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…
Alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is expected to deliver explosive testimony on Wednesday before Parliament’s ad hoc committee probing allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The hearings are being held this week at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre to accommodate Matlala, who remains in custody while awaiting trial. Matlala sits at the centre of claims by Mkhwanazi that powerful criminal cartels have infiltrated South Africa’s justice system by capturing politicians, senior police officers and…
The Gauteng Provincial Government says the 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit was delivered safely, smoothly and with unprecedented coordination, revealing that 1 799 suspects were arrested between 17 and 20 November for crimes ranging from vandalising infrastructure to theft, intimidation and kidnapping. Premier Panyaza Lesufi said the arrests formed part of a broader security operation that ensured delegates were protected and that the first G20 Summit on African soil proceeded without incident. Of the arrests, 1 075 were linked to contact…
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has called for the revision of the country’s laws related to Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) to ensure they harshly address persistent abuse of women and children in the country.Hlabisa welcomed the decision by the Head of the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), Dr. Bongani Elias Sithole, to classify GBVF as a national disaster in terms of Section 23 of the Disaster Management Act, 2002. The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC)…