The Presiding Officers of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Amos Masondo, will meet with Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, the man behind the State Capture report, on Wednesday after he criticised the government’s lack of action. READ: Thunderstorm WARNING for flood-hit KZN PARLIAMENT MEETS ZONDO Last week Zondo indicated that he does not believe Parliament can prevent State […]

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was sworn in Tuesday 28th June 2023 after being declared the victor of an election that his main rival slammed as “not credible.” Bio, 59, returns for a second term at the helm of the West African nation which has been pummelled by multiple challenges since the end of […]

Reuters: The South African rand gained on Tuesday as analysts speculated the weekend’s aborted mutiny in Russia may mean President Vladimir Putin could skip BRICS summit where South Africa would in theory be obliged to arrest him. SOUTH AFRICAN RAND GAINED The BRICS group of emerging economies, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, […]

Fighting raged in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday 27th June 2023, the eve of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, after paramilitaries seized Khartoum’s main police base. Fighting in the city between the army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo is now concentrated […]

Former City of Cape Town MMC for Human Settlements Malusi Booi has defended Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille saying she is not racist. This comes as suspended DA leader in the Eastern Cape Nqaba Bhanga took to Facebook and labelled Zille the most racist person. NQABA BHANGA LABELS HELEN ZILLE AS RACIST […]

African National Congress(ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has recently been accused of owing R3 million after having borrowed it from the wife of a former National Lotteries Commission chief officer Philemon Letwaba who reportedly swore it under oath, Daily Maverick reported. FIKILE MBALULA ACCUSED OF FAILING TO PAY R3 MILLION LOAN In a lodged affidavit, Rebotile Malomane who is said to […]

The wife of former National Lotteries Commission chief operating office Philemon Letwaba has claimed under oath that her company loaned R3-million to then-sports minister Fikile Mbalula to help him buy a luxury home in the upmarket suburb of Bryanston in Johannesburg. The brother of the former chief operating officer (COO) of the Lottery is seeking […]

Pope Francis’ peace envoy to Ukraine arrived in Moscow Tuesday for a visit, just weeks after visiting Kyiv, according to the Vatican and media reports. It is the first trip to Moscow by a senior Vatican official since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. “On June 28 and 29, 2023, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi… accompanied by an […]

The City of Tshwane does not only default on its Eskom debt but also owes bulk potable water supplier Rand Water. Rand Water has called on the Metropolitan Municipality to make arrangements to settle its debt. THE CITY OF TSHWANE OWES RAND WATER Rand Water said the National Government does not allocate it funds and solely relies […]

ActionSA has launched a campaign to have the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature moved back to Ulundi as opposed to the building of a new precinct in Pietermaritzburg at a costly R6billion. ACTIONSA’S MNCWANGO ADVOCATES FOR THE REDIRECTION OF FUNDS ALSO READ: ActionSA thanks David Tembe as he RESIGNS According to IOL, the IFP, says economic development through tourism will be […]

The Wagner Group, a private military group, defied the Kremlin and seized control of Russian military facilities. The revolt was led by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. The events of Saturday, 24 June saw Prigozhin’s group take over the city of Rostov-on-Don. According to The Conversation, declared the invasion of Ukraine by Russia as a mistake. THE […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin told troops gathered Tuesday at the Kremlin they prevented civil war after a revolt by Wagner mercenaries, and held a minute’s silence for pilots killed during the insurrection. It was the latest in a series of addresses Putin has made after the rebellion, the most serious security threat in his more […]

Former African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Ace Magashule has accused wealthy businessman Johan Rupert of being behind his expulsion from the ruling party. The party’s National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) confirmed Magashule’s expulsion from the political party on Monday, 12 June. WHY WAS ACE EXPELLED FROM THE ANC? Magashule was found guilty of bringing the party into […]

The Israeli foreign ministry said Tuesday it was summoning the Ukraine ambassador for a “clarification,” after the Ukrainian embassy accused “the current Israeli government” of “a clear pro-Russian position”. “In light of his repeated remarks against Israel’s policy, Ukrainian ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk has been summoned for a clarification that will take place at the foreign ministry […]

Sudan’s army on Monday faced a multi-front challenge after losing Khartoum’s main police base to paramilitaries in a battle that killed at least 14 civilians, while rebels attacked troops near Ethiopia. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), fighting Sudan’s regular army since mid-April, announced late Sunday a “victory in the battle for the police HQ” […]

The credit rating industry in Africa is dominated by the three international agencies: Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. Together they control an estimated 95% of the credit rating business globally. Credit rating agencies are institutions that assess a borrower’s creditworthiness in general terms, or with respect to a particular debt or financial obligation. A credit rating […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to “kill each other” during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group, which stunned the country with an aborted march on Moscow over the weekend. In his first address to the nation since the rebels pulled back, Putin said […]

A coal truck was torched, blocking the busy R334 in Motherwell, Gqeberha, when about 100 shack dwellers protested on Friday. The driver fled, uninjured. Later, public order police managed to get the demonstrators to agree to leave the road. The protesters were demanding the electrification of about 3,000 shacks in Khayamnandi, Ncinane, and phases one […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent condolences to the Motlana and Maunye families following the passing of veteran anti-apartheid activist, Sally Motlana, on Saturday. Motlana was awarded the Esteemed Member of the Order of the Baobab for her contribution to women’s empowerment and the realisation of a non-racial and democratic South Africa. “We are mourning the […]

Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has indicated that although the demand for power is increasing, Eskom is able to maintain a much lower stage of load shedding due to the improvement of the Energy Availability Factor (EAF). MINISTER OF ELECTRICITY RAMOKGOBA BREAKS DOWN THE IMPROVEMENT The Minister of Electricity made the remarks during a virtual […]

ActionSA has shown appreciation to former Councillor David Tembe for his service to the residents of Johannesburg over the past 18 months. DAVID TEMBE SETS HIS FOCUS ON NATIONAL ELECTIONS This as he resigned as a city councillor to turn his focus to helping the party win the 2024 elections. Both as a councillor and as […]

The Democratic Alliance in Mpumalanga has welcomed the hefty R70million fine handed to the Lekwa Municipality by the Standerton Magistrates Court for contravening environmental legislature. ALSO READ: Cape Town dam levels: Water streams into dams as capacity nears The municipality was found guilty on seven counts relating to: failure to comply with conditions stipulated in the waste […]

“Drunk” Judge Nkola Motata could become the first South African judge to be impeached. “Drunk” Judge Nkola Motata must be impeached, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has ruled. The Judicial Services Commission was wrong to only find him guilty of misconduct and not gross misconduct, the SCA ruled. “For as long as he is […]

A year after the conclusion of a groundbreaking probe into state graft under ex-leader Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s top judge and civil groups on Thursday berated a lack of urgency to prosecute. ALSO READ | When is the next public holiday in South Africa? On June 22, 2022, the final of a series of damning reports from a […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it objects to the judgement handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein which dismissed the party’s application for leave to appeal an interdict which AfriForum acquired in 2017 on illegal occupation of private property. According to the lobby group, the interdict prohibited Malema and the EFF […]