South Africa Politics

PRETORIA, 5 November 2025– Testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday, the head of Crime Intelligence Division, Dumisani Khumalo, alleged that suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya instructed convicted tender tycoon Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala to open a false case of theft against members of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). Khumalo told […]

JOHANNESBURG, 29 October 2025– The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has accused Premier Panyaza Lesufi of using the Crime Prevention Wardens Programme as a political tool ahead of elections. The opposition party said it plans to table a motion of no confidence in the premier following a damning report from the Public Protector. The report […]

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa- Former South African president Thabo Mbeki will this weekend lead a landmark political school class for African National Congress (ANC) structures in KwaZulu-Natal. The event will mark Mbeki’s first direct engagement with the party’s provincial teams since the ANC reconfigured its KwaZulu-Natal structures in February, following a period of internal decline and […]

KNYSNA, South Africa- The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is expected to make a decision on Friday on whether to dissolve the Knysna Municipality, following ongoing concerns about service delivery in the Western Cape town. The move comes after local government MEC Anton Bredell requested the intervention, citing repeated failures to address water supply challenges, […]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa- DA’s newly-revealed mayoral candidate for Johannesburg Helen Zille has declared that she is ready to start knocking on doors and campaigning as the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) newly announced mayoral candidate for Johannesburg. Speaking at her unveiling in Soweto on Saturday, Zille told supporters at the Eyethu Shopping Centre that she had been […]

Former police minister Bheki Cele has not responded to parliament’s invitation to testify before the committee investigating corruption allegations within South Africa’s police service, the committee chairperson said Wednesday. Soviet Lekganyane confirmed that “with regards to Mr Bheki Cele, we sent a request for him to appear but he has not yet responded,” during a […]

STELLENBOSCH, South Africa- The Democratic Alliance (DA) plans to table a motion to remove Alexander Kannemeyer, Acting Corporate Services Director of Stellenbosch Municipality, following allegations of racism sparked by a leaked video. The motion is set for a special council meeting on Friday, September 5, 2025, in Stellenbosch, Western Cape. The controversy erupted after a […]

ActionSA has become the latest political party to withdraw from active participation in the National Dialogue Convention, set to begin in Pretoria on Friday. The decision follows similar moves by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Freedom Front Plus. The party’s parliamentary leader, Athol Trollip, announced on Wednesday that ActionSA had significant concerns about the event, […]

Former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party member, Floyd Shivambu, has announced that his newly formed Afrika Mayibuye movement will contest the 2026 local government elections. Speaking to supporters in Gauteng, Shivambu revealed that the movement is in the process of registering as a political party, with plans to also participate in the 2029 general elections. Shivambu’s […]

The Gauteng High Court has dismissed an appeal by Patriotic Alliance (PA) deputy president Kenny Kunene, ordering him to apologise to Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema for referring to him as a “cockroach” during a 2021 televised interview. The ruling, delivered on Tuesday, upholds an earlier Equality Court judgment that deemed Kunene’s remarks […]