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Cabinet Ministers, Blade Nzimande, Thulas Nxesi and ANC Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, have rejected the bribery claims levelled against them by Professor Mthunzi Mdwaba as defamatory. The controversial businessman and scholar is accusing government officials of trying to solicit a R500 million bribe from a R5 billion UIF deal to create jobs. Mdwaba claims he was approached by three high-ranking government officials who solicited the bribe, claiming they were sent […]

International Relations Minister, Naledi Pandor, says no decision has been taken on Israel's Ambassador to South Africa. This as calls mount for the axing of the ambassador amid the escalating tensions in the Middle East. Earlier this week, Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, described the ambassador's presence in the country as untenable. Ntshavheni revealed that the ball is now in the hands of the Department of International Relations (Dirco) […]

Crime activist, Ian Cameron, says the recent attack on the Transport Minister and her blue light protection detail shows how vulnerable citizens are with regards to violent crimes. Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga and her bodyguards were held at gunpoint on the N3 near Vosloorus on Monday. It is reported that the suspects fled with two police service pistols and personal belongings. The tyres of the Minister's car are reported to have […]

Today marks exactly a month since Hamas' unprecedented deadly attack on Israel. The escalating Middle East conflict has so far claimed the lives of 10 000 people, including over 4 000 children. The month-long conflict has resulted in South Africa withdrawing all its diplomats from Israel for consultation, a move Pretoria says is in the best interest of the country. The government says the genocide under the watch of the […]

EFF Leader, Julius Malema, says South Africa's national rugby team should be given a new name and emblem that will represent the country's democracy. Malema made the remarks at the EFF's Ground Forces Forum at the Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg. The four times World Rugby Champions beat New Zealand 12-11 in Paris more than a week ago. The Springboks embarked on a victory tour in Gauteng, Cape Town, Durban […]

Former Ukhozi FM Dj and staunch Zuma supporter, Ngizwe Mchunu, has been acquitted on all charges levelled against him with regards to the 2021 July unrest.   The president of Amabhimnca Wesizwe sakwaZulu, flanked by former President Jacob Zuma and Carl Niehaus, appeared in the Randburg Magistrates' Court on Friday.   Mchunu, known for his famous phrase 'Ziyakhala/Ayikhale', was charged with incitement to cause public violence and contravening the Disaster […]

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement has been clouded with mixed reaction from different sectors of society. The Minister tabled his October Mid-term budget statement in Parliament on Wednesday. Godongwana made key financial announcements, saying government spending has exceeded revenue since the 2008 global financial crisis. "These rising annual budget deficits have reached an extent where the government will borrow an average of R553 billion per year over […]

Political Analyst Sam Koma says newly appointed Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka will need to develop thick skin, now that she will have to account to the committee that her predecessor,  Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been deployed to in Parliament. Gcaleka, who is the youngest Public Protector in the country's history was officially appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday. Her non-renewable term of seven years as the head of […]

Human rights organisation, Black Sash, has slammed government's alleged pretense that any extension or increase to the Social Relief Distress (SRD) grant must come at the cost of other budget concerns. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, will table his 2023 Mid-term Budget Policy Statement in the National Assembly today. The 2023 mid-term budget will set out the policy framework for the 2024 national budget and indicate any adjustments that may be […]