Author: staff
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini “acted beyond the scope of his powers” in suspending members of the Ingonyama Trust Board in December 2024, according to a parliamentary legal opinion sought by the Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development.
The family of Sibusiso Sithebe, who was murdered by his ex-girlfriend as part of a scam to fake the death of her new husband and claim insurance, have been left so financially destitute that they cannot afford the R70 a day to attend the killers’ sentencing.
Namibia’s central bank chief warned that escalating tensions between the US and South Africa could destabilise its economy, citing the close ties it has with the two nations and the vulnerability of the Namibian dollar, which is pegged to the rand.
The ANC appears to be dilly-dallying in implementing its decision to “reconfigure” its KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provincial Executive Committees (PECs), and the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has failed to meet for weeks now.
MK Party president Jacob Zuma’s “joke” about the party being run through WhatsApp, “justifiable” annoyance in the party over party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu’s “arrogance”, and MKP MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla “incompetence”, these are some of the themes highlighted by Zuma’s incumbent private secretary, Isaac Leshona
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and the National Prosecuting Authority did not endorse DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach’s private member’s bill for the establishment of a Chapter 9 body to deal with high-level corruption.
President Cyril Ramaphosa remains unperturbed by the perceived friction between Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson and his deputy, Sihle Zikalala, following his decision to sign the Expropriation Act into law.
Algerian gold-winning boxer Imane Khelif has denounced “false and offensive” allegations after the International Boxing Association (IBA) said it will sue the International Olympic Committee over her and another female athlete’s inclusion at the game
The Constitutional Court has dismissed ex-Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s latest impeachment-related appeal bid – in which she sought the sanctioning of a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judge who strongly criticised her advocate Dali Mpofu.
South African business sentiment was little changed in January, after surging to a decade-high at the end of last year, indicating that firms remain upbeat about the nation’s economic prospects and the performance of its coalition government.