JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An inquiry into allegations of influence peddling revolving around former president Jacob Zuma and his businessman friends – the Gupta family – will begin formal public hearings in August and could take two years or more, the head of the commission said on Thursday. The allegations around Zuma, forced from office in […]

WATCH as DA Leader Mmusi Maimane receives a standing ovation for his speech during the Presidency budget vote in Parliament yesterday, 23 May 2018. WATCH Mmusi Maimane: Let us look to the future https://www.facebook.com/DemocraticAlliance/videos/10155703442358111/ An agenda for reform Transcript of the speech delivered yesterday by the Leader of the Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane, during the Budget Vote […]

The South African Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has officially announced the appointment of Phakamani Hadebe as new chief executive of Eskom, on Thursday. “Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mr Phakamani Hadebe as the new group chief executive of Eskom,” said Gordhan. In making the announcement, the minister pointed out that state owned entities […]

The African National Congress (ANC) said in a statement Wednesday that it condemns the escalation of murders in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) again this week. Violent crime in the province claimed the lives of two more people yesterday, while another one is fighting for his life, in separate incidents. The ANC said as a “leader of the […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The leader of South Africa’s North West province resigned on Wednesday in the face of pressure from President Cyril Ramaphosa and weeks of violent protests against his rule over the platinum-rich region. The pressure on Supra Mahumapelo is evidence of Ramaphosa’s drive to root out graft since he replaced former president Jacob […]

Leading by example, the President who likes to walk… has shown he not only walks the walk, but talks the talk. Today President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he has decided to donate half of his Presidential salary towards a soon-to-be established fund that will be launched on July 18 – the birthday of former President […]

The son of former South African President Jacob Zuma, Edward Zuma, has been fined R60,000 which will be given to two schools in the Durban area of KwaZulu-Natal. Zuma has also agreed to apologise to the entire South African public for hate speech which he directed at SA ministers Derek Hanekom and Pravin Gordhan. Previously […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa looks likely to implement land redistribution under existing laws rather than by changing the constitution following a ruling party summit, in an approach more palatable to investors, analysts said on Tuesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa, who came to power in February when former leader Jacob Zuma was ousted by his own […]

This has been an interesting year in finance so far where South Africa is concerned. Back in February, President Cyril Ramaphosa made an address to the nation that promised a drive for foreign investment in South Africa, which he was confident would help reignite confidence in the South African economy and help spur significant growth. […]

A DA-led administration has been rocked by another corruption scandal – this time in Tshwane – but what is more interesting is the handling of the matter by our nation’s official opposition  party, and the double standards that play out in relation to the handling of the saga of the Cape Town mayor, Patricia de Lille… writes Neo Nino […]

The Free State province of South Africa has officially elected the new leadership. The elections took place at the provincial conference on Saturday and ended in the early hours on Sunday. This election could see Mashinini taking over as the Premier of the province after next year’s general elections if the party follows its principle of […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has presented a report on what it claims is the full cost to the taxpayer of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “bloated” cabinet, and proposes a Cabinet cut. The report, some of which is based on Parliamentary replies, has been presented by Desiree van der Walt, DA Shadow Minister of Public […]

The ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), and the opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), have entered a rather public spat over a shack fire this morning in Tembisa, Gauteng. Ramaphosa was in the area for a health walk with officials and locals, and to launch the Thuma Mina (Send Me) Campaign… when two […]

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa will officially launch the African National Congress  (ANC) Thuma Mina campaign in Tembisa, Johannesburg on Friday. The Thuma Mina (which means ‘Send Me’) campaign hopes to address various issues and frustrations for the people of South Africa. The intention is to restore dignity and the ANC’s credibility among communities. “Thuma […]

South African former Finance Minister, Trevor Manuel has described the presidency of Jacob Zuma as a ‘total disaster’. Manuel was addressing the gathered audience at the Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Public Lecture at the University of Western Cape on Wednesday night. “I make no apologies, Archbishop, for my views that the presidency of Jacob Zuma was […]

Contrary to the “kill or be killed” headlines about ITV’s ‘On Assignment’ programme, which aired on Monday night and “annoyed” several South African viewers… a full viewing of the episode shows it was a little more balanced, and a lot more positive than the SA critics (who maybe only watched the trailer) had given it […]

South Africa’s farm murders and the government’s plan to implement land expropriation without compensation is receiving global attention this week. Firstly, ITV in the UK aired an On Assignment episode on Monday night, which investigated the issues… and last night, the USA’s largest television news channel, Fox News (which has a reputation for biased reporting […]

South Africa has recalled its ambassador to Israel, following an attack on the Gaza border which left 55 Palestinians dead and 2,700 wounded… on a day in which the United States opened a controversial embassy in Jerusalem. South Africa condemned “the indiscriminate and grave manner of the latest Israeli attack”. Turkey also recalled its ambassador from […]

Recent actions by US President Donald Trump’s administration are severely straining relations with South Africa’s new government led by President Cyril Ramaphosa. And relations between the two governments are likely to worsen. The first blow was last month’s threat by Trump’s UN Ambassador Nikki Haley that countries unwilling to tow the US line would be […]

  The DA says it will call for a full disclosure on the status of funding for South African Airways (SAA)… given that a further bailout of R5 billion, its third cash injection in just one year, may have been sourced. Alf Lees MP – DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Finance – said that on […]

This Sunday’s episode of Carte Blanche is packed with all the latest hot topics in South Africa – De Lille vs The DA, Protea Glen Land Grabs, Murder By Appointment and Being Transgender. South Africans abroad can watch this show (and many more) by subscribing to Showmax International, where this episode will be available to stream from Tuesday 15 […]

On Friday two political leaders from different parties were assassinated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and a third was assassinated in front of his family on Monday… sparking fears that political killings which previously plagued the province are “rearing their ugly head” again, as the country prepares for the National Election next year. The African National […]

The South African government says it will fast-track land reform while waiting for the Parliamentary process to unfold (whereby the Constitution is due to be amended to pave the way for land expropriation without compensation). Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says the department will use the existing legal framework to fast track […]

Mogalakwena Municipality’s Council has agreed to purchase a brand new vehicle for its Mayor, Andrina Matsemela, that will apparently cost R1 million… despite the poverty-stricken municipality’s huge service delivery shortcomings, claim the DA. Korny Dekker, DA Councillor in Mogalakwena, said the DA has unambiguously opposed this decision, which was taken during a special council meeting yesterday. The Mayor’s existing […]

Former South African Western Cape Police Commissioner Arno Lamoer has been sentenced to six years in prison for corruption. Lamoer appeared in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town on Thursday where he was handed an eight year sentence, two of which were suspended. The police commissioner was found guilty of corruption in February […]