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Boksburg, South Africa – In a fiery address at the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) Lekgotla, former ANC President Thabo Mbeki did not mince words as he launched a scathing attack on his successor, Jacob Zuma. The NEC had recently resolved to summarily suspend Zuma for violating the party’s constitution, leading to Mbeki’s condemnation of […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as “unfortunate” a US terror alert for an upmarket area of Johannesburg. The US warning urged Americans to steer clear of big gatherings. It said the warning affects the suburb of Sandton, and is particularly acute during the coming weekend. President Ramaphosa said the alert had been issued […]

Counting is under way in South Africa after citizens cast their votes in the local government elections. The vote is being seen as a test to the popularity of the ruling ANC party. The party had around 46% of votes cast on Tuesday morning, with about 22% of votes counted nationally, according to state broadcaster […]

South Africa will deploy 10,000 soldiers to assist in security operations during the forthcoming municipal elections due to start next week. The South African parliament on Wednesday noted that President Cyril Ramaphosa had authorised the military deployment to help the police ensure “a safe and secure environment” during the polls. South Africans will be turning […]

FOUR men and two women were killed when a gunman opened fire in Kagiso, West Rand District, in Gauteng. Gauteng police confirmed the shooting that left six people dead as well as three men and one woman injured. Police reported that the lone gunman entered a house and shot the owner and his girlfriend as […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the alleged theft of food packages meant to cushion the poor from hunger during the coronavirus pandemic. The president said the reports were “disturbing and disgusting” adding that the individuals involved in the hoarding, selling or diverting of food aid would be dealt with “harshly”. “Over the past […]

National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise has reiterated South Africa’s stand to support the lifting of the targeted economic sanctions against Zimbabwe. “We stand as South Africa to say to our brothers, our sisters, our neighbours – in fact our family because we have intermarried, to say that your pain is our pain,” she Modise. “Without South […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged men to change what he described as their “sexist and patriarchal attitudes” which he says lie at the root of violence against women. He made the comments on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, just hours after another brutal attack, in which a woman […]

Incredible Happenings church leader, self-proclaimed prophet Paseka “Mboro” Motsoeneng on Friday said the downpours of rain being experienced in South Africa and Zimbabwe were a result of his publicised intercessions for rain in the two countries. Mboro, who claims to be gifted with spiritual powers to deliver rain, was in Zimbabwe earlier this month as […]

The following statement was delivered on Wednesday by former DA leader, Mmusi Maimane, at Nkululeko House, the party’s Federal Head Office in Johannesburg. My fellow South Africans, When I was elected as leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in May 2015, just over four years ago, I set out to build a strong, diverse, and authentically […]