The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) wants former President Thabo Mbeki to explain his calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign following the African National Congress’s (ANC) poor performance in last week’s Local Government Elections. ANCYL President Collen Malatji says Mbeki should account to the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), arguing that the challenges confronting the ANC did not begin under Ramaphosa’s leadership. Malatji was addressing members of the media in Johannesburg on Tuesday when he criticised Mbeki’s intervention, describing his…

Alleged criminal mastermind Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is struggling to explain his changing versions of events after admitting under oath that he misled Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee about his visit to the home of former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. Testifying at the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday, Matlala was confronted by Evidence Leader Advocate Thabang Pooe over his previous denial that he had been invited to a celebration at Sibiya’s home. Before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, Matlala denied being invited…

Residents in Braamfischerville’s Wards 44 and 49 continue to grapple with water shortages, leaking water and sewer pipes, crime and inadequate street lighting, despite voting for the African National Congress (ANC) in the recent Local Government Elections. Residents who spoke to Newsnote this week expressed frustration over persistent service delivery challenges, with some calling for urgent intervention while others said they had lost hope in the government. “We are just tired. This government is not doing anything for us. That…