As South Africa works out exactly what the state of the nation is, the Office of the ANC Chief Whip and DA Leader Mmusi Maimane have welcomed the postponement of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) as announced by the Presiding Officers today. The ANC Caucus said it will await the outcomes of the […]

Pule Mabe has been appointed as the new Spokesperson of the South African ruling party, the African National Congress. The ANC confirmed in a statement that the appointment is effective as of today, 6 February 2018. The ANC said: “Comrade Mabe was deployed as a member of Parliament following the General Elections of 2014, a […]

The African National Congress (ANC) has resolved to convene a “Special NEC meeting” on Wednesday, 7 February 2018, in which it will discuss the “transition between the 5th and 6th administration of government and pending actions in Parliament”. In a statement issued in the past hour, the ANC said that during a meeting of the National […]

The African National Congress said in a statement Monday that it condemns in the strongest possible terms the assault of protestors by a grouping outside the ANC Headquarters, Chief Albert Luthuli House, earlier today. “Regardless of what some may deem as provocation by the Black First Land First Movement who intended to march to Luthuli […]

The long-awaited Land Audit Report reportedly reveals that Black South Africans only directly own 1.2 % of the rural land in the country, and 7% of formally registered property in towns and cities. Opposition party, the DA, said it welcomes newspaper reports of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform’s Land Audit Report, which […]

Multichoice announced on Wednesday that it will not renew its contract with the 24-hour News Channel ANN7, when the contract expires on 20 August 2018. The decision has been met with mixed feelings – with some concerned for what this means to media freedom, and others welcoming the end of “dishonest journalism”. Following an internal […]

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete says a request by the President to deliver the State of the Nation Address has been approved. Parliament’s presiding officers on Thursday briefed the media on the readiness of Parliament to host the State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week Thursday, 8 February. The joint sitting of the National […]

Mmusi Maimane – Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) – has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, requesting that this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), scheduled for next Thursday 8 February, be postponed until Jacob Zuma has been removed from office, and Parliament is afforded an opportunity to elect […]

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane has written to ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as Leader of Government Business, requesting an urgent meeting to discuss how they can best work together to tackle the immediate drought crisis in the City of Cape Town, and to defeat Day Zero. Maimane said in a press statement […]

Reports today that the ANC is negotiating an exit deal for President Jacob Zuma is nothing but “betrayal to the people of South Africa whose lives have been worsened during his tenure as the president”, according to the DA. DA National Spokesperson Refiloe Nt’sekhe stated in a press release Sunday that “President Zuma and those […]

The Free State Provincial Government has committed to fully cooperate with the Hawks as they investigate matters relating to allegations of impropriety at Vrede Dairy Farm, which is at the centre of allegations involving the Gupta Family. The commitment comes as search and seizure operations by the Hawks are currently underway at the offices of […]

The DA caucus of the City of Cape Town last night decided by 84 votes to 59, and one spoilt vote, that it has lost confidence in Mayor Patricia de Lille. Bonginkosi Madikizela – DA Western Cape Leader – said in a statement Thursday that this vote was requested by Cllr Mercia Kleinsmith, and was […]

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, as head of Team SA at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, has assured potential investors that South Africa is politically stable and open for business. “The South African delegation to the World Economic Forum 2018 (WEF) in Davos Switzerland, has been assuring partner governments, investors and finance institutions […]

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week join various discussion platforms at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland with an aim to develop a response to new strategies towards transforming governance in various parts of the world. The World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters is scheduled to take place between 23 and […]

JOHANNESBURG – The Minister of Home Affairs, Ayanda Dlodlo has today – 22 January 2018 – reacted with outrage towards a fake news article that was published on two websites and shared furiously on social media since Saturday evening. The article is headed with a “contemptuous” headline, saying: “South Africans living in other countries like […]

It all started with a wedding. A 200 plus entourage of friends and family landed their private aircraft at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in April 2013. What South African’s didn’t know was that the country had already entered a new era of corruption that was to have a myriad negative consequences. Now, after years […]

The DA says it welcomes the “long-overdue” resignation of ESKOM Chairperson, Zethemba Khoza…. but adds that it does not absolve him of the role he played in ESKOM’s decline and the DA will not allow Khoza, or any other person implicated in corruption at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) or State Capture, to escape the consequences. Natasha […]

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) has reportedly decided to remove President Jacob Zuma as leader of South Africa, before their 2019 election campaign begins. The NEC also elected its new National Working Committee (NWC) members during a meeting on 18-19 January 2018 in Irene, Tshwane. According to the SABC, […]

Protests at the Hoerskool Overvaal in Gauteng, South Africa, have been hijacked by racial bigots both black and white, turning an important legal question into a racially divisive and violent confrontation, says Democratic Alliance Leader Mmusi Maimane. He urged South Africans to pursue a reconciled SA and ignore the fringe racists who are dominating the […]

Protests continued for a second day outside Hoërskool Overvaal in Vereeniging on Thursday. Demonstrators persisted with their demand for the school to scrap its Afrikaans-only language policy which they claim is used to exclude black learners. Learners arriving for school in the morning had to walk pass heavily armed riot police who kept watch outside […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action today to ensure that borders and airports are put on alert, in order to stop the Gupta family from trying to flee the country ahead of their reported imminent arrests. “We should not allow them to leave South Africa, and certainly […]

The Presidency has rejected allegations that President Jacob Zuma wants former AU Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, to be appointed as Deputy President of the country. Dlamini Zuma recently ran for ANC President, a race that was eventually won by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa and President Zuma met on 7 January at Dr […]

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is meeting Monday with officials from the Embassy of the United States of America in Pretoria, following the recent disturbing comments attributed to President Donald Trump. DIRCO said it will provide an opportunity to the Charges de Affaires (the second in charge) to explain the statement by […]

A week after the H&M ‘Coolest Monkey’ ad controversy made headlines and caused boycotts around the world, the DA has decided to  write to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to lodge an official complaint against the retail giant for “the racist advert involving a black child modelling a racially-insensitive hoodie”. On Saturday the EFF […]

The DA Federal Executive has resolved to formally charge Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille “in the interest of good governance”, Mmusi Maimane, Leader of the Democratic Alliance, announced today after a meeting of the FE. Maimane said the FE will recommend to the Caucus that they remove de Lille from any role in managing […]