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Fikile Mbalula

Going, going … is David Mabuza about to exit the presidency?
Politics
/ 26 January 2023

Going, going … is David Mabuza about to exit the presidency?

ANC sources say the deputy president submitted a resignation letter on Monday

By Paddy Harper
Road fatalities over festive season drop by nearly 14%
National
/ 17 January 2023

Road fatalities over festive season drop by nearly 14%

Minister Mbalula offers vague update on measures to prevent fatalities on the notorious N2 in KwaZulu-Natal

By Eunice Masson
Will Mangaung mark the birth, decay and death of the ANC?
Opinion
/ 16 January 2023

Will Mangaung mark the birth, decay and death of the ANC?

The party needs to be more than restored, it needs to be rebuilt and repurposed, with the the party’s youth prepared for a transformative role in society based on good ethics

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
No midnight cabinet reshuffle as Ramaphosa sticks to process
Politics
/ 13 January 2023

No midnight cabinet reshuffle as Ramaphosa sticks to process

The president is likely to follow party and state processes before making changes

By Emsie Ferreira and Paddy Harper
Ramaphosa stalls post-conference festive gifts
Opinion
/ 13 January 2023

Ramaphosa stalls post-conference festive gifts

We’re all crying out for a cabinet reshuffle – and Paul Mashatile for his West Wing office – but the post-conference presents will take time

By Paddy Harper
After being forced to suspend services, Intercape to resume in Eastern Cape
National
/ 11 January 2023

After being forced to suspend services, Intercape to resume in Eastern Cape

The high court dismissed Fikile Mbalula’s leave to appeal against a court order forcing him to draw up a plan ensuring the safety of drivers and passengers

By Eunice Masson
Mbalula’s ‘bias’ troubles taxi body
National
/ 7 January 2023

Mbalula’s ‘bias’ troubles taxi body

The ‘favoured’ South African National Taxi Council has apparently lost members to its rival

By Melody Emmett
Ramaphosa disciples ready for sweeping changes
Politics
/ 6 January 2023

Ramaphosa disciples ready for sweeping changes

Shape up or ship out … The next few months will see comprehensive shifts in the government and the ANC, if the Ramaphosa faction has its way

By Lizeka Tandwa
Editorial: The ANC’s year of reckoning
Editorial
/ 6 January 2023

Editorial: The ANC’s year of reckoning

Ignoring its own dirt will be to the ruling party’s detriment

By Editorial
Mbalula: Integrity commission report on Phala Phala off agenda at extended ANC conference
Politics
/ 3 January 2023

Mbalula: Integrity commission report on Phala Phala off agenda at extended ANC conference

The new ANC secretary general said the national executive committee would deal with the report as and when the need arose

By Lizeka Tandwa
No new dawn as long as ANC policy falls flat
Opinion
/ 3 January 2023

No new dawn as long as ANC policy falls flat

Preventing policy from going wrong takes thoughtful analysis, robust debate and the political will to improve. But the governing party hasn’t taken these requirements to heart

By Sarah Smit
Court orders Mbalula to take action against attacks on long-distance buses, pending appeal outcome
National
/ 20 December 2022

Court orders Mbalula to take action against attacks on long-distance buses, pending appeal outcome

Transport minister must develop a plan to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers as violent attacks continue

By Eunice Masson
Analysis | Ramaphosa will pay a heavy policy price for his victory
Opinion
/ 19 December 2022

Analysis | Ramaphosa will pay a heavy policy price for his victory

The president’s leadership strategy of trying to unite opposing groups within the ANC through key appointments across the board has failed

By William Gumede
Millions of taxpayer’s money disappears down taxi industry’s dark hole
National
/ 5 December 2022

Millions of taxpayer’s money disappears down taxi industry’s dark hole

More than R1 billion has been set aside for the taxi recapitalisation scheme yet only 12% of taxis have been scrapped

By Melody Emmett
Funding dries up for popular Western Cape Blue Dot taxi service
National
/ 24 November 2022

Funding dries up for popular Western Cape Blue Dot taxi service

The programme attempted to formalise the notorious transport sector by requiring tax compliance and good driver behaviour, but it is set to end on 30 November

By Eunice Masson
ANC in KwaZulu-Natal should reassess stance on secretary general position – Mdumiseni Ntuli
Politics
/ 23 November 2022

ANC in KwaZulu-Natal should reassess stance on secretary general position – Mdumiseni Ntuli

Ntuli gets most branch nominations for the post, despite his home province snubbing him in favour of Eastern Cape’s Phumulo Masualle

By Lizeka Tandwa
Transnet’s decline tears at tight municipal budgets
Business
/ 26 October 2022

Transnet’s decline tears at tight municipal budgets

Inadequate rail capacity has pushed more trucks, and costs, onto municipal roads, which are steadily deteriorating

By Sarah Smit
Mbalula: Corrupt licensing officials made off with R3-billion
National
/ 24 October 2022

Mbalula: Corrupt licensing officials made off with R3-billion

Learner’s licence tests will move to a digital format to eliminate fraud in the issuance of the permits

By Khaya Koko
ANC: Cracks start to show in Ramaphosa faction
Politics
/ 11 October 2022

ANC: Cracks start to show in Ramaphosa faction

A meeting to finalise a Ramaphosa slate was boycotted by some provincial leaders, with those in attendance annoyed by the final list which excluded key allies

By Lizeka Tandwa
Freight association sceptical about Mbalula’s proposed ‘road to rail’ solution
National
/ 26 September 2022

Freight association sceptical about Mbalula’s proposed ‘road to rail’ solution

South Africa’s apocalyptic-like railway system must first become reliable and sustainable before it can be a trusted mode of transport, Road Freight Association says

By Eunice Masson
Government is apathetic about lethal Pongola road route, say residents
National
/ 20 September 2022

Government is apathetic about lethal Pongola road route, say residents

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has not answered questions about the deadly route, which last week led to the deaths of 18 children

By Eunice Masson
Fikile the Clown fails to fix, instead he struts
Editorial
/ 10 March 2022

Fikile the Clown fails to fix, instead he struts

South Africa’s class clown, Fikile Mbalula, who also moonlights as minister of transport, did (another) stupid thing recently.

By Editorial
Smart driver’s licence on the cards
National
/ 10 February 2022

Smart driver’s licence on the cards

The department of transport says it will issue the smart driver’s licence card by October

By Eunice Masson
55 people killed on Western Cape roads during holiday season week
National
/ 29 December 2021

55 people killed on Western Cape roads during holiday season week

Drunk driving a major concern for road safety: 39 people arrested for driving under the influence.

By Eunice Masson
Magashule warns of ANC disunity and ‘bumpy’ leadership contest in 2022
Politics
/ 19 December 2021

Magashule warns of ANC disunity and ‘bumpy’ leadership contest in 2022

The ANC’s corruption-accused suspended secretary general decries use of ‘state organs’ to ‘persecute party leaders’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Better management of internal dynamics is key to the ANC’s recovery
Politics
/ 12 December 2021

Better management of internal dynamics is key to the ANC’s recovery

The 2021 local government elections are a clear demonstration of the failure to manage internal disagreements, where many of the parties, civic movements and independent candidates that contested these local government elections are direct offshoots of the ANC

By Zamani Saul
Coalition negotiations: A sidelined ANC, a surprised DA and a demanding EFF
Opinion
/ 7 December 2021

Coalition negotiations: A sidelined ANC, a surprised DA and a demanding EFF

If South Africa is moving from being a dominant-party system to a more vibrant, multiparty democracy, as these elections indicate, then coalitions are going to have to become the norm

By Ian Siebörger
Eskom killed us heavily – Mbalula says as guns come out for Gordhan
Politics
/ 9 November 2021

Eskom killed us heavily – Mbalula says as guns come out for Gordhan

Detractors of Minister Pravin Gordhan are expected to use the recent rounds of blackouts said to have affected the ANC’s election results as a launching pad to call for his removal

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mabuza told to resolve factional wars in Tshwane during meeting with ANC members
Politics
/ 13 October 2021

Mabuza told to resolve factional wars in Tshwane during meeting with ANC members

Some ANC members claim Tshwane’s regional executive committee is ‘dysfunctional’, but leaders will assess the situation only after the local government elections

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC reprimands Mabuza for speaking about his next term
Politics
/ 11 October 2021

ANC reprimands Mabuza for speaking about his next term

ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula suggested deputy president David Mabuza’s announcement that he was in the running for another term was premature

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘We are focused on the local government elections,’ ANC tells employees after three months with no salary
Politics
/ 23 September 2021

‘We are focused on the local government elections,’ ANC tells employees after three months with no salary

The organisation has sent another letter to staff members saying that salaries for July, August and September will not be paid on 25 September

By Lizeka Tandwa
Pure Politics: ‘Family meetings’ underline uncomfortable press relationship
Politics
/ 29 August 2021

Pure Politics: ‘Family meetings’ underline uncomfortable press relationship

To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.

By Luke Feltham
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