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‘You deserve it all’: Minister Gwarube spoils assistant with birthday goodies!
Byadmin August 16, 2026

On 12 August, Siviwe Gwarube, the Minister of Basic Education, pleasantly surprised her long-serving assistant, Shannon Malan, with birthday goodies. MINISTER SIVIWE GWARUBE GIFTS ASSISTANT ON HER BIRTHDAY The Instagram reel opens with the minister whispering into the camera, “I’ve got a surprise for the birthday girl. Come with me.” She then walks down the…

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ANC | Ekurhuleni | Gauteng | Johannesburg | Local Government | Politics

Joburg ANC mayoral process faces scrutiny amid claims of flawed nomination process
Byadmin June 9, 2026

The ANC’s Johannesburg mayoral selection process has come under renewed scrutiny amid claims that internal nomination procedures were not consistently followed across Gauteng’s metro regions, raising questions about compliance with party guidelines and the authority of regional structures in finalising candidates. In Johannesburg, the regional executive committee (REC) is understood to have identified regional chairperson…

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Irvin Barnes | Mbali Shinga | National Freedom Party's (NFP) | Politics | Sbusiso Shevu Mkhabela | Sunset Bheki Xaba

More turmoil as NFP recalls its national chairperson, Mkhabela, amid power struggle
Byadmin June 8, 2026

The future of the National Freedom Party’s (NFP) eDumbe mayor, Sibusiso Shevu Mkhabela, hangs in the balance. This comes after the party’s national executive committee (NEC) announced that Mkhabela be removed as party national chairperson and NEC member. “The NEC resolved to remove Cde Sibusiso Mkhabela from the position of national chairperson and as member…

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Migration diplomacy drive unveiled
Byadmin June 5, 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed plans to deploy envoys across Africa and beyond to engage governments on migration after raising the issue directly with Kenyan President William Ruto during a state visit. The visit highlighted the tension increasingly shaping South Africa’s relations with the continent. The disclosure came during a visit intended to showcase closer…

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Cyril Ramaphosa | Makashule Gana | National Assembly | Phala Phala | Politics | Rise Mzansi

Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana elected impeachment committee chairperson
Byadmin June 1, 2026

Parliament’s Section 89 Impeachment Committee has elected RISE Mzansi MP Makashule Gana as its chairperson as it begins considering whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should face impeachment over the Phala Phala scandal. “We will be in communication with all the members of the committee in terms of the next processes to be taken. The meeting is…

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DA | DASO | Geordin Hill-Lewis | Liam Jacobs | Pa | Politics

Liam Jacobs defects back to the DA
Byadmin June 1, 2026

Liam Jacobs has returned to the Democratic Alliance after a short stint with the Patriotic Alliance. Jacobs left the DA in June 2025 to join the PA while he was serving as a member of parliament. Before defecting to the PA and being an MP, Jacobs served as leader of the Democratic Alliance Students Organisation…

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ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa | Fikile Mbalula | jacob zuma | Phala Phala | Politics

Mbalula warns ANC veterans against public criticism
Byadmin May 26, 2026

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…

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ActionSA | Herman Mashaba | March and March Movement | Operation Dudula | Politics | Zandile Dabula

Mashaba: ActionSA “would celebrate” Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma as eThekwini mayoral candidate
Byadmin May 25, 2026

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba says the party would “celebrate” if March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma made herself available to be the party’s mayoral candidate in eThekwini. The Mail & Guardian understands that some in the party have been seriously lobbying Masahaba to convince Ngobese-Zuma to be their party’s eThekwini mayoral candidate if they are…

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African National Congress | Democratic Alliance | eThekwini municipality | Haniff Hoosen | Kholeka Gcaleka | Politics

DA asks Public Protector to probe eThekwini ‘R2 500 bag of samp’ scandal
Byadmin May 22, 2026

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in eThekwini has written to the Public Protector requesting an investigation into alleged irregularities in the municipality’s soup kitchen programme, including claims that the city paid more than R2 500 for a 10kg bag of samp that typically retails for about R100. The party said the alleged overpricing forms part of…

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Coalition Politics KZN | Cogta MEC | DA IFP tensions | Government of Provincial Unity | KwaZulu-Natal politics | Politics

DA, IFP clash over MEC’s face on KZN state water tankers
Byadmin May 20, 2026

Tension between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in KwaZulu-Natal’s government of provincial unity are escalating before the November local government elections, with the DA accusing Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi of using state resources for political branding. The DA said it would submit parliamentary questions…

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