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…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has labelled US President Donald Trump an “aggressor” for excluding South Africa from next year’s G20 summit, set to take place in Miami. Mbalula was speaking on the sidelines of the ANC Johannesburg Regional Elective Conference in Woodmead, Sandton, on Thursday. This comes after the Presidency confirmed that South Africa will not participate in any G20 activities during 2026, following the decision by the US administration to remove the country from the forum. Mbalula said the move…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu became the latest high-profile figure to come under pressure at the Madlanga Commission as he struggled to justify his role in the alleged political interference within South Africa’s criminal justice system. Mchunu has long insisted that his decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team was based on advice from senior SAPS leadership. But during his testimony on Thursday, Justice Mbuyiseni Madlanga challenged the minister’s explanation, exposing key contradictions. The commission found that the report authored…
The Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and Transport Management said it will not lose patience until the former North West Transport Investment Business Rescue Practitioner (BRP) Thomas Sammons appears before it. Summons was subpoenaed to appear before the committee as part of its move to finalise its inquiry into the affairs of the transport company, owned by the North West Provincial government. The committee Chairperson Freddy Sonakile told YOUFM Newshour that they gave Summons benefit of the doubt after he…