One man ordered to pay back R147 million for security upgrades at Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla
The Special Investigating Unit has secured a judgment against the former architect of Jacob Zuma’s private residence in Nkandla.
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The Special Investigating Unit has secured a judgment against the former architect of Jacob Zuma’s private residence in Nkandla.
Former President Thabo Mbeki alleged that Eskom managers intentionally allowed the power utility to descend into load shedding in order to exploit tender processes.
Duduzile Zuma has shared a sweet message to her father, Jacob Zuma, on Father’s Day. This came after she revealed that she did not feel betrayed by the former president, despite her axing from his political party, the MK Party. The 41-year-old and former party spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, spoke out in a press briefing on…
ANC secretary Fikile Mbalula has sent a stern warning to senior party members, including former president Thabo Mbeki, urging them to refrain from publicly criticising the current leadership and to allow the administration space to govern “just as they were allowed to lead”. Mbeki has publicly criticised the ANC over how it handled President Cyril…
Xitsonga musician and former MP Papa Penny has joined the Afrika Mayibuye Movement (Mayibuye), saying the party offered him a platform to better serve communities in Limpopo. Speaking at a media briefing, Penny — whose real name is Gezani Erik Nkovani — said he was “going home” by joining the movement led by Floyd Shivambu….
As the Constitutional Court delivers its judgment on the Phala Phala matter today, political parties are preparing for a ruling that could determine whether parliament must revisit its decision to block an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa. The case before the apex court concerns an application by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the…
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader, Jacob Zuma, says he plans to engage ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa in a bid to end what he described as a growing dispute over the legacy of liberation struggle figures. Speaking on Monday at his party’s second anniversary commemoration of anti-apartheid activist Solomon Mahlangu in Mamelodi, Zuma accused the ANC…
Ousted former uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) secretary general Dr Bongani Mncwango has joined the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The party confirmed the move on Wednesday during a media briefing in Durban. IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa said the former MK Party leader brought a wealth of experience to the IFP amid the party’s growth trajectory. …
Political parties have argued that judges should also be subjected to lifestyle audits, saying members of the judiciary are human beings who can be influenced and who hold political views. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party and the African Transformation Movement said that the judiciary is allowed to operate without sufficient accountability, even when it gets things…
A corrupt deal that has remained unresolved may be part of the reason South Africa only has enough oil reserves for 2 weeks.