The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has welcomed the European Union’s decision to remove South Africa from its list of “High-Risk Third Country Jurisdictions,” describing the move as a significant step towards restoring confidence in the country’s financial systems. The EU delisting follows reforms undertaken by South Africa to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CFT) frameworks. The ATM said the decision reflects the “tireless efforts” of the National Treasury and other stakeholders who have worked to address deficiencies…

The African Transformation Movement has raised concern over continued failures in the Eastern Cape Department of Education following the decision by the National Department of Basic Education to withhold the fourth transfer of the Education Infrastructure Grant. The amount withheld is R529.8 million. According to the party, this is linked to the province’s failure to comply with the requirements of the Division of Revenue Act of 2025. The ATM on Monday said the decision exposes serious weaknesses in the leadership…

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has dismissed the 2025 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana as uninspiring and lacking substance, saying it fails to respond to South Africa’s worsening unemployment, poverty, and inequality. ATM national spokesperson Zama Ntshona said the budget fell short of the decisive action needed to transform the economy and improve the lives of ordinary South Africans. “The minister touched on important issues but failed to provide clear plans to deal with…

The Soweto community and broader South African society breathed a collective sigh of relief on Monday, 1 September, when the Johannesburg High Court sitting in Soweto sentenced Phethe Simiao 25, to two life terms in prison for the rape and brutal murder of six-year-old Amantle Samane. The judgment, delivered by Judge Maria van der Westhuizen, was met with tears, anger, and relief in the courtroom. Judge van der Westhuizen condemned Simiao’s actions as “monstrous” and “utterly devoid of humanity,” stressing…

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has expressed outrage over the arrest of a 59-year-old Mpumalanga man found with over 56,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse, calling it “a barbaric affront to human dignity” and demanding that the suspect face the full might of the law. The man, who was arrested in Standerton during a SAPS-led raid under Operation Bad Vibes, is expected to appear in the Standerton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 4 August 2025, for a formal bail…

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has condemned the appalling state of healthcare services in the Northern Cape, following a damning report by the Health Ombud into conditions at the Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital and Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Kimberley. Reacting to the findings on Thursday, ATM National Spokesperson Zama Ntshona said the report confirmed long-standing concerns raised by communities and whistleblowers — that the provincial healthcare system is collapsing, marked by preventable patient deaths, severe staff shortages, and…

Johannesburg – Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza has confirmed receiving urgent requests from MPs to convene a snap debate on explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The top cop’s allegations have rocked the political and judicial establishment and triggered a call for a full Commission of Inquiry from the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). Parliament said on Tuesday that Speaker Didiza had received two formal letters from political parties requesting an emergency debate…

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has called on Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka to urgently investigate what it alleges is a calculated abuse of state power by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, in connection with the sudden collapse of a specialised police unit investigating politically motivated killings. ATM Member of Parliament Vuyo Zungula has submitted a formal complaint to Gcaleka, requesting a full-scale probe into the Minister’s alleged interference in criminal investigations and unlawful disbanding of the Political Killings Task Team -…

The Office of the Public Protector has acceded to the request by the leader of the African Transformation Movement (ATM) to investigate the government’s failure to enforce regulations on spaza shops and other companies processing foodstuffs sold to the South African public. Vuyo Zungula made the request to the office in October last year at the height of the deaths of children who had allegedly consumed poisoned food. In a letter to Zungula dated 29 May 2025, the Office of…

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) wants to use the current window opened to review the South African constitution to propose that people born outside the country be barred from running for public office. The party’s President and MP (Member of Parliament) in Cape Town, Vuyo Zungulu, says the current loophole in Section 19(3)(a) on political rights would one day allow people who have do not have the best interest of the country to eventually occupy critical positions like President, Premiers…