Politics

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has thrown his weight behind President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for South Africa to mediate in the Middle East war

ANC claims DA billboard breaches electoral laws, demands removal

The ANC secured the chair of parliament’s new Presidency committee on Thursday after the DA refused to back ActionSA MP Athol Trollip, following procedural disputes that had postponed the election the previous day.

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the Land Bank’s customer relationship management systems were not accessed and were not compromised by the breach.

Saftu said George’s salary increase, reportedly from R2.6m to R4.4m (and then later to R4.9m) in just 17 months, was “extraordinary”.

Some committee members accuse private investigator of behaving like a ‘bully’

Former ANC MP Vincent Smith has been sentenced to seven years of direct imprisonment after reaching a plea and sentencing agreement with the state.

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan has issued a formal apology to parliament for abruptly leaving the ad hoc committee proceedings last week.

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan is back before parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system.

MP Fadiel Adams, leader of the National Coloured Congress, will testify before parliament’s ad hoc committee on Wednesday.

The Madlanga commission of inquiry into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system, chaired by retired justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, is continuing to hear witness testimony in Pretoria on Wednesday.

Deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Tebello Mosikili will testify before parliament’s ad hoc committee on Tuesday.

Mabuyane and Ngcukayitobi face off in Eastern Cape ANC chair race

The ANC has expressed strong disapproval of the 'PM27' campaign promoting Patrice Motsepe for the 2027 presidency, emphasising its decision against leadership campaigns before the national conference to maintain unity and focus on immediate goals

The EFF has condemned the controversial overseas trip by public works minister Dean Macpherson, calling the party hypocritical for allowing what it previously claimed to oppose.