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Mantashe cla­ri­fies unem­ploy­ment remarks, says he wanted to encour­age act­iv­ism

ANC national chair and min­eral and pet­ro­leum resources min­is­ter Gwede Mantashe has sought to cla­rify his com­ments about youth unem­ploy­ment that have stirred up quite a con­tro­versy last week. Speak­ing at Nyan­yadu Primary…

LISTEN | Trump announces SA leaders’ visit, Ramaphosa awaits green light

US President Donald Trump publicly announced South African leaders will visit him in Washington DC next week, but President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says they are awaiting formal confirmation from the White House. Ramaphosa is hoping the…

Sport, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie’s Paris Olympics trip is back in the spotlight. File photo.Image: Veli Nhlapo

Public protector launches probe into McKenzie’s R800k Paris Olympics trip

The public protector’s office has announced an investigation into allegations of possible misuse of state funds by sport‚ arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie after a complaint lodged by the EFF regarding his trip to the Olympic…

Sport, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie says spaza shops owned by foreigners should be closed and their owners arrested and deported. File photo.Image: Veli Nhlapo

‘Close all of them’: McKenzie on foreign-owned spaza shops as politicians differ over food poisoning

Sport‚ arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie believes the closure of spaza shops owned by foreign nationals and the deportation of illegal immigrants will solve the recent increase in food poisoning cases. This comes in the wake of a…

Tito Mboweni is remembered as someone who had a sharp focus on fiscal discipline and economic transformation. File photo.Image: ESA ALEXANDER

‘I have done everything I wanted to achieve‚ just give me a decent burial’: Tito Mboweni’s wish

As tributes continue to pour in for late former finance minister and South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni‚ an old tweet from 2018 has resurfaced revealing his wishes when he could no longer breathe. Mboweni passed away on…

Deputy President Paul Mashatile delivers the keynote address at the inaugural Ronnie Mamoepa Lecture at TUT.Image: Tshwane University of Technology/ Facebook

Mashatile suspected food poisoning a day before collapsing

Deputy President Paul Mashatile suspected food poisoning the day before collapsing while delivering an address on Saturday at the N’wamitwa Day celebrations in Tzaneen‚ Limpopo. Mashatile‚ during a keynote address at the Ronnie Mamoepa…

The apex court has ruled on the eligibility of MK Party leader Jacob Zuma to become an MP. File photo.Image: Thulani Mbele

Jacob Zuma is not eligible to become an MP: Constitutional Court

Former president Jacob Zuma’s bid to make a return to parliament was scuppered on Monday when the Constitutional Court ruled he is ineligible to stand for election and upheld the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC)…

DISASTER: Rubble of a building that collapsed and killed five people in Ngcobo. Picture: SUPPLIED

Ngcobo building collapse takes five lives.

19 people have been reported as victims of the building that collapsed on the R61 Main Road in Ngcobo today. Five people, two males and three females, were reported to have succumbed to death. Four people who are critically injured were…

The South African Heritage Resources Agency says it is forging ahead with its legal battle against Makaziwe Mandela over some of Madiba’s belongings. File photo.Image: Mandela Family

Heritage agency supported by arts department seeks appeal to prevent sale of Madiba’s personal belongings

‘It is important that we preserve the legacy of former President Mandela and ensure his life’s work and experiences remain in the country’‚ says Zizi Kodwa. The dust has not settled in a legal battle over former president Nelson Mandela’s…

An ANC poster causing a stir on social media.Image: ANC

‘Using Sassa to lure vulnerable’: ANC social grant election poster causes stir

The voter registration weekend was not without drama as ANC election posters about the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) ruffled feathers and sparked debate on whether the party should take credit for social grant payouts. The…

Heritage Day Celebration

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Gallery: Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) demolishes Silvertown shacks.

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Former president Thabo Mbeki says the youth must demand answers from the ruling party before voting. File photo.Image: Thapelo Morebudi

‘Ask the ANC: what justifies that I vote for you?’‚ Mbeki tells young voters

Former president Thabo Mbeki has pleaded with the youth to question the ruling party’s stance before casting their votes in next year’s elections. “Ask the ANC: given what has happened over all these years‚ what justifies that I vote for…

EMLM WOES: Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa addresses business owners

Business sector urged to help solve power crisis

Minister says consumers must pay, and substations be fixed Electricity minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa has invited Komani business owners to consider intervening with capital to help eradicate the electricity crises facing Enoch Mgijima…

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba. File photo.Image: Eugene Coetzee

Mashaba hails parties putting their differences aside to oust ‘failed and uncaring government’

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has hailed political parties in the “multiparty charter for South Africa” for putting their differences aside and finding ways to oust the ANC. The multiparty charter consist of the DA‚ IFP‚ FF Plus‚…

GALLERY: Ramaphosa concludes last presidential imbizo in Tsomo

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Former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has been expelled from the ANC.Image: Thapelo Morebudi

‘Taste your own medicine’: Reactions to Ace Magashule being expelled by ANC

“It is time he tastes his own medicine.” This is what some people said when reacting to the expulsion of Ace Magashule from the ANC. The ANC confirmed Magashule’s expulsion on Monday after the party’s national disciplinary committee found…

EFF leader Julius Malema.Image: Papi Morake/Gallo Images

Money‚ cows‚ groceries and buses — Malema asks for donations to fund EFF’s 10th birthday bash

EFF leader Julius Malema has asked for donations to “finance the revolution” ahead of the party’s 10th anniversary. Malema on Monday shared a video asking for donations from “peace-loving South Africans and revolutionaries from the…

Snippets of how the EFF’s total shutdown went in Komani today

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GALLERY: Day-two of Komani protest action

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