It said the current level 3 lockdown restrictions prohibit political parties from engaging in programmes that hold government accountable and doesn’t allow for campaigning to take place ahead of local government elections set for November.
There's little to complain about when government works. Making unfounded allegations is the only solution for some, writes Yonela Diko.
The Police Minister was on Friday responding to a call by the Economic Freedom Fighters call for his removal following reports that 76% of the country's police stations have not had rape kits since July last year.
The Democratic Alliance (DA), meanwhile, has referred to Ramaphosa as a 'nowhere man" a reference to the Beatles song.
The country's main opposition party has painted a picture of a country in crisis, slamming the president's 2020 Sona for delivering lofty ideas which were void of action.
Floyd Shivambu is charged with allegedly having assaulted Media24 multimedia journalist Adrian de Kock in the Parliamentary precinct in 2018 and was captured on camera.
Jacob Zuma announced this week that the commission should no longer expect any further co-operation from him as he viewed its chairperson, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, as compromised and unjustly targeting him.
He slammed the government for the congestion at the country’s borders, which saw thousands of people stuck at the ports for days on end during the festive period.
EFF leader Julius Malema has called for the postponement of the local government elections in light of the coronavirus pandemic, saying both national and local government elections should be held simultaneously in 2024 in order to prevent a super-spreader event. Malema also said schools should remain closed until it was safe in order to protect the lives of children and educators.
EFF leader Julius Malema offered some words of encouragement to Bobi Wine who is vying to be Uganda’s next president. Wine is going up against Yoweri Museveni, who has been president of Uganda since 1986. Malema was speaking at a press briefing on 14 January 2021
EFF leader Julius Malema said that the EFF did not agree with the government's decision to close land borders in South Africa, saying it was a ‘narrow, quick fix solution'. On 11 January 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the closure of 20 land borders to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.
EFF leader Julius Malema is calling for members to halt political gatherings pending further guidance from government.
EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has described Cele’s role in the saga involving the suspension of crime intelligence boss Peter Jacobs and five others as a classic case of how politicians often undermined investigations.
From developments in Parliament to party politics, 2020 saw an array of political woes. Here's a look at those that caught our attention, all in under 4 minutes.
During his testimony at the state capture commission on Monday, Gordhan acknowledged a unit was set up to investigate the illegal smuggling of cigarettes and illicit trade but maintained it was all above board.
House chair Grace Boroto was presiding over the sitting last year during which EFF members stormed the podium where Gordhan was delivering his department's budget vote.
The groups laid a criminal complaint against Malema for the comments he made at a rally in the Free State on Sunday.
Parliament’s powers and privileges committee has on Wednesday continued hearings into members who disrupted Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s 2019 budget vote speech.
