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 […]

The SANDF visit comes amid US allegations that South Africa has supplied arms to Russia, which is at war with Ukraine. According to Russian news agencies quoting the country’s Ministry of Defence, the commander of the South Africa National Defence Force’s (SANDF) ground forces is in the Russian capital of Moscow. READ: Severe thunderstorms to hit these THREE […]

EFF leader, Julius Malema says former Eskom COO and CEO, Matshela Koko and Brian Molefe should return to fix the ailing power utility. The sentiment comes as various energy experts have said that South Africans will experience a cold winter and have not ruled out the possibility of Eskom implementing higher stages of load shedding. […]

Judgment has been reserved (ie. postponed) in the Pretoria High Court where AfriForum today appeared with a review application to once and for all stop the South African government’s intended R50 million donation to the Cuban government. In 2022, AfriForum obtained an urgent interdict to prevent the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) from […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has painted a bleak picture of the countries energy crisis but has reiterated commitment to end loadshedding. South Africans should brace themselves for a gloomy cold winter as President Cyril Ramaphosa has painted a bleak picture of the countries energy crisis. Ramaphosa was speaking in Chatsworth Durban where the party welcomed new […]

EFF Member of parliament, Thembinkosi Apleni was found dead at his home on Friday in Qonce, Eastern Cape, the party confirmed. ALSO READ: Bid to have murder case withdrawn against ex-ANC MP set aside by court EFF MEMBER DIES AT HIS HOME Thembinkosi Apleni represented the Eastern Cape as an EFF permanent delegate to the National […]

Social scientists have shown how freedom in South Africa has lost its meaning for many in the country. Despondency about democracy is on the rise as the promise of prosperity under a caring government continues to ring hollow for many, thanks to poor governance, corruption and incompetence. Nicky Falkof is a media studies professor who […]

Eskom is expected to alternate load shedding between Stages 4 and 6 for the rest of this week. Stage 4 will be implemented between 5 am and 4 pm followed by Stage 6 between 4 pm and 5 am every day. The State power utility said although a generating unit at Kriel Power Station was […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week host Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the Republic of Singapore for an Official Visit to Cape Town. Tuesday’s visit will be an opportunity for the two countries to strengthen their longstanding partnership and explore new areas of bilateral economic cooperation. Singapore is a significant investor in South Africa, […]

The City of Johannesburg has urged businesses owing water and electricity to pay their debts to avoid power cuts. Some businesses in Johannesburg may have their electricity or water supply cut due to the millions of rands they owe to the city for utilities. ALSO READ: Tshwane CUTS OFF water, electricity from indebted businesses, SOEs BUSINESSES OWING […]

Former ANC Women’s League leader Bathabile Dlamini has been cleared to run for the upcoming Women’s League elections. ALSO READ: BREAKING: Rape accused ANC councillor to remain in custody WOMEN’S LEAGUE TO ELECT NEW LEADER The ANC Women’s League is expected to finally sit for its elective conference next month at which its former president Bathabile Dlamini will […]

Emalahleni Municipality Mayor Conny Nkalitshana was stoned by angry residents as she attempted to address angry protesters over power outages. Days without electricity, Emalahleni Local Municipality residents attacked Executive Mayor Conny Nkalitshana after she attempted to address angry KwaGuqa and Vosman protesters. Protestors blockaded the N4 highway demanding power to be restored in the area and other […]

Relations between the People’s Republic of China and Russia on one hand and the west, specifically the US, on the other have become increasingly tense in recent times. For the US, China and Russia represent authoritarian regimes. For China, the US is the source of global insecurity. With a few exceptions like France and the […]

An Independent inquiry, led by a retired judge, will be established to investigate the United States’ (US) allegations that South Africa supplied weapons and ammunition to Russia. READ: Ramaphosa LIED about SA’s involvement in Russia Ukraine war, claims DA US AMBASSADOR WILLING TO BET HIS LIFE ON ALLEGATIONS On Thursday, 11 May, US ambassador to […]

The assertion by US Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, that war materials and ammunition were loaded onto sanctioned Russian ship, Lady R, which departed South Africa’s naval base in Simon’s Town in December 2022, is a “chilling and deeply troubling confirmation that President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government are actively involved in the Russian Federation’s […]

For South Africa, balancing its relationships with BRICS and the EU and the US is becoming more of a challenge. Relations between the People’s Republic of China and Russia on one hand and the west, specifically the US, on the other have become increasingly tense in recent times. For the US, China and Russia represent […]

Journalists Sam Sole, Micah Reddy and Dewald van Rensburg, of the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism believe they are under threat of arrest because of an exposé they wrote implicating businessman Zunaid Moti in a mining deal with Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Their attorney Stephen May says in letters to senior South African Police Service […]

The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has moved to assure South Africans that all terms written in Xitsonga on the new banknotes are accurate and correct. This comes after reports of a spelling error in the translation of the words ‘Reserve Bank’ into Xitsonga. PanSALB rebutted those reports and said the words were verified […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are hosting a gala dinner to commemorate the party’s 10th anniversary. The cheapest table at the event costs R250 000, and a seat at party leader Julius Malema’s table costs quite a bit more than that. READ: EFF turns 10: Sitting next to Julius Malema will cost you R1.2 million! MALEMA’S TABLE AT EFF’S […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) tenth birthday is approaching, and to mark the occasion, the party will host a gala dinner along with a stadium-sized party in July. To sit at Julius Malema’s table, you would have to pay a hefty price. READ: ‘Cape Town’s Red Light District’: Ratepayers tired of pimps and brothels PRICEY […]

Al Jama-ah has threatened to sue the DA if Mpho Phalatse does not retract her claim that Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda is a scammer. Al Jama-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda has been elected the new mayor of Johannesburg, beating ActionSA’s Funzi Ngobeni and DA’s Mpho Phalatse. Image: Twitter/ @NatashaN_Phiri Al Jama-ah has given Democratic Alliance caucus leader in the […]

Eskom supplied the Botswana Power Corporation with electricity to restart its national grid after it suffered a blackout on Monday. Botswana’s Morupule B Power Station. Image: Botswana Power Corporation. READ MORE: Fire traps Bangladeshi shopkeepers inside burning shop Eskom helped the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) restart the grid after the neighbouring country experienced a nationwide blackout […]

The EFF is turning 10 and asking for more than just a cake. ‘If we don’t finance our own revolution, counter-revolutionaries will hijack it,’ said party leader Julius Malema Economic Freedom Fighters ( EFF) leader Julius Malema ( R) chats to Deputy President Floyd Shivambu at a mass rally held in Pietermaritzburg on August 9, […]

Winter is an important season for South African agriculture, with some of its key field crops being produced during the cold months of June, July and August, and maturing after that, with harvesting in December. Preparation of the land for winter crops begins in April, which is also the same time harvesting of the summer […]

Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda’s party dismissed allegations of his involvement in a Ponzi scheme as ‘unfounded’. Al Jama-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda has been elected the new mayor of Johannesburg, beating ActionSA’s Funzi Ngobeni and DA’s Mpho Phalatse. Image via Twitter/ @NatashaN_Phiri Al Jama-ah, Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda’s political party, said the ‘unfounded allegations’ against the new […]