Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has emerged as the favourite for the position of ANC deputy president despite Cyril Ramaphosa publicly endorsing Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor for the number two position. Although Sisulu’s presidential campaign may be flagging, she has harshly criticised the prevalent bribing of delegates, which she says has undermined the..
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Sisulu shapes up as Cyril’s Number 2
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Nepotism: DA is losing the plot… and fast…
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It has come to our attention that the DA’s Patricia De Lille has been using her power in the party to create jobs for her family. 1. De Lille employed her son, Alistair De Lille, as head of finance for the ID in Parliament without him having a qualification or experience in this field. 2…
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Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe Files For Divorce from 94 Year Old Robert Mugabe
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BREAKING: Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe Files For Divorce Zimbabwean First lady, Grace Mugabe is leaving her twenty one year marriage over concerns about her role as an irresponsible former First Lady of Zimbabwe and a bane on the nation’s economy. The world is in shock today after sources close to the Mugabe family confirmed..
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Mbete: Let Zuma Finish His Term With Dignity
Gayton McKenzie: Kill Zuma – By Any Means Necessary
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Being a fan of the president, the PA leader has confused his followers, who have questioned if it is even ethical to spread such ‘hate speech’. It seems Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has joined a growing list of people who are writing a book about President Jacob Zuma after sharing his next book..
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Cape Town mayor De Lille to face motion of no confidence
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Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille faces a motion of no confidence after allegations of misconduct and possible corruption in her government. The ANC‚ the official opposition in the city council‚ said on Wednesday it would table the motion at next Tuesday’s council meeting. The move comes after executive director in De Lille’s office‚ Craig..
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Fate of DA mayors Mashaba and Trollip rests in EFF’s hands
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The leadership of two DA mayors – Nelson Mandela Bay’s Athol Trollip and Johannesburg’s Herman Mashaba – will be put to the test on Thursday when they face votes of no confidence along with their speakers. And while it seems that the EFF is in a powerful position to decide the fate of Trollip and..
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ConCourt wants Sassa to explain alternative grants payment scheme
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The Constitutional Court has asked the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) to provide reasons why an alternative payment scheme, recently suggested by its expert panel, is feasible. The alternative payments scheme was suggested two weeks ago by the expert panel set up by Sassa and Black Sash under the supervision of the court. In..
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Mbete on Khwezi: I don’t want to deal with it
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ANC chairperson and presidential hopeful Baleka Mbete has dodged confirming if she believes that President Jacob Zuma raped Fezekile “Khwezi” Kuzwayo. Mbete was interviewed by Radio 702 host Karima Brown on Monday night when she was asked if she believes Kuzwayo. “You are raising a painful matter because she (Kuzwayo) is no longer alive. I..
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MK vets mistakenly burn old Dutch flag instead of old SA flag, in protest over the recent Black Monday protests
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Some very youthful looking Umkhonto we Sizwe Military “Veterans” burnt the old Dutch flag instead of the apartheid flag at the Marrianhill Toll Plaza in Durban in protest over the recent Black Monday protests against the killing of farmers. MKMVA provincial chairperson Themba Mavundla said racist people who allegedly hoisted the old flag during the..
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Unions call for R8,500 instead of R3,000 for farm workers
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Over 100 trade union members from farms across the Western Cape gathered for the Fourth Commercial Stevedore Agricultural and Allied Workers Union (CSAAWU) National congress. The two day conference in Surrey Estate, which started on Friday, will consider climate change, women and youth on farms, migrants, and the proposed minimum wage amongst other things. CSAAWU..
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Pravin Gordhan’s event ruined by ‘Poo throwing’ incident
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A “poo throwing” incident has marred an address scheduled to be delivered by former minister of finance Pravin Gordhan in KwaDukuza on Sunday. Gordhan was scheduled to speak at the Stanger Siva Sungum hall when two men allegedly from the local ANCYL dumped two buckets filled with faeces at the entrance but, following the discovery..
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Maimane urges Metsimaholo community to vote ANC out once and for all
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DA leader Mmusi Maimane has urged residents of the Metsimaholo municipality to kick the ANC out of power there once and for all when they vote in the upcoming by-elections. Twenty-one wards will be contested for on Wednesday. This after the municipality’s former coalition government was dissolved in July. “On Wednesday you, the people of..
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KZN ANCYL leader ‘brutally assassinated in front of family’
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An ANC Youth League deputy secretary in KwaZulu-Natal’s Moses Mabhida Region has been shot dead, the provincial ANCYL said on Thursday. Sthe Mhlongo, who was also a PR councillor in the Umgungundlovu district, was shot at his home in Mpophomeni, outside Pietermaritzburg, at about 02:00 on Thursday morning. He died shortly after arrival at the..
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City Of Cape Town Mayoral Office Spat Reveals Millions Lost, Tender Irregularities
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Patricia de Lille’s top aid has accused her of refusing to investigate the irregularities raised by forensic audits into tenders of the Transport and Urban Development Authority. CAPE TOWN – Millions in losses and tender irregularities have been exposed in the City of Cape Town as a spat in the mayor’s office has spilled over..
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