After initially telling Parliament that the R500,000 donation was paid in a business transaction to his son by Bosasa was above board, the president had to backtrack.

The trial was due to begin on Monday but was postponed after it emerged that three of the accused hadn't paid their advocate.

The eight men face charges of murder, attempted murder, extortion for their alleged creation of a syndicate and also illegally collecting money from community members.

Bonginkosi Khanyile was charged with public violence and failing to comply with a police order during the height of the 2016 nationwide student protests.

The trial begins at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday.

Sibusiso Ncengwa appeared in the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court on Thursday as he faces charges of murder and attempted murder.

DA leader Mmusi Maimane says it was the DA that first took up the fight with the ANC government about the conditions of psychiatric patients at Life Esidimeni.

The about-turn was announced during Gumede’s opening statement at an executive council meeting at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Tuesday morning.

The panel’s purpose is to provide information to governments that will guide their climate change policies.

The party says it met with an NGO that works with young artists but is now struggling with its programmes because it no longer gets funding from the eThekwini Municipality.

Ramaphosa unveiled the ruling party’s elections manifesto to over 80,000 supporters at the Moses Mabhida stadium this past weekend.

The president launched the governing party's election manifesto on Saturday admitting that progress has stalled because of mistakes made by the ANC-led government.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the plan to boost the economy including the R1.2 trillion investment drive can help curb the rising unemployment rates, creating 270,000 jobs a year.

The ANC is using its 107th-anniversary celebration to officially launch its elections manifesto at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the Moses Mabhida Stadium to hear the party's election promises.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will take to the podium on Saturday morning after receiving messages of support from the alliance partners.