adjusted. The back pay was supposed to kick in when the employees get their salaries for June this year, but it was withdrawn in a letter dated 15 June 2025. Initially, the municipality wrote to the employees about the matter and said it would correct it. “Accordingly, your remuneration levels will, with effect from the date of…

The provincial secretary of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape has stepped in to resolve the ongoing impasses in branches of the party in the OR Tambo region, which incorporates cities like Mthatha. Lulama Ngcukaitobi has since written to the region and notified it that the province would resolve the issues that caused conflicts in 27 branches in the region. The BGM (branch general meetings) of these branches have been marred by allegations of gatekeeping, processes manipulation,…

The former Secretary-General of the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Partym Floyd Shivambu has revealed the actual reason why he was fired from the position early this month. According to him, it was not true that he was fired for visiting the church of fugitive Shepherd Bushiri in Malawi over the 2025 Easter weekend. He told a press conference in Midrand in Johannesburg that a fake intelligence report was concocted and it was claimed that he was working towards overthrowing former president…

The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO), has thwarted yet another attempt to have it registered as a political party and contest the elections outside the ANC-led alliance. This comes after it learnt that Dr Zukile Luyenge, its former chairperson in the Eastern Cape, has been trying to register the civic organisation as such. After learning about the attempt, Miko Soko, SANCO’s General Secretary, wrote to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to object. “Dear Mr. Mamabolo, It is…