# My Vote Counts says the IEC’s annual Political Party Funding Report reveals a need for a more transparent and accountable party funding system. The report, which covers the period from April 1st 2023, to March 31st 2024, shows that political parties received over 3.2-billion-rand in total funding. Together, the ANC and DA received over […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has expressed concern over delays to the start of the Madlanga Commission. The commission is tasked with investigating criminality, political interference, and corruption within the criminal justice system. Its hearings were scheduled to begin on Monday, 1st September, but a procurement delay meant critical infrastructure was not ready, forcing a […]
# The US military carried out a deadly strike in the Caribbean targeting a Venezuelan drug-carrying boat. Eleven people, believed to be members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, were killed in the strike. US president Donald Trump says the strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in international waters transporting illegal narcotics, […]
# AfriForum says Stellenbosch Municipality’s Human Resources manager, Alexander Kannemeyer, must be removed from his position as he cannot be trusted to make legal and impartial decisions. This follows a video circulating on social media in which Kannemeyer allegedly suggests making life difficult for white employees until they resign. This is so that they can […]
# The Department of Social Development Director-General, Peter Netshipale, says the suspension of Communications Director, Lumka Oliphant, is not related to her recent allegations on social media. She alleged that her suspension is because minister Sisisi Tolashe believes she leaked information to the Sunday Times newspaper. The newspaper published an exposé on the department’s lavish […]
# Amnesty International has accused the Taliban government in Afghanistan of shrinking the operations of humanitarian and aid agencies in the country due to restrictive policies. These include a ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in the country. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one-thousand-400 people and injuring […]
# Acting Police minister, Firoz Cachalia, and National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, have agreed to submit the 121 dockets from the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. This comes after the two disagreed over the return of case dockets that were taken from the task team. The dockets are central […]
# Cricket: South Africa thumped England by seven wickets at Headingley in Leeds to take a 1-0 lead in their three-match one-day series. Keshav Maharaj took four wickets and Wiaan Mulder three, as the homeside was bowled out for just 131 within 25 overs. In reply, Aiden Markram scored 86 from just 55 balls and […]
# The DA says Tourism minister Patricia de Lille’s decision to dissolve the SA Tourism board was a blatant abuse of power designed to shield her ally, suspended CEO, Nombulelo Guliwe, from accountability. The minister has defended her decision in Parliament, citing unlawful conduct, procedural violations, and reckless financial management as grounds for intervention. The DA’s […]
