# The MK Party has announced the redeployment of its secretary general, Floyd Shivambu, to Parliament. This comes after Shivambu took an unauthorised trip to Malawi, which the party says violated its constitution. The visit is linked to Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary’s extradition case. Reading the statement on behalf of party leader Jacob […]
# Action Society expressed outrage over a renewed parole application by former Cape Town police officer Marius van der Westhuizen, who was convicted in 2006 for murdering his three children. Van der Westhuizen had been granted parole in June last year, but it was overturned by the Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald, in […]
# ActionSA says the latest economic growth figures confirm the economy is in crisis, with growth at just 0.1-percent in the first three months of this year. The party blames the government of national unity for failing to create jobs or revive key sectors like mining and manufacturing, which both shrank. ActionSA’s Alan Beesley called […]
# The government urges the public to help police track down those responsible for the brutal murder of the 14-year-old Likhona Fosa in Roodepoort in Gauteng. The deputy minister of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, and Police deputy minister, Polly Boshielo, today visited the scene in Durban Deep where […]
# The DA is calling for deeper cuts to red tape delaying renewable energy projects. According to the party, the Western Cape is working to speed up environmental approvals, but national rules are still too strict, and some projects take too long to process. The DA’s Dave Bryant wants a formal deal with the national […]
# South Africa’s economy grew by just 0.1-percent in the first three months of the year. The agricultural sector was the main driver, growing by nearly 16-percent thanks to good rains, which helped avoid a contraction in gross domestic product. However, mining and manufacturing dragged the economy down, with declines in key products like platinum […]
# The High Court in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal has dismissed applications by former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales to have their arms deal corruption trial thrown out. Zuma and Thales face charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering, and money laundering linked to the 1999 multi-billion-rand arms deal. Delivering his ruling, Judge Nkosinathi Chili […]
# The DA in Johannesburg has announced it will lodge a formal complaint with the Special Investigating Unit over more than one-billion-rand in tenders allegedly awarded to companies linked to current and former city councillors. The party is demanding lifestyle audits for all implicated officials and councillors, a forensic audit of tenders, and criminal charges […]
# United Africans Transformation has called for urgent action over alleged corruption at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. In a motion to Parliament, the party claims justice is being sold to the highest bidder while the poor face intimidation and unfair treatment. The transformation’s Mighty Mabule is demanding an independent investigation and lifestyle […]
