Gwede Mantashe speaks with Cyril Ramaphosa at the ANC National Elective Conference at Nasrec, Johannesburg on 16 December 2017. The ANC has released the top six positions at Nasrec expo centre in Johannesburg. The ANC top six announced live: President Cyril Ramaphosa – 2440 Deputy president David Mabuza – 2358 National chairperson Gwede Mantashe –..
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LIVE REPORT: Meet The ANC’s Top Six As Cyril Ramaphosa Wins Presidency
After 10 years at the helm of the ANC— We need to talk about Jacob Zuma
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The tenure of Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma as president of the ANC has come to an end. His presidency of the country will continue to limp along for a while — weeks, maybe months — but probably not the 18 or so months our electoral schedule allows him to stay for. His fate in that arena..
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Outcry as SAPS spend millions on “most expensive bulletproof vests in the world”
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Even when the ANC Elective Conference is dominating headlines, the Sunday Times still managed to find some separate story to break. This time, it’s about the South African Police Service purchasing possibly the most expensive bulletproof vests in the world. The report states that R6.7 million was spent on 200 hi-tech lightweight vests for ballistics..
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Reckless Zuma Leaves A Country In Tatters
All is well at SABC: Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago
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The SABC and unions have entered conciliation talks at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) as strike action at the SABC continues a day ahead of the ANC elective conference. SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago has confirmed that staff members are still picketing outside the SABC but that, despite this, programmes have not been..
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Naswreck: Bogus ANC delegates threaten conference
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At least 300 ANC branches have been disqualified from attending the party’s crucial elective conference at Nasrec this weekend after failing to hold branch general meetings (BGMs) to nominate leaders. A member of the ANC dispute adjudication committee, Billy Masetlha, and numerous ANC officials confirmed this on Thursday. But several of these branches are allegedly..
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Presidency disappointed, after Jacob Zuma was listed as the most reckless president in South Africa’s political history
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The presidency is totally dismayed after the disparaging language was used, including the listing of the president in such a derogatory manner. The full bench in Pretoria on Wednesday ordered president Jacob Zuma to personally pay the costs of his failed bid to stop the release of the Public Protector’s state capture report. Former Finance..
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Breaking news! Grace Mugabe to appear in High Court in Pretoria, after being stripped of diplomatic immunity
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The former Zimbabwean first lady has been confronted with series of battles ever since her long standing husband fell from power. Currently three different rights groups have joined forces with the Democratic Alliance (DA) to set aside the diplomatic immunity granted to former Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe to shield her from being tried for..
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Play dead, live another day – 89-year Sedgefield woman after attack
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An 89-year-old Sedgefield woman is in good spirits and well on her way to recovery only days after she was violently attacked and robbed at her home last week. A sprightly Janet Rendell, who lives in the Groenvlei area with her husband Tony, this week relayed the scene that played itself out on 5 December,..
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Women with kids robbed at gunpoint on beachfront
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A visiting King William’s Town mother was robbed at gunpoint in front of her two young children when they went for a walk at the Port Elizabeth beachfront. Two gunmen attacked Maree Rushmere, 37, and her 66-year-old mother, Patricia Hayes, just metres from the Protea Hotel Marine. Police spokeswoman Colonel Priscilla Naidu said a case..
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‘IT’S LIKELY RUSSIA WILL INTERFERE IN ANC ELECTIVE CONFERENCE’
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A political scenario planner says Russia’s determination to sell a trillion-rand nuclear power plant to South Africa gives it a considerable stake in the ANC leadership contest. Political scenario planner Jakkie Cilliers says it’s likely Russia will interfere in the African National Congress (ANC) elective conference when it chooses a successor to President Jacob Zuma..
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The Sassa-Sapo grants deal: All the details revealed
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Grant recipients finally have a deal that will ensure they are paid without their personal information being shared and the Post Office (Sapo) will score just over R2.2-billion a year, says the agreement between SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) and Sapo. The service agreement, which is the principal agreement between them, was signed in Pretoria..
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WATCH: Motorist assaults traffic officer for giving him a fine
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A motorist who allegedly assaulted a traffic officer after being stopped for breaking a road rule has been arrested‚ the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and police confirmed on Tuesday. He is now facing a criminal charge and being kept in custody until his next court appearance. The clash occurred on the N12 in Potchefstroom..
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Zuma told to pay back the money for Madonsela state capture challenge
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Jacob Zuma has been ordered to personally pay the costs of his failed attempt to stop the release of the State of Capture report by former public protector Thuli Madonsela. Judge Dunstan Mlambo in the Pretoria high court stated the president had “clearly acted in flagrant disregard of the duties of the Public Protector”. He..
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SABC strike disrupts several of SA’s biggest stations
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Several of South Africa’s biggest radio stations‚ has since Thursday morning not broadcast any news bulletins due to a strike at the SABC. An SABC spokesperson denied that there were any disruptions at the stations‚ but an employee who asked not to be named confirmed there had not been any broadcast of news bulletins on..
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