The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng has sharply criticised the African National Congress (ANC) caucus in the troubled Emfuleni Local Municipality after a scheduled council meeting failed to proceed this week, accusing the governing party of placing political convenience ahead of service delivery and accountability. In a statement issued on Friday, the EFF condemned what it described as “unprofessional conduct” by ANC councillors who allegedly arrived more than an hour late for an ordinary monthly council sitting scheduled for…

The Chief Whip of the MK Party, Mmabatho Nthabiseng Mokoena-Zondi, was arrested on Thursday morning in Cape Town following allegations of fraud and extortion involving fellow party members. The arrest was confirmed by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks). Mokoena-Zondi, aged 46, is expected to appear before the Cape Magistrate’s Court later today, 28 May 2026, where she will face charges linked to alleged financial misconduct during her tenure in the party. According to information provided by the Hawks,…

Politics is about power. Power can oppress. Power can liberate. And power gained from the mandate of struggling people can be squandered. South Africa has become a laboratory where that squandering has been tested to its limits. Conferences like this one are meant to be a reality check. The question is simple: Is South Africa the picture of what liberation promised? Honesty in grappling with that question is what brings scholarship back to politics. Out of that scholarship, we are…

ActionSA has called for a criminal investigation into the controversial repair project at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, following a scathing report by the Public Protector that uncovered alleged maladministration, financial irregularities and project management failures linked to the hospital’s reconstruction after the devastating 2021 fire. On Monday, ActionSA Member of Parliament Dr Kgosi Letlape confirmed the party would formally request the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, to launch an inquiry into the conduct of…

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has formally nominated its parliamentary leader, Vuyo Zungula, to participate in all proceedings relating to the Section 89 impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa over the controversial Phala Phala scandal. In a letter addressed to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza on Thursday, ATM Chief Whip Thandiswa Marawu said the party believed Parliament had a constitutional duty to handle the impeachment process “without fear, favour or political expediency”. The party argued that allegations surrounding the Phala…

The Public Service Commission has briefed Acting Social Development Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga on an investigation into the alleged irregular appointment of Lesedi Mabiletja within the Department of Social Development, as pressure mounts on the department to act against implicated officials and recover public funds. The briefing, led by PSC Chairperson Prof Somadoda Fikeni earlier this week, focused on the Commission’s Own Accord Investigation into the appointment of Mabiletja within the ministry. The development comes a week after President Cyril Ramaphosa…

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has suspended the membership of its former spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, amid allegations that he sowed divisions within the party and brought the organisation into disrepute. The suspension, announced on Tuesday night in a letter signed by MK Party National Chairperson Nkosinathi Nhleko, comes barely a day after the party confirmed Ndhlela’s removal as spokesperson. In the letter addressed to Ndhlela, the party said its president, Jacob Zuma, had taken the decision to suspend his membership with…

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has defended South Africa’s continued investment in oil, gas and mining development, warning Parliament that global instability and energy insecurity posed a direct threat to the country’s economic recovery. Tabling Budget Vote 34 for the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) in Parliament on Tuesday, Mantashe announced that the department had been allocated R2.86 billion for the 2026/27 financial year to support mining regulation, exploration, rehabilitation projects and petroleum development initiatives. Addressing…

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Ekurhuleni has intensified pressure on the City of Ekurhuleni to suspend embattled City Manager Kagiso Lerutla, warning that it will pursue legal action should the municipality fail to act. A small group of DA supporters gathered outside municipal offices on Monday morning, wearing blue party T-shirts and carrying placards reading “Ekurhuleni is a crime scene” and “Justice for Ekurhuleni” as Lerutla prepared to return to work following a period of special leave. The DA argues…

The Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma Foundation has strongly criticised a ruling by the Pietermaritzburg High Court directing that former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales South Africa proceed to trial in the long-running Arms Deal corruption case despite pending legal processes before the Supreme Court of Appeal. The ruling, delivered on Thursday by Judge Nkosinathi Chili, marks another significant development in a criminal matter that has dragged on for more than two decades and has become synonymous with repeated…