Author: Kgaogelo Magolego
The South African government has convened a high-level security cluster meeting at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to address ongoing anti-migrant demonstrations and growing concerns over potential xenophobic violence. The meeting brings together several ministers and senior officials tasked with law enforcement, security coordination, and social cohesion policy development. According to the Government Communications and Information Systems (GCIS), discussions are focused on finalising a national action plan aimed at combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance, while also addressing broader challenges linked to illegal immigration. Government officials have also initiated diplomatic engagements with neighbouring countries to examine underlying factors…
The African National Congress (ANC) says it is unfazed by members leaving to join other political parties ahead of the upcoming local government elections, including recent high-profile defections to ActionSA in Limpopo. ActionSA recently unveiled several former ANC members, including a mayor, but ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has dismissed them as self-serving opportunists who failed in their previous roles. Speaking on the sidelines of the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Boksburg, Mbalula said individuals now being presented as former ANC leaders did not perform adequately while in office. “It does happen in the election that people who have…
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has warned anti-migrant pressure groups that they risk arrest for raiding clinics, hospitals and other public facilities in search of undocumented foreign nationals. Speaking during the release of the latest crime statistics on Friday, Cachalia stressed that only immigration officials and police officers are legally authorised to verify the status of migrants in South Africa. “It is the job of immigration officers and police to enforce our immigration laws. People who have decided that they must act by themselves, to take the law into their own hands, to enter hospitals and schools, are acting unlawfully.…
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says authorities will leave no stone unturned in the investigation into the killing of North West activist Thato Molwesankwe, who was shot dead at his business premises in Mahikeng this week. Cachalia was speaking in Pretoria during the release of the latest crime statistics, where he expressed deep sorrow over the killing of the outspoken anti-crime activist. “I want to take this moment to extend our deepest sympathies to the Molosankwe family following the murder in the North West province of an anti-crime activist and traditional healer, Thato Molosankwe,” he said. He added that whistleblowers…
Africa Mayibuye Movement leader Floyd Shivambu has thrown his weight behind pressure group March and March, which has taken to the streets demanding that illegal foreigners leave the country. Shivambu briefed the media in Johannesburg on Tuesday, where he hit back at those who have labelled the group’s campaign xenophobic. Shivambu said the country has an immigration crisis and that those raising concerns about it should not be silenced. “And our view, by the way, in relation to the protests led by Gizem Kono and the people of March and March, is that all the concerns they are raising are…
Fresh divisions appear to be surfacing within the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) after Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla publicly questioned the suspension of former party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela, exposing growing tensions inside the organisation. Ndhlela’s removal follows a controversial media briefing held over the weekend, where senior MKP leaders, including former President Jacob Zuma, announced plans for a think tank that was described as a higher authority within what the party called a liberation movement structure. The proposal sparked confusion and criticism after it appeared to sideline existing party leadership structures. In response, the MKP leadership later distanced itself from the announcement during…
The government has warned right-wing groups against what it believes is the deliberate misrepresentation of a Constitutional Court judgment concerning sections of the National Health Act, which some have labelled a victory against the National Health Insurance (NHI). The apex court ruled on Monday that sections 36 to 40 of the National Health Act 61 of 2003 are inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid because they are irrational and unjustifiably limit the right to choose a trade, occupation or profession freely. The sections have consequently been severed from the Act. The case was brought by, among others, Solidarity, the Alliance…
Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has called out self-proclaimed superfan Mamajoy (real name Joy Chauke), accusing her of having a sense of entitlement. This follows her exclusion from a group of football fans to be sponsored by the government for a trip to North America to watch the FIFA 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the USA and Mexico in June. McKenzie on Tuesday announced the names of selected fans, who had to submit videos to be considered for the all-expenses-paid trip. Mamajoy has attended every major tournament in which the South African national football team has participated, and this is the…
The suspended Director of Asset Protection at the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD), Tshukudu Malatji, has accused his seniors of lying to the Madlanga Commission to conceal their own actions, or lack thereof, in tender manipulation, irregular security contracts, and mismanagement within the unit. Malatji, who has been on suspension since 4 July 2025 and is accused of facilitating costly, unauthorised and irregular security deployments, appeared at the commission on Thursday (his second appearance). He told the inquiry that he could not possibly have done what he is accused of, at least not on his own or as the person…
SAFTU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has criticised both the South African Communist Party and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party ahead of the planned “conference of the left”. Vavi argued that the SACP has supported poor policy decisions by government over more than three decades of democratic rule, while also claiming the MK Party is not a genuine left-wing organisation despite its positioning. He was speaking to Newsnote in Pretoria while participating in a march to the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, where unions are demanding a bailout for the South African Post Office. Vavi confirmed that SAFTU has been invited…