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Minister in the presidency, Khumbudzho Ntshavheni has confirmed that government will be looking into the SAA charter plane, which was grounded in Poland. A number of journalists and members of the president's security detail were barred from disembarking  from an aircraft for 26 hours over alleged undeclared dangerous goods on board. The team was accompanying President Cyril Ramaphosa to Russia and Ukraine on a peace mission. Ramaphosa together with several […]

The African National Congress (ANC) says it will not surrender its cadre deployment minutes to the Democratic Alliance (DA). The governing party had until the end of business today to submit the minutes dating back to January 2013 when President Cyril Ramaphosa was still chairing the deployment committee. The ANC has instead decided to channel the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on the matter. Last week, the High Court in […]

Former G4S employees are calling for the suspension of some senior officials at the Mangaung Maximum Prison who are alleged to have been involved in the Thabo Bester escape saga. The former employees marched to the facility where the Facebook rapist and murderer escaped in May last year. They say three senior G4S officials are implicated in the matter, but they have not been dealt with. The British-owned company that […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa continues to maintain that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine should be settled through negotiation and diplomatic means. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa says the presidents of the two warring countries, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin have agreed to further engagements. Ramaphosa and several African heads of state descended on the two countries in a bid to facilitate peace talks in the 16-month-long conflict. […]

Some members of the public are accusing Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela of delaying justice for Senzo Meyiwa's family. They took to social media to vent out their frustration over the delays in the case after Deputy Judge President, Aubrey Ledwaba, informed the court that Judge Maumela who has been presiding over the murder trial is ill and will be away for a long time. Maumela's sick leave comes hot on the heels […]

The latest report by the Office of the Chief Justice has revealed there is a backlog of 904 reserved judgments in courts across the country. The December 2022 report shows that 184 of these judgments had been reserved and were outstanding for a period exceeding six months. This is an increase from the 156 reserved matters in December 2021 over the same period. The remaining more than 700 judgements had […]

The Home Affairs Department has extended the validity of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) to the 31st of December 2023. Initially the permit was set to expire at the end of June after the government announced in 2021 that it will discontinue the system. The move will leave almost 180 000 permit holders undocumented. Under the six months extension, no holder of a valid ZEP may be arrested; ordered to […]

Parliament has remembered the late former Energy Minister, Tina Joemat-Petterson, as an astute politician who used her skills and knowledge to advance legislative work to change the lives of ordinary South Africans.   The 59-year-old passed away at her home on Monday evening.   Details surrounding her cause of death are still sketchy at the moment.   The ANC Member of Parliament recently made headlines when she was named among […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the people of South Africa expect and are entitled to local governments that serve them and uphold their right to dignity. He says all spheres of government must work together to ensure that municipalities are able to fulfill their responsibilities.   The President's remarks follow the Auditor -General's damning findings that only 38 of South Africa's municipalities received clean audits. The 2021/22 Municipal Audit Outcomes also revealed that by […]