Chas Everitt | DA | Property
Trouble coming for homeowners with access to popular dams in South Africa
New regulations over the treatment of dams in South Africa have been met with negative feedback from property experts and politicians.
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Bloomberg | DA | Government
Geordin Hill-Lewis is the new DA leader
Geordin Hill-Lewis has been named as the new leader of the DA, replacing John Steenhuisen.
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ACM leader Hlaudi Motsoeneng being lobbied for Maluti-a-Phofung mayor role
Former SABC boss and African Content Movement (ACM) leader Hlaudi Motsoeneng is being courted to take over the troubled Maluti-a-Phofung local municipality as political parties scramble to fill the mayoral vacuum. The Mail & Guardian understands that Motsoeneng is being approached by other political parties in the council to take over from ANC mayor Malekula…
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DA | Government | The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration has highlighted the challenges of doing lifestyle audits of government employees.
Huge problems for lifestyle audits in South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration has highlighted the government’s challenges in conducting lifestyle audits.
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ANC | DA | EFF | Government | Rise Mzansi | VF Plus
The EFF is now in charge of the finances of South Africa’s richest province
The EFF now have a role on the Gauteng Provincial Government, with oversight over the province’s finances.
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93 octane | 95 octane | brent crude | carbon fuel levy | DA | National
Fuel prices rise on Wednesday; government announces temporary relief
Motorists will face significant fuel price increases from Wednesday, as global tension and local economic factors combine to push costs higher, Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe said on Tuesday. Petrol will rise by R3.06 a litre for both 93 and 95 Octane grades, while diesel will climb by R7.37/litre for the 0.05%…
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DA | EFF | Helen Zille | jacob zuma | Julius Malema | Politics & Government
Malema: ‘Zuma is a kind old man’
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has struck a notably softer tone towards former president Jacob Zuma, describing him as a “kind old man” after Zuma visited his family home in Seshego, Polokwane, following a bereavement. “We are not ashamed of his visit,” he told party supporters at the EFF’s voter registration launch on…
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ANC | DA | Democratic Alliance | Helen Zille | jacob zuma | Politics
Solly Msimanga: Jacob Zuma has handed the shower to Panyaza Lesufi
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has unveiled a tongue-in-cheek billboard depicting Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi taking a shower in a hotel amid the water crisis affecting parts of the province. The billboard is a dig at how Lesufi recently faced a backlash after saying he was just as affected as ordinary residents by the…
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ActionSA | Budget 2026 | cosatu | DA | Economic Policy | Politics
Political parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growth
“Out of touch, austerity-driven and insufficient to tackle the country’s persistent economic crises” was how some political parties have described Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget tabled in parliament on Wednesday. In his speech, Godongwana projected GDP growth of 1.8% over the medium term, well below the 3% considered necessary to stabilise per capita income and…
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ANC | Bela Act | Cyril Ramaphosa | DA | Democratic Alliance | Politics
In Sona, Ramaphosa signals shift from crisis management to consolidation
President Cyril Ramaphosa used his 2026 State of the Nation address to argue that South Africa has moved beyond crisis management and into consolidation. The speech was measured and technocratic. Its central claim was that key economic fault lines have stabilised and the country is positioned to build from firmer ground. There is evidence behind…