The Presidency has welcomed the Johannesburg High Court’s judgement to have the private prosecution instigated against the head of state, set aside. This is following months of court battles, dating back to when the bid was first brought forward in December 2022, by his predecessor, Jacob Zuma. Zuma, who brought about the bid, was amid […]

At least 17 people died due to a gas leak in the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg, Gauteng, on Wednesday, 5 July. Emergency services first reported that 24 people had died, this total was revised to 16, and according to reports another individual died in hospital early on Thursday. READ: ‘Very cold, wet and windy’: Another […]

Fikile Mbalula has come guns blazing in support of its Deputy President, Paul Mashatile. This is following what has been backlash and widespread condemnation of his VIP Protection officials, who have since coined the name “Blue Light Bullies”. Speaking at a media briefing at the party’s headquarters on Wednesday, Mbalula expressed the party’s condemnation of […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the Johannesburg High Court’s decision to set aside Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution against him on Wednesday, 5 July. Zuma was also hit with a cost order –the second court defeat for the former president in recent weeks. COURT SETS ASIDE JACOB ZUMA’S PRIVATE PROSECUTION As previously reported, the High Court found […]

On 12 June 2023, the National Assembly (NA) passed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The NHI Bill seeks to provide universal access to health care services in the country in accordance with the National Health Insurance White Paper and the Constitution of South Africa. The Bill envisages the establishment of a National Health Insurance […]

Despite the suspension of SAPS VIP Protection unit, Action Society is not just demanding more charges to be added but willing to help the victims lay them. ACTION SOCIETY GOING ALL OUT FOR JUSTICE Action Society’s legal team lodged a formal complaint against the police officers involved in the #BlueLightMafia video this morning, under the provisions […]

DA has called for proper public engagement on Eskom’s multi-billion rand smart meter programme. DA REACTS TO CUSTOMERS’ CRIES OVER THE PROJECT This after the DA recognised the concerns and lack of trust among the South African public regarding Eskom’s proposed R16 billion smart meter installation program. “While we understand the need to recover at least 7 000MW […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has confirmed the meeting spots for the National Day of Action on Thursday, 6 July. COSATU and all its affiliates are expected to embark on a nationwide strike on Thursday. COSATU MEETING SPOTS CONFIRMED The federation said its National Day of Action is a demonstration by workers that […]

The public disagreements between King Misuzulu and Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has turned political. The ANC in KZN has deployed Zweli Mkhize to quell the feud in the royal house. While the IFP’s Zululand Mayor Thulasizwe Buthelezi has accused royal spokesperson Prince Africa Zulu of being a useful idiot for the ANC. ZULULAND MAYOR ISSUES SCATHING LETTER In […]

South Sudan’s leader Salva Kiir on Tuesday 4 July 2023 pledged that delayed elections set for next year would go ahead as planned and that he would run for president. Kiir, a towering guerrilla commander, has been the nation’s only president since he led it to independence from Sudan in 2011. The world’s youngest nation […]

The Deputy President has spoken out on Tuesday after a video of his VIP protection officers, allegedly assaulting three civilians on the Gauteng highway, went viral on social media. “The Deputy President has become aware of an unfortunate incident involving members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), who are attached to his protection detail, […]

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has confirmed that it is investigating allegations of assault against members of the VIP Protection Unit in the South African Police Service (SAPS). This, after VIP Protection unit attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s protection detail were captured assaulting a motorist on the N1 highway in Johannesburg, Gauteng. IPID PROBING […]

Relief swept Senegal and its supporters on Tuesday 4 July 2023 after President Macky Sall declared he would not seek a contested third term in office, a move that defused fears of bloodshed. Reactions at home and abroad were almost universally positive after Sall, ending months of feverish speculation, said that after “long consideration” he […]

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who backs the politically-split country’s eastern administration, has threatened military action unless oil revenues are divided fairly by the end of August 2023. The country sits on Africa’s biggest oil reserves but the wedge between the eastern government and a United Nations-recognised administration in Tripoli has hampered Libya’s efforts to […]

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) says they are flabbergasted by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to increase salary for office bearers. This was after the government refused to increase civil servants’ lack of money. ALSO READ: Ramaphosa gives greenlight to salary increase of office bearers NEHAWU CALLED ON RAMAPHOSA TO IGNORE COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION […]

Egypt and Turkey said Tuesday 4 July 2023 they had appointed ambassadors to each other’s countries for the first time in a decade, in the latest sign of warming ties. Cairo and Ankara both issued statements announcing “the upgrading of diplomatic relations between them to the level of ambassadors”. The two foreign ministries said the […]

Explosions again rocked Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Monday 3 July 2023 as the army rallied civilians to take up arms against a renewed onslaught by its paramilitary foes. The sound of artillery fire shook the dawn in northwest Khartoum and progressed towards the centre and east of the city, witnesses told AFP. The fighting “began […]

Anti-corruption activist Paul Holden has done South Africa a great favour by summarising the work of the judicial commission that probed massive corruption under former president Jacob Zuma. No one except academics will read the commission’s 4,750 page report, but many will read Holden’s book, Zondo at your Fingertips. Holden is a former director of […]

Motorists are in for more relief this month, as both grades of fuel are expected to decrease for the second month in a row. Illuminating paraffin and LP Gas are also expected to decrease, with an increase in the price of both grades of diesel. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has announced […]

Kenyan President William Ruto announced Sunday 2nd July 2023 the lifting of a near six-year ban on logging, despite the concerns of environmental campaigners. Ruto said the move was “long overdue” and was aimed at creating jobs and opening up sectors of the economy that rely on forest products. “We can’t have mature trees rotting […]

South Africa’s largest opposition party has teamed up with six small groups to build a coalition aimed at ousting the long-ruling ANC in next year’s elections, they announced Monday. ALSO READ: ANC ‘blames’ DA-led coalition for Hammanskraal cholera outbreak The Democratic Alliance, which has a fifth of the seats in parliament, is in the forefront of […]

As South Africans are already aware, the 2024 election presents an unprecedented opportunity for the nation to elect a new government that could steer SA out of the multiple crises it faces. According to a joint statement by several opposition parties, for the very first time since 1994, the incumbent governing party – the ANC […]

The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has appointed Yanga Mputa as the Tax Ombud effective from 1 July 2023 for a period of five years. Mputa is South Africa’s first female Tax Ombud. She takes over from Professor Thabo Legwaila, who has been acting in the role since October 2022, after the term of the […]

Acting Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of wrongdoing in the Phala Phala farm saga. Former State Security Agency Director General, Arthur Fraser reported Ramaphosa to the South African Police Service (SAPS) over the theft of foreign currency at his Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo in 2020. In his affidavit, Fraser […]

Drone strikes early Friday hit an airbase in Libya’s east used by mercenaries of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, without causing any casualties, a military official told AFP. ALSO READ: Libya UN special representative expresses concern over vote deal DRONE ATTACKS The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the origin of the overnight strikes on the […]