The case brought by former ANC MP Boy Mamabolo against the party for allegedly moving him down the parliamentary list ahead of the May 29 elections last year would be heard by the Johannesburg High Court next week Monday. In his papers, Mamabolo argues that he was removed from number 5 to 22 on the… Continue reading Boy Mamabolo’s Case Against ANC Over Parliamentary Deployment To Be Heard Monday Next Week
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COSATU Claims Closing ArcelorMittal Plants Is A Ploy to Force Government to Pour in Public Money
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in KwaZulu-Natal says the highly publicised intention to close down the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Newcastle and elsewhere is a ploy to force the government to pour in public money to save the company. According to Edwin Mkhize, the provincial secretary of COSATU in the province, the… Continue reading COSATU Claims Closing ArcelorMittal Plants Is A Ploy to Force Government to Pour in Public Money
KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng ANC PECs Survive the Axe For Now, NWC to Decide their Fate Next Week
The provincial executive committees (PEC) of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng have survived the axe – at least for a week. The party’s Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula announced on Monday (January 20) that the national executive committee (NEC) meeting over the weekend decided that the party’s top seven officials will have to come up… Continue reading KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng ANC PECs Survive the Axe For Now, NWC to Decide their Fate Next Week
Mashatile: SA Won’t Abandon the Palestinian Cause and Ignore ICC Arrest Warrant Against Netanyahu to Appease US
South Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile, who has recently shared one of his notable foreign policy perspectives, says his country would not abandon the Palestinian cause and ignore the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to appease the US. Mashatile, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deputy in the country’s governing African… Continue reading Mashatile: SA Won’t Abandon the Palestinian Cause and Ignore ICC Arrest Warrant Against Netanyahu to Appease US
Mbalula Says Travelling to Robben Island by a Privately-Owned Yacht is Neither a Gift nor Evidence of Corruption
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has defended his decision to use a private yacht belonging to a Cape Town businessman who has scored lucrative state tenders. He says he did not use the luxury yacht to galavant but for party work since he had a busy schedule during his trip to Robben Island. Mbalula claims his… Continue reading Mbalula Says Travelling to Robben Island by a Privately-Owned Yacht is Neither a Gift nor Evidence of Corruption
Elias Motsoaledi Councillor Arrested for Extortion
The recently elected African National Congress (ANC) councillor for Ward 30 in the Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality, Sekhukhune, Limpopo, has been arrested on charges of extortion and the illegal closure of a local mine. Yalda Matlabane Tobias Malope, who secured his position during the by-election held on December 11, 2024, was taken into custody by… Continue reading Elias Motsoaledi Councillor Arrested for Extortion
KwaZulu-Natal Government Department Fires Senior Official Who Illegally Awarded R1,1 Billion Contracts to One Company
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has expelled a senior official who illegally awarded more than R1 billion worth of tenders to a single company. It said its director for supply chain management (SCM) awarded 29 tenders to a single service provider in the space of two years — amounting to 60% of… Continue reading KwaZulu-Natal Government Department Fires Senior Official Who Illegally Awarded R1,1 Billion Contracts to One Company
Jacob Zuma’s ANC Ultimatum: Reinstate My Membership Or Face Legal Action
Former President Jacob Zuma has reignited his fight to claw back his ANC membership, giving the party an ultimatum to reinstate him or face legal action. In a letter of demand issued on Wednesday, January 8 and addressed to ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula, Zuma’s lawyers say his expulsion is illegal and he must be… Continue reading Jacob Zuma’s ANC Ultimatum: Reinstate My Membership Or Face Legal Action
Mpumalanga ANC Makes January 8 Rally U-Turn
The ANC in Mpumalanga province has made a dramatic U-turn on its earlier decision barring members from attending the governing party’s January 8 rally in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, this weekend. This was after an earlier communique said branches should not travel to the Mother City as the chosen venue is too small to accommodate everyone.… Continue reading Mpumalanga ANC Makes January 8 Rally U-Turn
Paul Mashatile Left Red Faced As Khayelitsha Man Tries To Kick ANC Delegation Out Of Home
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s foray into Khayelitsha township in Cape Town turned into a political disaster when a resident tried to eject him and his party’s delegation conducting a door to door campaign ahead of the January 8 rally. The embarrassing spectacle was beamed live on Newzroom Afrika on Tuesday, January 7, as the… Continue reading Paul Mashatile Left Red Faced As Khayelitsha Man Tries To Kick ANC Delegation Out Of Home