Former SABC head of news Phathiswa Magopeni was fired from her position on Friday by the public broadcaster, who cited a breakdown of trust.
Parties agreed that in the interest of the future of South Africa, it’s important to form stable governments that are serious about service delivery in Tshwane and Johannesburg.
The Democratic Alliance gave an update on the progress made in its coalition talks. Leaders of various political parties met on 15 November 2021 to negotiate deals in the key hung metros of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni.
The party has emphasised its long-standing position that it will not work with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) or the African National Congress (ANC).
Speaking in Sandton on Wednesday, Colleen Makhubele said that she was confident that Cope had won the hearts of people looking for fresh new leadership to run the city.
She insists that government has failed to create jobs, provide adequate services and maintain infrastructure.
The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s Siviwe Gwarube said that new Health Minister, Joe Phaahla, needed to act swiftly on recommendations included in this report.
The candidates were announced by the party chairperson in Gauteng, Tom Molefe, who expressed confidence that should their candidates win, they would lead with distinction.
Cope deputy president, Willie Madisha, said that the ANC had failed the people post-liberation.
The report has already been leaked to the media and it has found that former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize acted unlawfully and improperly and it recommended that his family should repay R4 million.
Khusela Diko was implicated in a multi-million-rand personal protective equipment (PPE) tender saga involving her late husband, Chief Madzikane Diko.
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen, has welcomed the resignation of Zweli Mkhize, who has been on special leave for three months. However, Steenhuisen believes that more people should have been in the firing line.
The Congress of the People (Cope)'s Dennis Bloem has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to consider stricter lockdown regulations in Gauteng to limit the spread.
The ruling against Hlophe came more than a decade after Constitutional Court justices, Chris Japhta and Bess Nkabinde, claimed that Hlophe approached them to influence a decision on a case involving former President Jacob Zuma and French arms company, Thales.
Well-known journalist, analyst and broadcaster, Karima Brown, died of COVID-19-related complications on Thursday morning.
Dudu Myeni repeated the name of the whistleblower known as Mr X numerous times while giving testimony at the commission.
The city’s council reconvened today for the first time in eight months following the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that enforced a High Court decision to reinstate it.
After the 2019 election votes were tallied, the outcome for 22 parties was only four-digit figures, with 13 of these parties receiving less than 5,000 votes. Do these smaller parties still have a future?
