The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has formally written to Parliament demanding the immediate establishment of an impeachment committee against President Cyril Ramaphosa following Friday’s landmark Constitutional Court ruling on the Phala Phala scandal. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the National Assembly, EFF National Chairperson and Parliamentary Chief Whip Nontando Nolutshungu called on Parliament to urgently implement the apex court’s judgment, which declared Parliament’s 2022 decision to block the impeachment process unconstitutional and invalid. “We write to you…

The Constitutional Court has ruled that Parliament acted inconsistently with the Constitution when it blocked the impeachment process against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala matter, handing a major legal victory to the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African Transformation Movement (ATM). In a landmark judgment delivered on Friday, the court declared the decision was unconstitutional and invalid because it allowed Parliament to terminate an impeachment process before a full inquiry could be conducted. The court also declared…

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has intensified calls for urgent intervention in the City of Johannesburg, demanding that President Cyril Ramaphosa place the metro under financial administration amid worsening concerns over collapsing service delivery and the city’s deteriorating finances. The renewed pressure comes after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana issued a strongly worded letter to Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero, warning of serious breaches of municipal finance laws and regulations. The letter, titled “Transgressions of the Budget Laws and Associated Regulatory…

Concerns over the safety and future care of 172 mental health patients at the Talisman Foundation in southern Johannesburg have intensified, with the Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health, Jack Bloom, warning that the situation requires urgent oversight to avoid risks to vulnerable patients. Bloom said the possible relocation of patients, triggered by an eviction notice issued to the facility, raises serious questions about whether adequate safeguards are in place. The current challenge stems from an eviction notice issued…

The GOOD Party has sharply criticised the Democratic Alliance (DA)-led Western Cape government for failing to rebuild the GF Jooste Hospital in Manenberg, accusing it of neglecting poor and predominantly black communities on the Cape Flats. On Monday, GOOD Secretary-General and Western Cape Member of Parliament Brett Herron said the DA had failed to honour a promise made more than a decade ago to replace the facility. He pointed out that in 2012, then Western Cape Health MEC Theuns Botha…

The GOOD Party has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of political “spin” and delaying justice after a motion to rename PW Botha Boulevard was referred to the municipal administration during a heated council meeting this week. In a statement issued on Friday, GOOD George councillor Chantelle Kyd criticised the DA’s handling of the motion, saying the party had misrepresented its position to the public while effectively supporting the same principles behind the proposal. The motion, which sought to initiate a…

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has strongly condemned the arrest of Zimbabwean opposition leader Tendai Biti, calling on the South African government to intervene diplomatically. In a statement released on Monday, DA spokesperson on international relations Ryan Smith said Biti was arrested by state police on 21 March 2026 in the eastern Zimbabwean town of Mutare. Biti, who leads the Constitution Defenders Forum (CDF), was detained alongside several party members and a local journalist. Authorities have not disclosed the charges he…

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has vowed it will not support an ANC candidate to chair Parliament’s newly established Committee on the Presidency, setting the stage for a political contest within the Government of National Unity (GNU). The committee is expected to elect its chairperson on Wednesday morning at Parliament, in what is being described as a key test of oversight over President Cyril Ramaphosa and his office. DA Chief Whip George Michalakis said the party would field its own candidate,…

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tembisa South has called on the City of Ekurhuleni to urgently accelerate bulk sewerage upgrade projects in the area, saying years of persistent sewer overflows have stripped residents of their dignity and exposed them to serious health risks. The call follows confirmation by the metro that two major bulk sewer projects are currently underway in Tembisa as part of a multi-year infrastructure programme scheduled to run until 2028. DA Political Head for Tembisa South, Refiloe…

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) was seemingly pressured by its longtime coalition partner, the DA, to urgently meet with the National Freedom Party to iron out their differences and save the KwaZulu-Natal government of provincial unity (GPU) from collapsing. This was deduced from a confidential letter dated 4 February 2026, seen by the African Times, which was addressed to the IFP’s Provincial Chairperson, Thami Ntuli. In the letter, the DA in KwaZulu-Natal raised concerns that the IFP was the only…