# MK Party president Jacob Zuma has placed the party’s finances under his personal control, stripping all officials of their bank account signing authority with immediate effect. This comes as he has dissolved the Strategic Presidential Team. The MK Party national spokesperson, Sifiso Mahlangu, says the moratorium previously imposed on matters relating to the party’s […]
# Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts inquiry into the Road Accident Fund has found that the fund’s former management deliberately bypassed the board when approving extensive security measures for former CEO Collins Letsoalo. RAF spent at least 27-million-rand on Letsoalo’s security between 2023 and 2025. This is despite a police security assessment revealing no […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says deputy president Paul Mashatile is recovering well and will be back at work soon. This comes after he underwent a minor surgical procedure. Ramaphosa, who visited Mashatile yesterday, says he is in high spirits and is pleased with his recovery. No further details about the procedure were provided. The Presidency […]
# The World Health Organisation says efforts are advancing towards enhanced treatment and the world’s first vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. Three-thousand-748 cases, including one-thousand-657 deaths, have been recorded in the largest-ever Ebola outbreak on record in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Clinical trials of medicine and treatment options are rolling out […]
# Soccer: Banyana Banyana are through to the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals after beating Burkina Faso 1-0 in Casablanca. Striker Thembi Kgatlana scored the all-important winning goal in the 21st minute as South Africa finished second in Group B behind Ivory Coast, who defeated Tanzania 2-1 in the other match. Desiree Ellis’ side will […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a strong matchday-23 for the one-off Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday, with Siya Kolisi returning to captain the side. The starting lineup carries 13 changes from the one that beat Wales, with Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Morné van den Berg […]
# US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says progress has been made in talks with Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, but no final agreement has been reached. This comes as oil prices fell to a three-week low yesterday, with a barrel of Brent crude falling by almost five-percent. Tehran says it is […]
# MK Party president Jacob Zuma has appointed his son, Duduzani, as the party’s first deputy president. He replaces John Hlophe, who retains his position as the party’s parliamentary leader. Tony Yengeni is now the second deputy president. As part of several changes to the party’s national structure, Zuma has fired Nkosinathi Nhleko as national […]
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has reaffirmed the provincial government’s commitment to winning the fight against crime, describing it as the biggest obstacle to economic growth, job creation and safer communities. The province recorded an overall 5.2-percent decrease in 17 community-reported serious crimes during the fourth-quarter crime statistics for the 2025/2026 financial year. Speaking at […]
