The upcoming first National Convention of South Africa’s National Dialogue has been dealt another blow, with ActionSA announcing it will withdraw from full participation just days before the event, citing unresolved concerns over funding transparency, legal oversight, and political legitimacy. Despite stepping back, ActionSA will send two Members of Parliament — Dr Kgosi Letlape and Lerato Ngobeni — as observers to monitor the three-day convention, which runs from 15 to 17 August 2025 at ZK Matthews Hall, University of South…

The GOOD Party has welcomed the signing of the Bogotá Agreement — a landmark pact jointly driven by South Africa and Colombia — as a significant moment for international justice and a bold move to end impunity for war crimes committed during the Gaza conflict. The agreement, adopted at the Emergency Ministerial Conference of the Hague Group held this week in Bogotá, Colombia, was signed by 12 countries committed to six specific measures aimed at holding perpetrators accountable for human…

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…