Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor

Thabo Mokone is a seasoned political journalist with 18 years' experience, and has also worked in radio and TV. A Cape Town resident who was born and bred in Tembisa, Mokone is passionate about politics, public policy and governance.

Politics

Motsoaledi moves to raise $440m lost by Trump's cancelling of PEPFAR

The government has started urgent discussions with various local and global funding organisations in a bid to raise ...

Politics

ANC ministers 'were the first to object to VAT hike': Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

The tabling of the R2-trillion 2025/26 budget by finance minister Enoch Godongwana was postponed just minutes before ...

Politics / Editors Choice

DA declares GNU dispute over new expropriation law

The DA has declared a formal dispute with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government of national unity, saying it's seeking ...

Politics

GNU has been worth it, says Rise Mzansi's Songezo Zibi

One of the advantages of the GNU was that capacity was being bolstered as the ANC was no longer governing alone.

News

Global Fund mounts own probe into R428m oxygen tender

The Geneva-based Global Fund is sending its own investigators to SA to probe allegations that its money was used to ...

Politics

Budget 2024 | Extra R3.5bn for troop deployment to DRC, R96m for ICJ genocide costs

Government has added an extra R10.4bn to its original spending plans announced in February

Politics / Editors Choice

Budget 2024 | R11bn to encourage older civil servants to retire early

The National Treasury has set aside R11bn for the next two fiscal years to encourage older civil servants in ...

Politics

Ramaphosa apologises for misleading '1-million Alexandra houses promise'

President Cyril Ramaphosa has buckled under pressure from EFF leader Julius Malema and has “apologised” to the people ...

Politics

We'll find each other: basic education minister on relations with unions

Gwarube said she wanted to prioritise improving numeracy and literacy among pupils and improve school infrastructure, ...

News

DA proposals to ANC: protect Reserve Bank, give powers to provinces, outlaw cadre ...

The DA has placed the protection of the constitution at the centre of its coalitions negotiations framework, but also ...