TZANEEN – Questions are mounting over the power of African National Congress (ANC) branches to determine their preferred ward councillor candidates amid growing internal divisions and disputes surrounding the party’s candidate selection process ahead of the 4 November Local Government Elections. The ANC’s approved 2026 candidate selection guidelines provide for
GAUTENG: The Afrika Mayibuye Movement has welcomed the resignation of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya from the South African Police Service (SAPS), calling for the speedy prosecution of allegations against him. In a statement released on Tuesday, the movement said Sibiya resigned during a disciplinary hearing and
POLOKWANE – Greater Tzaneen Municipality Ward Councillor and ANC member Kholofelo Ndlovu has withdrawn his court case against ANC Norman Mashabane Regional Secretary Sonia Ngobeni and Provincial Secretary Vhamusanda Reuben Madadzhe at the Polokwane High Court on Tuesday. The withdrawal was announced by Ndlovu’s attorney Sekwari, who also represents Lekompo
KWAZULU-NATAL: The Afrika Mayibuye Movement in KwaZulu-Natal has condemned Premier Thami Ntuli’s call for military deployment following the March and March protests, arguing that the move could intimidate legitimate protesters and suppress peaceful dissent. In a statement, the movement said communities had a right to protest and demand government accountability,
MALAMULELE: The Afrika Mayibuye Movement has criticised what it describes as a lack of capacity and unwillingness among rural municipalities to access available government funding, warning that communities continue to suffer the consequences of poor service delivery. The party’s president, Floyd Shivambu, was speaking at the movement’s Vhembe District manifesto
MOKOPANE: Newly formed political party ( OTM) president and whistleblower Victor Mokonyane, accompanied by party members, is attending proceedings at the Mokopane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo, where the Mogalakwena Local Municipality’s municipal manager is making his first court appearance on charges of fraud and corruption. The municipal manager was arrested
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has condemned an alleged social media post calling for the rpe and klling of March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, and has urged police to identify and arrest the person behind it. In a statement today, Thursday, the commission said threats or calls
A massive political row is brewing between South African political parties and popular television channel Moja Love over a recorded political debate that has allegedly been suppressed due to an explosive backstage confrontation. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and ActionSA have officially joined forces to issue an ultimatum to the
The South African government is seeking legal counsel to address what it terms “unintended consequences” arising from a landmark Constitutional Court ruling in July 2026 regarding asylum seekers. Speaking at an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration briefing in Pretoria, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni stated that while the government
The Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has clarified that the recent landmark Constitutional Court ruling regarding the Refugees Act focuses strictly on procedural access and does not automatically grant refugee status or citizenship to foreign nationals. Furthermore, Kubayi explicitly dismissed spreading social media rumors, reinforcing
