Author: admin
Reading Time: 2 MinutesFormer African National Congress (ANC) treasurer-general Dr Matthews Phosa said the ANC risked further defeats in the 2026 local government elections if it formed a coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA). For the first time in 30 years, the ANC failed to secure the majority needed to form a government. Phosa said the deal with the DA would only satisfy businesses while putting the public at risk. He presented several scenarios to consider. “These parties need each other to elect a president straight away and they all have to vote to support that president and speaker. If…
The National Joint Operational Intelligence Agency deployed additional forces amid ongoing social media activity against the election results (File photo: Jaco Marais/Getty Images) In response to concerns about post-election violence, a second group of more than 300 Policing Forces (PoP) personnel was deployed to KwaZulu-Natal to strengthen security in the province. The Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party is contesting the results despite winning 45% of the vote in the province, and its leader Jacob Zuma warned on Saturday there would be “problems” if the results were announced. The party has threatened to sue along with 25 other parties over allegations of…
South African Central Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago Waldo Swigers/Bloomberg/Getty Images South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said he and other monetary policymakers remain committed to their mandate to ensure price stability despite the political uncertainty created by last week's elections.”No matter how post-election politics play out, no matter what the results are over the next two weeks, we will continue to fulfil that mandate,” he told an audience at Soweto Theatre in southwest Johannesburg on Tuesday. “We will remain accountable to Parliament and we will continue to work for the economic upliftment of all South Africans.”The African National Congress…
J. Morrie accepted Jesus Christ after several years of demonic possession. J. Morrie announced that he was embarking on a spiritual journey after dedicating his life to Jesus Christ. The South African rapper, whose suicide attempt left fans and supporters in fear, revealed his next move on his Instagram account on Wednesday. “I write today with a heart filled with gratitude and humility to share with you a very personal revelation that has changed my life. In the past, I have battled demons within myself that I was not even aware of. Recently, I have been blessed to experience a…
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gigi Kodwa has been arrested and is due to appear in court in Palm Ridge. He appeared in the Magistrate's Court on Wednesday in connection with allegations that he accepted a R1.6 million bribe.Two independent police sources told News24 that Kodwa was arrested on Tuesday morning. Hawks Gauteng spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale was approached for comment but had not responded at the time of going to press. The charges against Kodwa are part of an investigation into a contract worth more than R460 million awarded by the City of Johannesburg to EOH Holdings in…
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. circleWhen Bola Tinubu became Nigeria's president a year ago, he succeeded his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, as head of state and leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress party and inherited a weak economy. The government was spending the equivalent of 2.2 percent of gross domestic product on fuel subsidies to keep gas prices low and enrich oil barons, and the naira was artificially inflated to discourage foreign investors. A difficult decision had to be made. “This meant our marriage was cut short. [for Tinubu]”Afolabi Adekaiaoja, a research analyst at the Abuja-based Centre for Democracy and Development,…
Reading Time: 2 MinutesThe Western Cape High Court will today hear an appeal by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) seeking to set aside National Assembly rules which saw the legislature take action against six of the party's members. Last year, six party members, including party leader Julius Malema and deputy leader Floyd Shivambu, took to the stage as President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his state of the country address. As a result of disciplinary proceedings, they were found guilty of contempt of Parliament and suspended without pay for 30 days. The red berets are asking the court to declare the case…
25 minutes agoHannah Ritchie,BBC News, Sydney BBCSunDrive's Meir Schweitzer believes Australia has the potential to become a solar panel manufacturing hub.Tucked away in deep bushland in Sydney's southern suburbs lies a vast facility that houses technological innovation.It's here that Australian company SunDrive Solar makes its “special sauce”: a top-secret new formula that the company says has solved a “highly valuable problem.”The big innovation? Finding a way to replace silver in solar cells with copper, something that was previously thought to be impossible.”Silver is expensive, rare and environmentally harmful, limiting the extent to which solar energy can be deployed around the…
Two workers at the Sibanye-Stillwater platinum mine in Marikana walk home after the day's shift. Sibanye-Stillwater's Krondal platinum group metals mine has been hit by an underground sit-in by workers unhappy with their employee share option scheme.Sibanye-Stillwater announced late on Tuesday that morning shift employees and contractors began an illegal underground sit-in at the Kwezi shaft at its Kroondal mine, near Rustenburg, on Monday morning.As of Tuesday evening, 211 employees remained underground.Work was also halted at another shaft at Kroondal, K6, during the night shift on Monday after 250 people gathered in a central waiting area above ground.The protest took…
For much of the past three decades, it almost went without saying that the country's health minister would be elected from among the ANC's ranks.However, given the party's dramatic decline in electoral fortunes and the resulting pressure to form a coalition government or other agreement, the number of realistic candidates for the health minister's post may be higher this year than in previous years. The President has the prerogative to appoint members of Parliament as ministers, regardless of whether they are of the same party as the President. The President may also appoint two ministers who are not members of…