June 25
South Africa: Skip Home Affairs Queues As 203 Bank Branches Now Offer Smart IDs
Capitec, Standard Bank and First National Bank now offer Smart ID services at 203 branches, with applications taking as little as five minutes. The government wants all South… Read more »
South Africa: EFF Opens Fraud Case Against Mabuyane and Demands He Resigns Immediately
The EFF opened a criminal fraud case against Premier Oscar Mabuyane at kuGompo Police Station on Thursday, the day after he lost his defamation case against Julius Malema. EFF… Read more »
South Africa: Didiza Had Advice Telling Her to Fight Ramaphosa in Court and Chose to Ignore It
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has admitted she received legal advice telling her to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa's court bid to freeze the Phala Phala impeachment… Read more »
South Africa: 'No One Will Be Killed' As Government Goes to Zulu King for Help Before June 30
Justice Minister Kubayi met the Zulu Royal delegation in Durban on Sunday, urging King Misuzulu to help keep the peace before 30 June. More than 20 organisations pledged on… Read more »
June 24
South Africa: Joburg Wins Court Battle Over Controversial Water Levy
The Johannesburg High Court ruled that AfriForum waited too long to challenge the city's water levy increase and dismissed its urgent application. Households will now pay a fixed… Read more »
June 23
South Africa: Former Zambian President's Widow Wins Court Battle to Bury Him in South Africa
Esther Lungu and seven family members won their appeal to bury the late former Zambian president at Fourways Memorial Park in Johannesburg, not Lusaka. The Supreme Court found… Read more »
June 22
South Africa: Impeachment Committee Pushes Ahead Despite Ramaphosa's Bid to Stop It
Makashule Gana, chairperson of Parliament's Impeachment Committee, filed an affidavit on Monday opposing President Ramaphosa's urgent court application to freeze the inquiry. The… Read more »
South Africa: Real Politics - Geordin Hill-Lewis Has to Win Voters Who Have Never Trusted the DA
You may have noticed last week's Real Politics column arrived on a Monday. That was no accident. From now on, Zukile Majova's weekly column will land every Monday morning. Read more »
June 21
South Africa: Blood On the Ballot As Four Political Activists Gunned Down
· Two men linked to a political party were found shot dead in Bekkersdal, Gauteng, after residents reported hearing gunfire. Read more »
June 15
South Africa: Real Politics - Turning Freedom Into Opportunity
Every year South Africans commemorate June 16 by remembering the courage of the young people who challenged apartheid's education system in 1976, writes Zukile Majova in Real… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Traffic Chief Suspended Twice Over Same Cocaine Bust After Commission Testimony
Gauteng traffic chief Samuel Mashaba was suspended in 2021 over a cocaine bust, reinstated by arbitration and is now suspended for a second time. The Madlanga Commission heard he… Read more »
June 14
South Africa: King Who Fought for Culture Laid to Rest
· King Makhosonke Mabhena II will receive a Special Official Funeral with military honours after his death at the age of 65. Read more »
June 11
South Africa: Who Is Fit to Judge the President?
· The Democratic Alliance wants stricter standards for MPs serving on the impeachment committee, saying it is Parliament's most important accountability process. Read more »
June 09
South Africa: Khan Hid His Phone for a Reason and Now South Africa Knows Why
Major General Feroz Khan, deputy head of SAPS Crime Intelligence, dropped his court bid on Monday to stop the Madlanga Commission accessing his seized devices. Commission… Read more »
South Africa: Five More Senior Cops Suspended in R360-Million Tender Scandal
Five more senior police officers have been suspended, bringing the total number linked to the Medicare24 tender scandal to 14. Investigators claim the R228-million contract was… Read more »
June 07
South Africa: Ramaphosa Migrant Stunt Slammed As Weak
President Cyril Ramaphosa's five-key plan to crackdown illegal immigration in the country leaves South African's angry and frustrated. Read more »
June 02
South Africa: Questions Mount Over Gayton's World Cup Travel Plan
Opposition parties and taxpayers want answers about the cost of a planned World Cup trip involving artists, influencers and media personalities. Gayton McKenzie says sponsors are… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Faces Parliament As Phala Phala Heat Rises
Ramaphosa will deliver the Presidency budget vote while MPs prepare to grill his administration over Phala Phala and his leadership. Rise Mzansi MP Makashule Gana has been… Read more »
June 01
South Africa: ANC Promises Fair Phala Phala Impeachment Process
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the party will follow the Constitutional Court ruling and not use the impeachment process to protect President Cyril Ramaphosa. … Read more »
May 31
South Africa: Home Affairs Cannot Track South Africans With Dual Citizenship
· Home Affairs told Parliament it cannot say how many South Africans hold dual citizenship because there is no legal requirement to report foreign citizenship. Read more »
May 27
South Africa: Ramaphosa Bets His Presidency On Namibian Police Report
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May 26
South Africa: Ministers Rush to Crisis Hit Charlotte Maxeke Hospital
The Public Protector found that only half of the R666-million meant for urgent hospital repairs after the 2021 fire was spent. Charlotte Maxeke Hospital still faces a… Read more »
South Africa: Ministers Call for Calm but March and March Says June 30 Stands
March and March says the government does not take South Africans seriously and its 30 June deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave stands firm. While ministers met protest… Read more »
May 25
South Africa: Good Party and Rise Mzansi Team Up to Shake Up Local Elections
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May 14
South Africa: Ramaphosa Kicks Out Tolashe After Luxury Car Scandal
Ramaphosa fired Tolashe on Thursday and named minister Sindisiwe Chikunga as acting head of social development until a permanent replacement is found. Tolashe faced claims she… Read more »
