The British PR agency – and ‘international reputation management’ company – that recently dropped the Gupta Family’s Oakbay Capital as a client, have sort of come clean with a statement today, admitting their horror at discovering some of the accusations levelled at them by angry South Africans (never mess with a South African!) are in […]

The DA-led City of Tshwane has announced plans to sell the mayoral mansion it inherited from the previous ANC administration. It says the sale is “in order to prioritise bringing better services to Tshwane residents, particularly those living in informal settlements”. I am happy to announce that the City will officially be selling the Mayoral […]

People from Imizamo Yethu – who are in temporary shelters – say the City must make good on its promises Residents protest the lack of progress reblocking Imizamo Yethu. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks Protests in Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay continued for the third day yesterday (Monday 3 July). Residents displaced by the devastating fire earlier this year […]

South African President Jacob Zuma has delivered the opening address at the ANC’s fifth annual National Policy Conference (NPC), quoting the words of former ANC leader Oliver Tambo that it’s harder to stay in power than to win power. In fact, Zuma repeated them to make sure everyone got the message… Zuma said one of […]

The latest shocking #GuptaLeaks revelations allege that the bill for the lavish and controversial Sun City wedding of Gupta niece, Vega Gupta, in 2013 was paid for by the Free State provincial government… in a process that involved money laundering and the Vrede Dairy Project (in which the Guptas have always denied involvement). The latest […]

South African journalist Suna Venter has tragically passed away at the age of just 32. She was one of the ‘SABC 8’, and although her family has not given the exact cause of her death, they did say in a media release that she was recently diagnosed with ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’. In the media statement, […]

The Democratic Alliance is calling for all information regarding the “obscene R1.6 billion discount that Gupta company, Tegeta, received from Eskom, in settlement of a substandard-coal dispute,” to be made public.   DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, Natasha Mazzone, said this “secretive” settlement should not be hidden since there is public interest in the capture of […]

Like the proverbial cat with nine lives, South Africa’s scandal-ridden president, Jacob Zuma, may well have escaped yet again with his political life. This despite another resounding loss in the country’s highest court. The Constitutional Court ruled that there was no constitutional bar to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, opting to employ […]

The Constitutional Court has ruled today that the decision on whether to hold a secret ballot in Parliament, during a vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma, lies with the Speaker of the National Assembly. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng pointedly said that the Speaker herself, Baleka Mbete, has said she is not opposed to a […]

The Constitutional Court has announced that judgment on the Application for a Secret Ballot in Parliament – regarding a motion of No Confidence in President Jacob Zuma – will be given on Thursday! The judgement on the Secret Ballot (UDM vs Speaker of the National Assembly) will be handed down at 10am. Coincidentally, President Zuma […]

South Africa’s Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane announced on Monday that her office will oppose President Jacob Zuma’s attempt to have the State Capture Report set aside. The report, compiled by former Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, includes claims that Zuma, some Government cabinet members and some state companies acted improperly. The allegations stopped short of declaring […]

PRETORIA – Government is allowed to recover R1.125 billion in misappropriated public funds from Absa Bank and its predecessor Bankorp. This follows a proclamation by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Monday when she released a report into misappropriate use of public funds pre democracy. The Public Protector investigated the matter after the complainant, Advocate Pual […]

Gauteng’s unemployed youth have a reason to be hopeful again… thanks to an incredible heed to action from several South African corporates – including amongst others Coca-Cola, Standard Bank, Microsoft SA – and state agencies! The current unemployment stats are rather miserable… Gauteng has about 2.7 million young people aged between 15 and 34 who […]

PRETORIA – South African President Jacob Zuma visited the communities around the Garden Route today, which have been affected by the devastating fires. He was left visibly shocked and said it was “the worst disaster I have ever experienced”. The President was accompanied by a delegation of ministers and deputy ministers, as well as Western Cape […]

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa pointed out today in the National Assembly that Jacob Zuma has played a major role in boosting infrastructure development in South Africa. When asked if he believed President Zuma had the qualities of a selfless and accountable leader to steer South Africa along a developmental path, Ramaphosa responded: “Well as you might […]

CAPE TOWN – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is in the interest of all South Africans for a judicial inquiry to be established to probe allegations of State capture. He said this when he responded to oral questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday. He said various allegations have been made in the public domain […]

Arts and Culture Minister, Nathi Mthethwa, has set the ball rolling for another discussion on whether it’s time to change South Africa’s name. Speaking on Sunday, at a cadre’s forum, Mthethwa said what many foreigners have felt for a long time – that South Africa is not the name of a country… but merely a […]

Pretoria – Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has confirmed that the documents circulated through social media on Monday – by EFF leader Julius Male – with respect to the Gupta family naturalisation application are genuine. Gigaba reportedly granted the Gupta family naturalisation while he was Home Affairs Minister. However, he complained that sensational headlines – such […]

DA Leader Mmusi Maimane said in a press briefing on Tuesday that he was “personally angered” by Western Cape Premier, and former DA leader, Helen Zille’s tweet about colonialism. With Maimane sitting at her side in  the briefing, Zille apologised unreservedly “to the South African public who were offended by this tweet and my subsequent […]

PRETORIA – The Presidency has dismissed false reports which claim that President Jacob Zuma said Knysna in the Western Cape was not his concern. The Presidency on Friday said the disturbing claims are contained in an online “fake news” report. It warned the public to be vigilant against online fake news reports. “The online report […]

The DA claims the recent publication of emails, known as the #GuptaLeaks, lends credence to what they have long believed… that the Free State Provincial Government has been captured by the Guptas long before their sustained attack on National Treasury. The full statement by Dr Roy Jankielsohn – Leader of the Official Opposition, says: ‘It is […]

The Presidency has issued a statement refuting front page allegations that he owns a ‘palace’ in Dubai. “The story in the Sunday Times newspaper today, 4 June 2017, that President Jacob Zuma owns a “palace” in Dubai is a fabrication,” said the Presidency. “President Zuma does not own any property outside South Africa and has […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has backtracked on Leader Mmusi Maimane’s earlier statement that “we have suspended Helen Zille pending the outcome of her disciplinary hearing” as if it were a fait accompli. As Zille pointed out in her statement of response earlier today, she had received contradictory messages – a letter from FedEx Chairman James Selfe […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has suspended Helen Zille and accused her, on Facebook, of continuing “to damage the party with various pieces of communication that seek to undermine what we are trying to achieve”. She in turn accuses the DA of not complying with the federal constitution. Following a two-day sitting of the DA’s Federal Executive (FedEx), […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will be submitting an affidavit to the South African Police Service to include Anoj Singh, the current Eskom CFO, in the charges of corruption and racketeering which the DA laid on Tuesday 30 May against President Jacob Zuma, members of the Gupta family, several cabinet ministers and senior executives of […]