RISE Mzansi has called for improved governance to honour South Africa’s struggle stalwarts, as the country observes Human Rights Month. Addressing MPs during the Human Rights Day debate in the National Assembly on Tuesday, party leader Songezo Zibi reflected on the sacrifices made to secure the freedoms enjoyed in today’s democratic South Africa. He emphasised the need to move beyond abstract discussions, urging lawmakers to focus on practical actions within their control. Zibi argued that freedom should not only be…

A showdown is once again underway of the Various factions of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church in the High Court in Pretoria. A new group wants the court to interdict leaders of the three factions from continuing to call themselves legitimate leaders of the church. The new group, led by a Namibia based priest wants the court to bar the three leaders from referring themselves as comforter arguing the late Bishop Glayton Modise never anointed a successor. The group believes…

The parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption within South Africa’s criminal justice system is set to conclude its hearings this week. The final sessions will feature the return of KwaZulu-Natal’s top police official, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, for his closing testimony. Mkhwanazi’s explosive press conference last year triggered the establishment of the inquiry, publicly implicating high-ranking officials, including Minister on special leave Senzo Mchunu and suspended Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. In response, National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza quickly initiated…