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Stock Photo (Photo: Shutterstock) The Electoral Commission of South Africa (ECS) will investigate the ANC’s alleged failure to comply with political funding legislation. The IEC is also investigating Rise Mzansi’s declaration of a donation of R30 million, which apparently stems from the conversion of a previous loan. The DA welcomed these investigations. Maroela Media reported earlier that the DA declared the most political donations for this year in the latest report of the IEC, while the ANC reported no donations for the same period. The DA declared R57.3 million, while Rise Mzansi made the second largest declaration with a single…
NewsFeed‘Lord, please forgive us for all the things that we did that we did not support Israel.’ Christian representatives from several countries gathered at the Israeli Knesset during the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast, where they offered prayers of repentance for what they described as their nations’ failure to support Israel and confront anti-Semitism.Published On 1 Jun 20261 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
WARRANT Officer Karl Sander of Klebe in KwaZulu-Natal told the Madlanga Commission yesterday, that he was removed from the drug investigation unit because he was a distraction to officers working with big fish who trade in drugs. He presented evidence that in order for the underground drug trade to work effectively, big offices need corrupt police officers to work with them. Sander was transferred to the Provincial Support Services unit in February 2024, as investigations into corruption linked to the drug trade continued.He told the commission that the suspended head of the Hawks, Major-General Lesetja Senona, gave him a letter…
Sipho Radebe. (Photo: Facebook) The DA in Emfuleni (Vanderbijlpark), says the removal of the executive mayor, Sipho Radebe, was not done by the ANC because residents were suffering from poor service delivery, but because the party recently lost a ward to the DA. Radebe was removed as executive mayor of the Emfuleni local municipality after the DA won ward 28 in a by-election last week. Duncan Mthembu, DA caucus leader in Emfuleni, says the ANC only took action against Radebe after the party’s support in the ward was damaged. “Let’s be clear: Radebe was not removed because of service delivery…
There has been an uproar on social media X after the rapper, Jay-Z, mocked Nicki Minaj and included the name of her actor husband, Kenneth Petty.Jay-Z was singing a freestyle at the Roots Picnic, in Philadelphia, America, on Saturday. Jay-Z has been heard slamming all the artists who have been heard recently, giving him a hard time.While it sounded like she was hitting on Nicki Minaj, her husband said she was on the sex offenders’ register.”This lady is back in this thing, it sounds like she’s obsessed with it… Ken can’t even take their child. I’ve had enough of them,…
Stock Photo (Photo: Shutterstock) Gasoline consumers will have to spend carefully and work wisely with their money until fuel prices stabilize, warns the trade union Uasa. Abigail Moyo, spokeswoman for Uasa, says the latest fuel price adjustment brings mixed news for consumers: Petrol is getting more expensive, while diesel, paraffin and LP gas are getting cheaper. Maroela Media earlier reported that petrol rose by R1.43 per liter on Wednesday, while the price of diesel fell significantly. Diesel 0.05% drops by R3.25 per liter and diesel 0.005% by R2.62 per liter. Paraffin drops by R5.96 per liter and LP gas by…
The slowness of the review of the decision to cancel those who seek funding from the fund, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), the leakage of materials paid to ghost students is one of the things that made this fund placed under the administrator.This was highlighted by the Minister of Higher Education, Mr. Buti Manamela, in response to members of the Parliamentary committee, who wanted to know the reasons for placing this fund under the administrator, Professor Hlengani Mathebula.Manamela, who spent the political time disbanding the board until an administrator was installed, said that the lack of leadership in…
Outa believes residents are finally giving up on municipal decay (Photo: Outa)The Organization Against Tax Abuse (Outa) says the government’s revised draft white paper on local government should place less emphasis on diagnosing municipal decay and more on accountability for those who cause it.Outa submitted his final comments on the white paper and warns that South Africa does not have a shortage of plans to fix municipalities, but a shortage of accountability.Julius Kleynhans, executive manager of Outa, says residents are tired of paying more while municipal services deteriorate.”The real test for this white paper is whether it makes municipal failure…
The DA has filed corruption charges against the former Kurhuleni City Manager, Dr. Imogen Mashazi, following reports that a businessman arranged a private jet trip for him to London for R3.5 million. Reports say that Mashazi did not disclose this trip to the council. DA members gathered outside the police station, in Germiston, where the DA’s representative in Kurhuleni, Khathutshelo Rasilingwane filed a corruption case against Dr Mashazi.In a statement, the DA said it opened a case against Mashazi and the company, XET Solutions, following reports linking them to tender irregularities in the municipality. “In July 2022, Mashazi accepted a…
On a modest bed inside his war-battered home in the Khartoum North neighbourhood of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, Murtada Mohieddin, a diabetic patient in his early 50s, carefully counts his remaining doses of insulin. His search for medicine has transformed into a harrowing battle – not just to find the treatment he needs to survive his diabetes, but to ensure the medicine is not expired or ruined.“Sometimes the insulin is spoiled,” Mohieddin tells Al Jazeera, inspecting his limited supply. “You wouldn’t know if it is ruined or expired. You can check the expiration date, but it could still be damaged…