Fikile Mbalula had Mzansi in disbelief when he confidently said that he believed without a doubt that load shedding will have ended by December. The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula was recently interviewed on the Power to Truth show with JJ Tabane and gave his take on the country’s current load shedding status. FIKILE MBALULA […]

Each month, 7.5% of workers’ salaries are deducted by the Post Office as a contribution to the Post Office Retirement Fund. The employer’s contribution is supposed to be 13.55% of each worker’s salary. But for three years, neither amount has been paid in by the South African Post Office (SAPO). The Post Office has been […]

GroundUp has received an instruction from its US-based internet hosting service to take down one of its own stories about dodgy lawyer Lesley Ramulifho after it received a breach of copyright complaint. Failure to comply would result in access to GroundUp’s website being restricted, GroundUp was warned in an email from Akamai Cloud Computing Services. […]

The National Department of Transport announced on Thursday that South Africa has granted Turkey’s Karpowership access to the three ports of Ngqura, Durban and Saldanha Bay for 20 years. The statement said the Minister approved the application on 26 February 2023, in consultation with and supported by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA). The Turkish-owned […]

The Biden administration has ratcheted up protectionism and industrial policy amid surging economic tensions with China. The Biden administration has ratcheted up protectionism and industrial policy amid surging economic tensions with China. Legislation passed in 2022 unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to spur domestic production of renewable energy and electric vehicles, and […]

A heated argument broke out as Adv Dali Mpofu accused the NPA of acting in a “disgraceful” manner in the Ramaphosa vs Zuma case. The Zuma versus Ramaphosa matter sat before a full bench of judges Selby Baqwa, Lebogang Modiba and Mohammed Ismail at the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday and continued today. […]

As the South African government appears to be trying to “clear the way” for Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit SA in August for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, SA) Summit, the DA has again expressed concern over SA’s alleged sale of arms to Russia in December 2022, which recently came to light. Today […]

South Africa continues to try and find various ways to deal with the ICC warrant of arrest for Putin before the BRICS summit in August. Discussions around South Africa’s obligation towards the International Criminal Court (ICC) are ongoing. This comes as the South African government confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be attending the […]

A powerful new book on Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has just been published. Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage is at once a double biography of South Africa’s two famous liberation leaders and a historical love story about their personal lives. Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years during apartheid and went on to […]

The Langa Dompas Museum in Cape Town is steeped in the history of the township which celebrates its centenary this year. The buildings used to house the offices of the Bantu Affairs Administration which issued the dreaded “pass” that Africans had to carry in “white” areas under apartheid. It was a criminal offence not to […]

What happens when a whistleblower decides to copy and steal an employer’s secret information and give it to the media? Two recent stories, in America and South Africa, brought this question to the fore. Everything about Donald J Trump is big — a Wikipedia page is dedicated to his litigation list alone. One of these piqued particular […]

Pravin Gordhan said he would not name any politicians allegedly involved in corruption at Eskom without credible facts. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan appeared before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on Wednesday, 17 May, to answer questions over allegations of corruption at Eskom. READ: SCOPA frustrated: De Ruyter refuses to drop names in Parliament GORDHAN FACES […]

Russian embassy in South Africa disputed the claims made by US Ambassador Reuben Brigety that South Africa provided weapons to Russia. The Russian embassy in South Africa has hit back at claims by US Ambassador Reuben Brigety that South Africa gave weapons to Russia. Brigety alleged that South Africa armed Russia when a sanctioned ship, Lady R, […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa joins other African nations in proposing a new initiative plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. ALSO READ: Zuma vs Ramaphosa: President seeks to block private prosecution RAMAPHOSA JOINS AFRICAN LEADERS IN PEACE PLAN Ramaphosa said African nations proposed a new initiative to help bring an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine, adding […]

On 11 May 2023 the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, claimed that South Africa had secretly exported arms to Russia in December 2022. The announcement rapidly fed into a popular narrative that South Africa was increasingly siding with Russia in relation to Moscow’s aggressive war in Ukraine. Brigety’s statements made both South African and […]

Gordhan will face Parliament’s SCOPA over allegations of corruption made by former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will face Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on Wednesday, 17 May, over allegations made by former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter. READ: PowerBall dividends: Check those tickets! We have a R38m winner DE RUYTER’S […]

SERI up against another City of Johannesburg Mayor over alleged unlawful raids and demolition of the City’s buildings. Kunene was appointed acting mayor for two days on Sunday 14 May, while newly-appointed mayor Kabelo Gwamanda was away in Cape Town. Within two days, Kunene, demolished a building in Winsor East and conducted raids in a […]

Ramaphosa and Zuma return to court on Wednesday. The President argues the private prosecution against him is politically motivated and without merit. President Cyril Ramaphosa will take on his predecessor Jacob Zuma in the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday, 17 May. The President wants the court to review and set aside Zuma’s private prosecution. READ: Gordhan faces […]

Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga has replied with a flat “no” to plans by the City of Cape Town to take over the passenger rail service in the city. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has no intention of devolving the railway services, she told GroundUp during a visit to the Northern Line […]

Dwindling advertising from government is hitting community newspapers and stifling media diversity, says Mbali Dhlomo, editor of Intuthuko Newspaper in Durban. Advertising support from the government to community newspapers has been dwindling and, in some cases, has completely stopped. Community newspapers fear this could lead to further closures. The Association of Independent Publishers says these […]

Action SA has slammed the Mayor of eMalahleni, Conny Nkalitshana, for allegedly claiming that the community does not require energy because they do not own refrigerators and do not bathe. ACTION SA UNHAPPY WITH THE COMMENTS ALSO READ: Action SA dismissed two councillors voting for Makwarela “While ActionSA does not condone violence, we are extremely concerned […]

Speaking in KZN, President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa is not the only country that is experiencing a power crisis. President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa is not the only country in the world that is struggling with electricity. Ramaphosa made these remarks during his visit to KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday, 14 May. A COLD AND […]

China’s population will no longer be the world’s highest. India’s population will overtake it this year at an estimated population of 1.42 billion. It’s an epochal transition which speaks to other underlying demographic changes across the world, including the fact that China’s population has peaked and is now falling. Meanwhile, the region with the fastest-rising population – from a current base of around 1.4 […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa, through his weekly newsletter to the nation, has reiterated South Africa’s stance that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine must be resolved through negotiation and peaceful means. This is after the US Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, said that South Africa supplied weapons to Russia after a Russian vessel, known as […]

Johannesburg acting Mayor, Kenny Kunene was embroiled in a heated argument with a caretaker of a hijacked building in Hilbrow. There was a heated exchange between acting Joburg Mayor Kenny Kunene and the caretaker of the Park Lane flats in Hillbrow, who refused to disclose the owners of the property. ALSO READ: WATCH: Acting Joburg mayor […]