The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all races
The decision was a logical consequence of Donald Trump’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa, the ministry said
The minister also took a swipe at the DA during the inaugural Aziz Pahad dialogue, saying government was implementing the will of the people, not ANC policy
The president’s choice in selecting a new ambassador amid a historic downturn in diplomatic relations also speaks to an existential dilemma for his party
The US State Department has said it will seek changes after ambassador is kicked out
Kallie Kriel said treason charges were baseless and would only serve AfriForum’s cause
The youth league president also said that if AfriForum is not interested in nation building, its supporters should pack up and go to the US
The president said the pain of the apartheid past necessitated redress but it will happen within constitutional bounds
Lobbying does not come near the definition of treason, according to legal analysts
The US embassy in Pretoria distributed the missive on Monday, days after it was published by the White House
The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’
The US secretary of state communicated his decision on X and opened up a new front of contestation with South Africa
The presidency said it remained in the dark as to the real cause for Donald Trump’s decision to cut aid and suggested proper communication can prevent a rift
In December, it will be a year since Nhlalayenza Ndlovu was gunned down in front of his wife and children
The NGO argues that disgraced judge cannot serve on a constitutional body he has constantly attacked
The party argues that the ANC was wrong about the law when it saw no legal impediment to his appointment
The civil rights group argues that it was irrational and that parliament failed in its duty to oversee the commission
Priority must be given to crime detection and intelligence work, not just visible policing
The AfriForum report says 95% of serious and violent rural crimes committed over the past four years remain unsolved
The utility assures people they use chlorine to disinfect water taken from Vaal River, making it safe to drink
Water expert says this does not come as a shock as there are several places where raw sewage flows into the the river
Enver Duminy, Ravi Nadasen, who both served the board for three terms, and Rosemary Anderson resigned from the SA Tourism board
AfriForum has indicated that it will appeal the judgment made by the equality court
The ANC, heads to this weekend’s policy conference more concerned with pushing back on attempts to improve governance than finding solutions to the many structural fault lines that have been so crudely exposed by our economic deterioration since the outbreak of the pandemic
The field of such NGOs is crowded but who and what are they holding to account and who are they mollycoddling?
Members of the public have until 15 April to comment on the proposed draft regulations.
The trial of four men starts on 11 April in the Pretoria high court
International relations department tells court the steps to transferring the money have not been completed, although the decision has already been made
Once an ardent supporter of the ANC, the Economic Freedom Fighters’ leader began handling firearms at the age of 13
The EFF president says he has grown — and matured — along with the country’s third-largest party
Colonel Ismael Dawood, who is part of the crack kidnapping task team, faces murder, kidnapping and extortion charges
Lobby group’s Ernst Roets tells court he can’t “think of a mainstream politician, even from the ruling party, who has spoken against farm murders”