Author: Kgaogelo Magolego

South Africans have been warned against entering into marriages of convenience with foreigners to help them gain citizenship. There’s been a rise in instances of South African women complaining about none payment after marrying foreigners to help them qualify for citizenship. The deputy minister of home affairs Njabulo Nzuza briefed the media alongside other ANC National Executive Committee members who are part of the NEC’s peace and stability committee and emphasised the illegality of what has come to be known as “marriages of convenience” which he said was essentially fraudulent activity. “People must know that marriage of convenience, marriage without…

The ANC is banking on its weeklong high level meeting held in Boksburg to come up with a recovery plan following a rather disappointing performance in the recent general elections which saw the party lose its parliamentary majority for the first time. The gathering started as an ordinary meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee ( the highest decision making structure in between conferences) on Thursday and then an extended Lekgotla that started on Tuesday and was expected to run until Tuesday. The party identified several factors as having contributed to the poor performance: “Leaders and public representatives must be…

The ANC is warning of possible unrest if the economy does not start growing and transforming soon. The party identified economic decline as part of things that led to its rather dismal performance in the recent national and provincial elections which saw it lose its parliamentary majority, securing only a little over 40 percent of the votes. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an opening address to the ANC’s NEC Lekgotla on Sunday which is held back to back with an ordinary National Executive Committee meeting which started on Thursday. Ramaphosa told the meeting that the country’s economic situation was a ticking…

The ANC is adamant that the National Government of National Unity was not just the best option but a strategic coup after a poor performance in the recent election which saw it lose its parliamentary majority for the first since taking over the country in 1994. The assertion comes amid claims by the DA through Federal Chairperson Helen Zille that the GNU was actually just a coalition between the two parties. The ANC’s head of political school David Makhura briefed the media on the sidelines of the party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Boksburg that Zille’s recent comments amounted to…

The ANC has called on its members to hold on lobbying for positions in anticipation of the 2027 national conference which is expected to elect a new leadership with President Cyril Ramaphosa who is serving a second term not expected to stand for reelection. The party’s secretary general Fikile Mbalula briefed the media on the sidelines of the National Executive Committee meeting that got underway on Thursday in Boksburg and vowed to suppress any discussion debates. Mbalula said the party needed to focus on regaining lost ground following the May 29 election. “ we’re saying we must not be diverted…

The Patriotic Alliance has accused the DA of colluding with big business to fuel illegal immigration for the purpose of creating cheap labour. The party briefed the media in Johannesburg on Thursday and said while it wanted the Home Affairs portfolio it respected President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to offer it to the DA.Patriotic Alliance Deputy President Kenny Kunene said the announcement by newly appointed Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber that top of his priorities is the fast tracking of VISAS for “skilled workers and tourists” should be viewed with suspicion.For what we know, the minister could be using this position…

Competition for credit continues over the bestowing of the City of Ekurhuleni with two audit awards by the South African Local Government Association. On Tuesday the EFF said awards were proof that its provincial chairperson Nkululeko Dunga who was recently removed as a Member of the Mayoral Committee was not incompetent as alleged by newly elected mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza who claimed so when removing Dunga. “This not only demonstrates the EFF’s commitment to running a clean government whereverit is involved but also dispels the propaganda and lies perpetuated regarding the financialstatus of the Metro under the EFF. It further exposes…

The EFF says the decision the South African Local Government Association to award the City of Ekurhuleni metro with two audit awards confirms the competency and sound ethical standing of its deployees as well the party’s ability to govern. The City was awarded for reducing unauthorized, irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditures, and for implementing consequence management in the 2023/24 financial year during which period the EFF Gauteng Provincial Chairperson Nkululeko Dunga was the Mayoral Committee Member responsible for finance. “This is further evidence of good governance, transparency, accountability, and theimplementation of sound financial management systems under the EFF,” said the…

The Gauteng provincial government has set out to build not less than a hundred schools during the five year term of the seventh administration which started last week. Education MEC Matome Chiloane announced the plan during the launch of the province’s online application system for grades 1 and 8 at Noordwik Secondary School in Midrand. Accordingly the target equates to at least 20 schools a month and Chiloane said the province used to build as much but regressed over the years until it reached single digit number of schools in a financial year.Chiloane also attributed the inadequacy of schools infrastructure…

Patriotic Alliance, Rise Mzansi and Inkatha Freedom Party have secured positions in Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s cabinet announced on Wednesday night in Sandton, Johannesburg following a fallout between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance.The IFP’s Bonginkosi Dlamini has been appointed as the MEC for E-Government while the ANC’s provincial head of elections has been promoted to the Finance MEC post, while Matome Chiloane, Nomantu Nkomo Ralehoko and Kedibone Tlabela-Diale retained their positions as MECs for education, health and transport respectively with Jacob Mamabolo moved to the local government portfolio.Other opposition members included in the province’s 7th administration are Sheila Marry Peters…