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WATCH | 'We are a country of dreamers': Politicians slam Ramaphosa's Sona
Opposition parties dismissed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address (Sona) on Thursday as nothing but "a pipe dream". → Read More
Ace Magashule scoffs at the idea that Ramaphosa 'saved the ANC' in polls
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has dismissed comments that the party was rescued by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the 2019 national and provincial elections. → Read More
State Capture: Bosasa boss 'told Zuma what to do'
Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson often told former president Jacob Zuma what to do and regularly had breakfast with his wives, the state capture inquiry heard on Thursday. → Read More
Cyril Ramaphosa blames bad weather for missing Shembe church service
President Cyril Ramaphosa was a no-show at church event on the north of Durban on Wednesday morning because his helicopter could not land due to bad weather. → Read More
Cyril Ramphosa's frantic message to Pravin Gordhan during Nenegate: 'Do not refuse'
"Do not refuse". That is the message then finance minister Pravin Gordhan received from President Cyril Ramaphosa and ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte in 2015 to calm the markets down after the sacking of then finance minister Nhlanhla Nene. → Read More
Ramaphosa visits Zuma after defiant SABC interview
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived at State President Jacob Zuma's official residence, hours after Zuma addressed the nation in an interview on SABC. → Read More
ANC will recall Zuma, sources say after NEC meeting
It took a brutal 13 hours of negotiations, but the ANC's national executive committee has decided to recall President Jacob Zuma as head of state. → Read More
Ramaphosa leaves NEC meeting, but still no answers on Zuma's fate
Nearly 9 hours after the ANC's special national executive committee meeting began in Pretoria, party president Cyril Ramaphosa left the venue - but there was no official confirmation that the meeting had come to a close or that a decision on President Jacob Zuma's fate had been decided. → Read More
Former ANC NEC member Barbara Hogan backs Ramaphosa
Former ANC NEC member Barbara Hogan has backed deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa as the party’s president. → Read More
Infighting within ANC 'aids corruption'
ANC treasurer-general Zweli Mkhize has blamed factionalism within the ruling party for hampering the battle against corruption. → Read More
Manana 'leaves it to magistrate'
Assault-accused Mduduzi Manana, 33, is "quite remorseful" about beating up a woman. → Read More
Tip-off sparks R80m City Power bust
A tip-off led investigators straight to the homes of contractors where R80-million worth of goods belonging to City Power, Johannesburg's electricity utility, were found stashed away. → Read More
FBI probe damning, says Cyril
Presidential hopeful Cyril Ramaphosa has called on authorities to fast-track investigations into state capture. → Read More
Gauteng Tourism Monitors Programme creates jobs for unemployed youth
In an effort to attract more tourists to various destinations in the country‚ the National Department of Tourism has pumped R50-million into recruiting 200 unemployed youth for training in the tourism industry. → Read More
Mbalula arrest pictures violate law say experts‚ DA
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula could be heading for a bruising session with parliamentarians this week following the wrongful arrests of ten suspects who were allegedly held for hours only for him to boast about it on social media. → Read More
Wits building renamed after former PAC leader Robert Sobukwe
A top South African university has ensured that former Pan Africanist Congress leader Robert Sobukwe's name will not be forgotten by renaming a building after him. → Read More
No excuses: 'I did it,' says Manana
Former deputy minister of higher education and training Mduduzi Manana, who was accused of assaulting three women, has pleaded guilty to all the charges against him. → Read More
Former HuffPost SA editor slams ‘bizarre’ hate speech ruling
Former editor-in-chief of Huffington Post South Africa Verashni Pillay has severely criticised Press Ombudsman Johan Retief's hate speech ruling earlier this year which resulted in her resigning‚ labelling it "bizarre". → Read More
SA citizens must take charge of their lives: Nene
South Africans need to take a conscious decision to take the lead in improving their lives regardless of a lack of leadership. → Read More
LISTEN: Deputy minister admits to slapping woman in club altercation
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training‚ Mduduzi Manana‚ has admitted to slapping a woman in a club in Fourways, north of Johannesburg. → Read More