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…
Ekurhuleni’s former City Manager Dr Imogen Mashazi clashed repeatedly with evidence leader Adv Mahlapi Sello during a fiery appearance before the Madlanga Commission on Monday, 1 December 2025. Mashazi, accused of protecting suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi from disciplinary action, was reprimanded several times for being uncooperative, consulting her phone, answering back and failing to answer questions directly. Sello warned: “We are not going to work like this. You’re either with the commission or you ask for time to…
five South African suspects appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng for their first court appearance, facing charges of contravening the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act (No. 15 of 1998). The group was arrested over the weekend following a tip-off to police at OR Tambo International Airport, where four of the men were allegedly intercepted while attempting to board a flight to Russia via the United Arab Emirates. The investigation, led by the Hawks’ Crimes Against the…
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has criticised the South African government for failing to address deteriorating conditions in public clinics and for the slow rollout of six-month antiretroviral (ARV) refills — warning that these shortcomings are driving people out of the health system and threatening the country’s HIV response. TAC says key populations — including sex workers, people who use drugs, and trans and queer communities — remain among those at highest risk. Yet poor clinic conditions continue to obstruct…