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…
Newly elected ANC Greater Johannesburg Regional Chairperson Loyiso Masuku says 74-year-old DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille “should not be part of the conversation” as political parties gear up for the 2026 local government elections. Speaking in Woodmead during her first media briefing after defeating outgoing chairperson Dada Morero by 184 votes to 149, Masuku said Johannesburg needs new leadership with modern solutions to its financial instability and service-delivery problems. Masuku, who is also the City’s MMC for Finance, becomes the…
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has withdrawn the country’s 90-day visa exemption for 153 Palestinian passport holders.The group arrived at the OR Tambo International Airport last month from Kenya, on a chartered flight, and were stuck in the plane for several hours before they were granted entry into the country. Following investigations and recommendations by national intelligence structures and consultations conducted within the Security Cluster – which confirmed the deliberate and ongoing abuse of the 90-day visa exemption for Palestinian…
Pretoria – A horrific mass shooting at an illegal tavern in Saulsville Hostel, Atteridgeville, claimed the lives of 11 people – including a three-year-old child, a 12-year-old and a 16-year-old – in the early hours of Friday morning, 6 December 2025. Gauteng police confirmed that three unidentified gunmen entered the packed drinking spot shortly after 04:30 and opened fire indiscriminately on patrons. Ten people were declared dead at the scene, while another victim later died at Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital.…