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Parliament defers vote on removal of judges Hlophe, Motata to January

Parliament has deferred the removal of judges John Hlophe and Nkola Motata from judicial office to the new year because it doesn’t have a venue for a full sitting to vote on ...

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Eastern Cape ANC wants SA to cut economic ties with Israel

Eastern Cape ANC secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi has called for the country to cut its economic relationship with the state of Israel.This comes after ...

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Presidency says it won’t use ChatGPT to write Ramaphosa’s ...

The Presidency says it is treading carefully as it probes whether artificial intelligence ChatGPT was used to write one of President Cyril ...

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More provinces 'moving in the right direction': ...

Auditor-general Tsakani Maluleke has reported a significant improvement for national and provincial governments' audit outcomes for the 2022/2023 financial year that ended in March.
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BCM staff owe millions in rates arrears

Buffalo City Metro’s staff owe the city R12.7m in rates arrears, while the city’s councillors are in arrears to the tune of R112,200. Now the city, facing dwindling cash reserves due to poor revenue collection, has announced measures to clamp down ...
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PA's McKenzie apologises to supporters over birthday bash flop

Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie has apologised to supporters after his party's 10th anniversary celebrations ...

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Despite Eskom, Transnet, cost of living crises, Ramaphosa confident of ANC victory

Against the backdrop of a rising cost of living, an unstable electricity supply, high levels of crime and chaos at the ...

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Mvoko flags municipalities’ slow spending of disaster funds

Eastern Cape finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko has expressed concern about municipalities that fail to timeously spend ...

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SCA pans ANC's version on disputed contract as 'utterly untenable'

The Supreme Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by the ANC in a multimillion-rand contractual dispute, calling its ...

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WATCH | 'Politicians have nothing to teach you', Herman Mashaba warns entrepreneurs

As South Africa gets into election mode, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has warned the business sector not to listen to ...

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Broken promises: Ramokgopa, Mbalula in firing line as stage 6 load-shedding hits week ...

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is in the spotlight as his assertions that load-shedding would be a thing of the ...

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Treasury turns the screws on provincial government

The Eastern Cape provincial government has lost almost three-quarters of a billion rand due to the national ...

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DA calls for ‘incompetent’ Makana council to be dissolved

The DA has called for the dissolution of the ANC-led Makana municipal council after the municipality failed to spend ...

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Maimane aims for 2-million votes as he hopes to jump ahead of EFF and DA in upcoming ...

Despite no South African party attaining two million votes in its first election contested post 1994, former DA leader ...

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DA, IFP vote is reintroducing bantustans — Bheki Mtolo

ANC KwaZulu-Natal secretary Bheki Mtolo has likened voting for the DA and IFP in the province to bringing back ...

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WATCH | EFF's top six docked one month's salary, banned from Sona 2024 & ordered to ...

EFF leader Julius Malema and five fellow members of the EFF have been found guilty of contempt of parliament and gross ...

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SA Jewish Board of Deputies — parly motion on Israeli embassy a 'pointless exercise'

The South African Jewish Board of Deputies says while parliament has adopted a motion to cut ties with Israel pending a ...

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ActionSA announces Kgoshi Phaahla as its Limpopo premier candidate

ActionSA on Tuesday announced Kgoshi Letsiri Phaahla as its premier candidate for Limpopo after its provincial ...

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WATCH | Julius Malema could be banned from Sona 2024 if found guilty of gross disorderly ...

EFF leader Julius Malema and five other EFF MPs could be suspended from parliament for 10 days in 2024, if the powers ...

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IFP gears up for first policy conference in 15 years

The IFP says decisions that will emerge from its policy conference in December will provide hope and confidence for ...