Watch President Jacob Zuma (75) address the nation tonight, 14 February 2018, at 22h00 (or it may be delayed!). He will be speaking from Union Buildings, Pretoria, delivering probably the most important speech of his career, and possibly the last as leader of South Africa… Earlier today (a LOT has happened on this Valentine’s Day […]

During an exclusive interview with the SABC, President Jacob Zuma expressed his ongoing confusion as to what he has done wrong to be recalled by the African National Congress (ANC). Watch below. After the interview the ANC said it has noted the context to the decision of the NEC to recall Jacob Zuma, as a […]

The Hawks have arrested three people for alleged corruption in respect of the Vrede farm investigations, two of whom are allegedly Gupta brothers. In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Hawks said two other suspects are expected to hand themselves over to police. “So far, three people have been arrested and two other suspects are […]

South African Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba told 24 hour news channel, CNN, that President Jacob Zuma (75) will be removed by Parliament if he does not voluntarily go. The ANC caucus is currently holding a meeting to discuss the way forward. UPDATE: The ANC Parliamentary Caucus has agreed to table a motion of no confidence against […]

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) officially released the statistics for the unemployment rate in SA during the fourth quarter in 2017. The statistics, released on Tuesday, show the rate has dropped down to 26.7%.  Stats SA says that 5.9 million people are unemployed but actively looking for jobs. The unemployment rate for females remain higher than […]

The words many South Africans have marched, protested and prayed to hear have finally been uttered by the African National Congress (ANC): President Jacob Zuma is to be recalled by the party. However, DA leader Mmusi Maimane said it’s not worth the paper it’s written on and Zuma can ignore it. The National Executive Committee […]

After a 13-hour marathon meeting, the ANC NEC has reportedly resolved to recall South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma… after he allegedly refused to resign when asked to do so by the ANC earlier in the evening. This is according to reports from journalists who have camped out all night outside the St George’s Hotel in […]

The ANC NEC meeting in Irene, near Pretoria, to discuss the fate of South African President Jacob Zuma, dragged on for over eight hours on Monday 12 February 2018… but finally, in the early hours of Tuesday, it was reported by the SABC that the ANC has given Zuma 48 hours to resign as head […]

The office of the Registrar of Banks received official notification on Monday from the Gupta-linked Bank of Baroda of its exit from South Africa. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has confirmed that the bank of Baroda is officially closing down its operations and will no longer operate in South Africa at the end of […]

Opposition party leaders met Monday to discuss a way forward for South Africa while the ANC continue its talks with President Jacob Zuma at an NEC meeting about the transition to new leadership. During a press briefing after its meeting, the opposition parties said they want Parliament to be dissolved and a motion of no […]

The African National Congress (ANC) has scheduled a special meeting with the National Executive Committee (NEC) on Monday afternoon to “finalise” the future of President Jacob Zuma as the head of the country. “As you have all heard, the national executive committee of the African National Congress will be meeting [Monday] to discuss this very matter. […]

Former acting National Police Commissioner, Khomotso Phahlane, appeared in the Specialised Commercial Crimes court Thursday morning, to face alleged corruption and money-laundering charges. Phahlane and his wife, Beauty, handed themselves over to the authorities. Phahlane has been facing allegations of corruption and has been under investigation by the police watchdog, Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). […]

Immunity from prosecution for South African President Jacob Zuma is allegedly not being considered by ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa, according to local reports. (UPDATE: Please see ANC denial of this report at bottom of page.) News24 reports Thursday that Ramaphosa told the ANC’s Parliamentary caucus that immunity from prosecution is not part of the “transition” […]

African National Congress President (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, has issued the following statement regarding his discussions with South African President Jacob Zuma about the transition in leadership. Here is the statement in full: Fellow South Africans, There has been a lot of speculation and anxiety about the position of President Jacob Zuma as the head of […]

The Special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the African National Congress (ANC) has been postponed following an apparently “fruitful” meeting between the ANC President and South Africa’s President. The special meeting had initially been scheduled for Wednesday, 7 February 2018, “This postponement follows fruitful and constructive engagements, on various  issues, held earlier today by […]

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 […]