Former president Thabo Mbeki calls on Cyril Ramaphosa and senior ANC leaders to take responsibility for the party’s poor electoral performance. The ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) is meeting on Thursday at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg to assess the party’s performance in the 2026 Local Government Elections, which saw its national electoral support fall to a historic low. The meeting comes amid mounting pressure on the party’s leadership, following former president Thabo Mbeki’s calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa…
The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of running a misleading campaign in Tshwane’s Ward 57 in Centurion, prompting the party to lodge a formal complaint with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The FF Plus claims the DA has been telling residents that voting for the FF Plus would effectively hand the ward to the African National Congress (ANC). The allegations emerged amid intense campaigning outside voting stations as parties compete for the support of…
Political parties in Gauteng have condemned what they describe as a deepening humanitarian and security crisis in the Sporong informal settlement in Randfontein, west of Johannesburg, following violent attacks allegedly carried out by illegal miners. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) say residents have been subjected to intimidation, terror and forced displacement by heavily armed foreign nationals, commonly known as zama-zamas. This follows a Newsnote report earlier this week highlighting the growing crisis…
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s historic 88% matric pass rate is a clear sign of progress in improving the quality of education. He was delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Basic Education Lekgotla in Boksburg. Ramaphosa called on the private sector to play a more active role in shaping the education system by clearly articulating the skills they require from future employees. He said companies should begin identifying and nurturing potential talent from an early age. “Even at…