# The DA has launched a six-point plan aimed at reviving the struggling economy, creating jobs, and attracting investment. Party leader John Steenhuisen told the media the blueprint targets key obstacles to growth, including the repeal of broad-based black economic empowerment, the Employment Equity Act, and the Expropriation Act. Steenhuisen says the plan focuses on […]
# Organisers of the national dialogue say they are keeping costs low for the first national convention, with venues, transport, and services provided by the University of South Africa in Pretoria and other partners at no cost. The National Economic Development and Labour Council and the Presidency’s budgets cover the event’s main expenses. The convention’s […]
# The first national convention of the national dialogue will take place at the University of South Africa in Pretoria on Friday and Saturday. The event will bring together one-thousand delegates from more than 30 sectors to launch nationwide community and sectoral discussions. A steering committee will be formed to guide the process. The national […]
# Union federation Saftu says government leaders have failed to protect South Africa’s sovereignty in the face of rising US pressure. This follows the 30-percent tariff hike imposed by the US on South African goods. The union accuses president Cyril Ramaphosa of giving in to US interests, especially by supporting fossil fuel imports. Saftu’s Asive […]
# The MK Party says Women’s Month should be a catalyst for genuine structural change and the full emancipation of South African women. It calls for dismantling economic and social systems that perpetuate inequality, ensuring equal access to opportunities, and protecting women from violence. The party’s national chairperson, Nathi Nhleko, says symbolic gestures are insufficient, […]
# The MK Party condemns the government of national unity for economic failure, corruption, and poor governance, calling the coalition dysfunctional and a betrayal of the people. The party also criticised the government for failing to respond to the 30-percent US tariff, seen as punishment for South Africa’s foreign policy. MK Party’s national chairperson, Nathi […]
# Gauteng police have launched a manhunt after two detectives were shot and killed while transporting Jabulani Moyo in Roodepoort. He had just appeared before the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on a 2023 business robbery case. The officers were ambushed in the CBD, one died on the scene, and the other was declared dead in the […]
# The MK Party and the African Transformation Movement have formed an alliance to contest next year’s local government elections. The parties have set up a joint task team to develop a partnership model, with the aim of achieving a two-thirds majority to complete the liberation project. In a media briefing, MK Party’s national chairperson, […]
The MK Party has officially terminated former secretary-general Floyd Shivambu’s membership following his public statements and actions that were deemed to violate party principles and trust. The leadership decided that Shivambu no longer aligns with the party’s ideological direction. MK Party’s national chairperson, Nathi Nhleko, told the media the party will not engage further on […]
