The African National Congress (ANC) says it is prepared to engage political parties, civic movements and independent candidates as it seeks to establish coalition governments following its losses in the 2026 Local Government Elections. The party’s Special Extended National Executive Committee (NEC), which met from Thursday to Friday, has mandated its leadership to begin coalition negotiations in municipalities where no political party secured an outright majority. In a statement released on Friday, ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu said engagements with…
African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has declared the ruling party “fully ready” for its highly anticipated National General Council (NGC), which gets under way on Monday at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. The four-day midterm summit – the fifth NGC since 1994 – is widely regarded as the most critical gathering for the ANC since its historic drop below 50% in the 2024 national elections. Delegates from across the country will review organisational performance,…
The Border Management Authority (BMA) has intercepted millions of rands worth of stolen vehicles, counterfeit goods and drugs during the second quarter of the year. Delivering a quarterly update during a media briefing in Pretoria on Sunday, BMA Commissioner Michael Masiapato detailed the authority’s operations over the past three months, highlighting significant gains in combating cross-border crime. According to Masiapato, officers intercepted 15 suspected stolen vehicles linked to criminal syndicates as they were being smuggled out of South Africa. The…
The National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) will on Monday march to the Office of the Presidency at the Union Building to demand drastic intervention to save the country’s ferrochrome smelters! The union has cautioned that workers in the sector continue to bear the pain of the job loss bloodbath at companies like Glencore, Samancor, and Almar investments. “By the 31st of December Glencore will have cut 2 000 jobs, Almar Investments has retrenched over 538 workers and…