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Ramaphosa tells media in Beijing the Thembi Simelane matter will not be swept under the carpet
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the matter of embattled Justice Minister Thembi Simelane will receive his attention, and he appealed for…
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WC Infrastructure Dept: Nearly R1 billion spent in 5 years to secure construction sites against mafia
Western Cape Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers says close to R1 billion has been spent over the last five years in…
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DA urges govt to find alternate areas for budget cuts to save teachers’ jobs
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said the Education Department’s funding crisis to retain teachers jobs is the direct result of Treasury’s…
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ANC labels John Steenhuisen a hypocrite for appointing personal acquaintances
Appointments made by Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen’s ministry continue to spur political opponents. The Minister of Agriculture, Land…
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DA says its Ministers who missed President Ramaphosa’s imbizo were busy
The Democratic Alliance (DA) dismissed claims that the party’s ministers boycotted the presidential imbizo because it was “a waste of…
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DA calls for re-run of 2022 census
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the re-run of the country’s 2022 census. This came after Statistics South Africa…
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2 people hacked to death in separate Limpopo incidents
Limpopo police have reported two separate incidents in which the victims were brutally murdered. A father allegedly used a spade…
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Joburg DA calls for parties to support a bid to dissolve the city council
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Joburg is calling on political parties in the metro to support its bid to dissolve…
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Minister Ramokgopa withdraws gazette that paved way for nuclear energy procurement
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said that he is withdrawing the government gazette that paved the way for the procurement of…
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King Misuzulu gets royal budget of over R70 million
The Kwazulu-Natal government has allocated almost R78 million for the Zulu monarch, King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini, for the next financial…
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DA calls on national govt to quell attacks on Western Cape social workers
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape (WC) is calling on the national government to step in and help…
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DA can walk away – ANC’s Zuko Godlimpi says they won’t beg any party in GNU
Acting ANC spokesperson Zuko Godlimpi has dared the Democratic Alliance (DA) to exit the Government of National Unity (GNU) or…
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7 Western Cape High Court judges throw in their hats for John Hlophe’s position
Seven Western Cape High Court judges have thrown their hats into the ring to become the court’s next Judge President.…
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Nomvula Mokonyane says Helen Zille must act as a guest in the house while ANC leads the GNU
ANC Deputy Secretary-General Nomvula Mokonyane said her party cannot afford to be as reckless as Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen…
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ActionSA accuses KZN Finance MEC of copying budget speech from predecessor
ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) leader in the province and MEC of Finance, Francois Rodgers, of…
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Gwede Mantashe disputes claims EFF and MK party more suitable GNU partners
African National Congress (ANC) national chairperson Gwede Mantashe claims that the MK Party and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are…
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Ramaphosa: GNU committed to ending unemployment, inequality & poverty as electorates decided
As the country celebrates Mandela Day, President Cyril Ramaphosa assures citizens that the Government of National Unity (GNU) will deliver…
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AfriForum to lay charges of VBS corruption, fraud & money laundering against EFF’s Malema and Shivambu
The civil rights organization AfriForum said it will file criminal charges against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leaders Julius Malema and…
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MK Party wants official opposition status in Parliament
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party wants Parliament to consider it as the official opposition and it also wants to be…
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BLA supports impeached judge John Hlophe’s legal right to sit on JSC
Black Lawyers Association (BLA) has come out in defence of impeached High Court judge John Hlophe after his appointment to…
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John Hlophe to officially represent Parliament on the Judicial Service Commission
Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party parliamentary leader John Hlophe will represent Parliament on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Hlophe heads to…
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RISE Mzansi commends Panyaza Lesufi after Vuyiswa Ramokgopa is appointed MEC
Leader of RISE Mzansi, Songezo Zibi has extended gratitude to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi after the fledgling political party’s national…
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SADTU against appointment of DA’s Siviwe Gwarube as basic education minister
With less than a day since being appointed basic education minister, Siviwe Gwarube is already facing a baptism of fire…
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‘DA had absolutely no idea Ramaphosa was increasing Cabinet so substantially’, says Helen Zille
Chair of the Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council Helen Zille said it had no information on the massive increase in…
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ANC held at gun point by DA – Dali Mpofu speaks on GNU
Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) national chairperson, Advocate Dali Mpofu, says the ANC had entered into a deal with the…
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City of Tshwane officials implicated in R246 million wasteful & irregular expenditure to face the music
The City of Tshwane will be going after its own employees to recover some of the R246 million it has…
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Rand strengthens against global currencies despite tensions in ANC, DA talks
The rand strengthened against the rand in midday trade on Friday, even though the prospect of a government of national…
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Premier Lesufi expected to announce Gauteng cabinet on Thursday
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that an agreement has been reached with political parties to form his new executive…
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Al Jama-ah says it joined GNU to weaken DA and its allies
The Al Jama-ah party said it joined the African National Congress’ (ANC) Government of National Unity (GNU) with aims to…
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DA and ANC near government unity deal
The Democratic Alliance (DA) and ANC are as close as 24 hours away from a deal, DA leader John Steenhuisen…
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ANC members say their patience is running thin
ANC members say their patience is running thin because of the current impasse in the establishment of a government of…
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DA eyes 11 cabinet positions in GNU Cabinet
The Democratic Alliance (DA) allegedly has its eyes set on eleven cabinet positions and their deputies. This is according to…
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ANC hits back at GNU political parties for leaking cabinet demands
The African National Congress (ANC) has criticized political parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) that leaked their cabinet…
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Julius Malema: We insist on RDP houses in Orania
EFF president Julius Malema has made his Government of National Unity (GNU) requests clear, including the building of low-cost government…
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Ramaphosa says hopes of SA pinned on success of GNU
President Cyril Ramaphosa has stressed that the country’s hopes are pinned on the success of the Government of National Unity…
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Appointment of cabinet will be a big test for GNU
As South Africa waits with bated breath for the announcement of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s new cabinet, business leaders have their…
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ActionSA calls for Renaldo Gouws to be removed as DA MP
ActionSA has joined calls to remove Democratic Alliance (DA) member of Parliament (MP) Renaldo Gouws from the National Assembly. Gouws…
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Helen Zille under fire as GNU tensions escalate
The bickering in the Government of National Unity (GNU) has already started, even before Cabinet posts have been allocated, and…
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ANCYL wants DA to expel MP Renaldo Gouws over racist rant
The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) says it wants the Democratic Alliance (DA) to expel its newly appointed Member of Parliament…
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President Ramaphosa to meet DA’s John Steenhuisen and others ahead of Cabinet decision
Former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon said newly inaugurated President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet with the Government of National…
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DA suspends Renaldo Gouws over racist video
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has suspended MP Renaldo Gouws after establishing that the video, in which Gouws utters racist slurs…
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2nd video emerges of DA MP Gouws using racial slurs during rant
Recently elected Democratic Alliance (DA) member of Parliament, Renaldo Gouws, is in hot water. The former Nelson Mandela Bay ward…
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ANC says GNU will place national interest over party politics
With President Cyril Ramaphosa officially sworn in for a second term, the African National Congress (ANC) is confident that the…
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John Steenhuisen says DA members will also occupy key positions to best serve South Africans
Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) John Steenhuisen on Wednesday said while it is premature to fixate on Cabinet appointments,…
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New KZN Premier Thami Ntuli prioritizes fighting crime
Six women have been killed in a shooting in Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Newly-sworn in KZN Premier Thami Ntuli revealed…
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GNU parties are already facing the challenge of compromise
Each of the parties to the government of national unity (GNU) will push for its policies to prevail in the…
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Thami Ntuli set to announce Cabinet after inauguration as KZN premier
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) KwaZulu-Natal leader, Thami Ntuli, will on Tuesday morning be inaugurated as the premier of the province.…
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South Africans petition Parliament to remove DA member Renaldo Gouws over racist remarks
A petition has been established to urge the South African Parliament to reconsider the membership of Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor…
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Helen Zille says DA prevented doomsday coalition including ANC, EFF and MK Party
Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Council Chairperson – Helen Zille – says the party did not turn its back on its…
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DA to get 6 ministerial positions and 4 deputies in new GNU
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is expected to get six ministerial positions and four deputies in the Government of National Unity…
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