Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency
The party is set to address factionalism, corruption and alliance fallout ahead of next year’s local government elections
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo urged Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to announce the election date ahead of proclamation
Police have detained one of the suspects, who is currently being questioned, national police commissioner Fannie Masemola told journalists
The infighting points to internal strife which could hurt the party in the region in next year
South Africa’s risk is not expulsion, which the G20’s rules do not allow, but a year of disruption that could blunt the gains of its presidency
Matlala said he funded both the suspended police minister and his predecessor as a quid pro quo
The ANC Youth League president also warned that removing Cyril Ramaphosa as president would plunge the country into chaos
‘There should be no bullying of one nation by another. We are all equal’ the president said after Washington warned Pretoria against pursuing a joint G20 leaders’ statement this weekend
The party’s secretary general admitted there were some in the national executive committee who wanted to see the president gone
The party’s top seven officials will handle the selection after the rules were tightened
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cast the annual forum as a test of whether multilateral cooperation still matters
Civil society and animal welfare groups have urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to reject the proposal to replace Dion George with Willem Aucamp
The state’s first witness testified that about 103 people, who were part of a WhatsApp group, including some who followed Zuma-Sambudla on social media, conspired in the destruction of property during the unrest
Mchunu and Masemola communicated via letters and were requested to align before meetings with ministers
The Hawks’ top brass told the Madlanga Commission that a miscommunication — not interference — led to their presence at alleged crime boss Katiso Molefe’s arrest
ActionSA’s Mashaba has vowed to block the DA federal chair’s bid
Witness describes a clash between a KwaZulu-Natal-based task unit and a Gauteng-based Hawks unit
She argues that black people get better services where her party is in control
He said the party needed to do introspection and admit to the mistakes of the past to ensure that it fixes them
Former minister’s testimony alleged corruption and political interference
He contradicted the deputy national commissioner, who said he took the dockets from the task team because he ‘could not disobey an order from the minister
The witness, who has requested anonymity, told the Madlanga commission he was invited to parties with senior officials who wanted to influence his investigation of the Armand Swart murder case
Minister Sisisi Tolashe suspended director general Peter Netshipale amid internal scandals, contract disputes and whistleblower allegations at the department of social development
The deputy national commissioner said he doubts the authenticity of WhatsApp messages allegedly implicating him
The embattled deputy national police commissioner told journalists that he felt betrayed by his colleagues and national commissioner Fannie Masemola.
During the hearing by parliament’s ad hoc on police corruption, MPs sidestepped the suspended minister’s role in the infiltration of the criminal justice system by cartels
Neither the presidency nor the department of international relations has given much detail after the ambassador’s body was found at a hotel in Paris
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader’s pre-sentencing hearing is scheduled for January
Mthethwa died before he could clear his name after Mkhwanazi’s allegations
Three syndicates were identified for siphoning funds from the hospital, and several junior officials were found to be involved
The Democratic Alliance federal chair declined to commit to a time frame within which she planned to fix the city’s problems if elected mayor