One of the likely contenders for the ANC’s presidency in December 2027 has claimed that the low-intensity campaign to elect billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe is run by faceless people. Paul Mashatile, who is currently the ANC’s and the country’s deputy president also said the campaign is premature. Mashatile made this comment in an interview with podcaster Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh released on Friday. During the interview, Mashatile was coy when he was asked whether he would contest for the position. He elected…

A South African delegation led by Deputy President Paul Mashatile visited the port infrastructure of St. Petersburg. The guests were shown a modern terminal designed to store up to 11,000 tonnes of fruit at a time. At the time of the delegation’s arrival, another shipment of citrus fruits delivered from South Africa on a specialised refrigerated vessel was being unloaded. The cargo included oranges, grapefruits, lemons, mandarins, as well as apples, pears, and avocados. During the meeting, the parties discussed the…

South Africa is looking to significantly deepen trade and technological cooperation with Russia across a number of strategic sectors, as stated by Paul Mashatile, Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, in an exclusive interview with TV BRICS on the sidelines of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2025. Mashatile pointed out that the current level of trade between countries – around US$1 billion – remains insufficient, expressing hope that it could be tripled. To that end, he said…

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has emphasised the importance of South Africa’s role in the G20, calling it an opportunity to promote sustainable development and advocate for the Global South. He told the Africa Travel Indaba in Durban that hosting the G20 positively casts the country and the entire African continent into the global spotlight. Mashatile delivered a keynote address at the continent’s premier travel conference held at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre on Tuesday, May 13, alongside Tourism…

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has released the names of the 14 soldiers who died during a confrontation with M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  These soldiers were part of the SANDF troops deployed to the DRC as part of the SADC Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC) and the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). In a media statement on February 1, the SANDF said the soldiers “displayed extraordinary courage…

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 with a framework on how to reconfigure the PECs of the two key provinces. Panyaza Lesufi and Siboniso Duma lead the two ANC provinces as…

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 National Congress (ANC), insists that the US understands that while Pretoria is one of Washington’s biggest trading partners, the two will not agree on everything.…

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 24-hour news channel was tailing Mashatile and his ANC delegation in the area. The governing party is set to hold a rally at the Nelson…

Former ANC Treasurer-General Dr Mathews Phosa has shared some intricate details regarding the events leading to Jacob Zuma’s recall as president in February 2018. Phosa said Zuma was so aggrieved by the ANC’s decision to recall him that he wanted to challenge the vote of no confidence against him in court. Phosa revealed the mooted court application in an interview with Newzroom Afrika on Thursday, discussing his book, Witness to Power, with host Aldrin Sampear. The vote of no confidence route…

Multitudes of people thronged the National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana’s capital city, on Friday to witness the inauguration of Duma Boko as the southern African country’s sixth president. Boko promised that his government would create a brighter tomorrow with support from the citizens during the ceremony. “We will create the Botswana we all desire. You have given me strength and hope, and I am prepared to return strength and hope to you a thousandfold. I say to you, dare to…