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RISE Mzansi MP Makashule Gana. (Parliament/X)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana elected impeachment committee chairperson

Parties in the GNU supported Gana’s nomination, while the Progressive Caucus, which comprises the MK Party, EFF, African Transformation Movement and UAT, backed Wonderhoy Mahlatse

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
3 min read
Besieged: Frustrations about ANC Women’s League president Sisi Tolashe’s leadership extended beyond the Women’s League and had become a broader ANC concern. Photo: MyANC
ANC

ANCWL buddies turn against Tolashe

The ANC Women’s League is expected to remove its president as internal tension rises over the party’s harsh treatment of women compared with how they treat the men

  • Lunga Mzangwe
  • Mandisa Makgakga
9 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa
ARTHUR FRASER

Ramaphosa takes Phala Phala report to court in bid to block impeachment process

The president has launched a high court bid to overturn the 2022 Phala Phala panel report as parliament moves towards an impeachment committee

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. (@MbalulaFikile/X)
ANC

Mbalula warns ANC veterans against public criticism

Secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has warned senior ANC veterans, including Thabo Mbeki, against publicly criticising the party, while defending the ANC’s record during Jacob…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
3 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa has conferred the National Orders to celebrate South Africans and distinguished international allies who have shaped the country’s arts, culture, business and community service. (GCIS)
BENJAMIN BUTLER

President Cyril Ramaphosa bestows National Orders, placing a distinct emphasis on honouring musicians

Most of this year’s recipients of the Order of Ikhamanga, which recognises South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism…

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
4 min read
Calls are intensifying for former Minister of Social Development Sisisi Tolashe to resign from Parliament and relinquish her role as president of the ANC Women’s League Photo: Phando Jikelo / RSA Parliament
ACTIONSA

Axe falls on Sisisi Tolashe

Ramaphosa appointed Sindisiwe Chikunga, the minister of women, youth and persons with disabilities, as interim minister of social development

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
4 min read
Four square behind Cyril: The ANC NEC special sitting which deliberated on the Section 89 Constitutional Court judgement, has ruled to support the president fully. Photo: My ANC
ANC NEC

ANC closes ranks behind Ramaphosa

After Parliament established an impeachment committee linked to the Phala Phala scandal, Ramaphosa has refused to resign, insisting the Constitutional Court ruling does not…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
  • Lunga Mzangwe
7 min read
Championing tourism: President Cyril Ramaphosa and Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille. Photo: GCIS
AFRICA TOURISM

Africa’s Travel Indaba boosts Durban economy and drives African tourism growth

Africa’s Travel Indaba is expected to generate millions for Durban’s economy while showcasing African tourism growth, conservation and regional travel opportunities

  • Brian Sokutu
5 min read
ANC Youth League President Collen Malatji. Photo: ANCYL
ANC

‘Convicted politicians’ cannot tell Ramaphosa to resign, Malatji says

ANC Youth League president Collen Malatji defends Cyril Ramaphosa, attacking Julius Malema and Jacob Zuma over calls for his resignation after the Phala Phala ruling

  • Lunga Mzangwe
3 min read
EFF supporters outside the Constitutional Court. (EFF/X)
ACCOUNTABILITY

EFF demands an immediate impeachment committee against Ramaphosa after Constitutional Court Phala Phala ruling

The party says parliament must immediately establish an impeachment committee to consider the panel’s findings on President Cyril Ramaphosa

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read
leader Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign and focus on his impeachment process. (Lunga Mzangwe)
ACCOUNTABILITY

Malema: Ramaphosa must resign and focus on his impeachment

South Africa cannot afford to have a president who is occupying office while being clouded by an impeachment process, the EFF leader says

  • Lunga Mzangwe
  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read
Deciding moment: President Cyril Ramaphosa
ATM

D-Day for Ramaphosa

The case in the apex court concerns an application by the EFF and the ATM after parliament rejected a Section 89 panel report that found a prima facie case requiring further…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
  • Mandisa Makgakga
6 min read
The presidency has defended President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent working visit to Zimbabwe. (@ZimLive/X)
ARTICLE

‘Just a meeting, nothing else,’ says the presidency of Ramaphosa’s Zimbabwe visit

The presidency has rejected DA criticism over President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Zimbabwe visit

  • Mandisa Makgakga
3 min read
The Constitutional Court will rule on whether parliament acted lawfully when it rejected a Section 89 panel report recommending an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal
ATM

Constitutional Court expected to make landmark Phala Phala ruling on Friday

The Constitutional Court will rule on whether parliament acted lawfully when it rejected a Section 89 panel report recommending an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
3 min read
Former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. (Oupa Nkosi)
BUSISIWE MKHWEBANE

Mkhwebane: ‘I have been vindicated in the Ipid report on Phala Phala

The former public protector said President Cyril Ramaphosa sanctioned the police’s illegal conduct during their investigation into the Phala Phala theft

  • Lunga Mzangwe
3 min read
Waiting widow: Noziqhamo Mgidi’s husband died before the settlement was reached. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Where are the unions and the ANC for suffering silicosis victims?

Recently, a proposed amendment announced by the Tshiamiso Trust — set up to disburse compensation — now threatens to shut out even more former mine-workers with the disease from…

  • Lucas Ledwaba
6 min read
Former president Jacob Zuma. (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)
ANC

Zuma: ‘I’ll have tea with Ramaphosa’

The MK Party leader accused the ANC of “gatekeeping” the history of those who fought for freedom, including members of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the ANC’s former armed wing

  • Lunga Mzangwe
3 min read
Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane has been appointed acting national police commissioner. (GCIS)
ACDP

Political parties cautiously welcome Dimpane’s appointment as Masemola becomes the fourth national police commissioner to be removed

Political parties have raised concern over instability in the SAPS leadership after National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s suspension and Lieutenant General Puleng…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read
The name of Tokyo Sexwale has emerged as a possible contender to succeed ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa. File Photo
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Tokyo Sexwale’s name enters ANC succession debate ahead of 2027 elective conference

The ANC succession debate is beginning to take shape ahead of its 2027 elective conference, with former minister Tokyo Sexwale emerging as a possible contender after a lobby…

  • Sandile Motha
3 min read
Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe. (DSD New)
ACTIONSA

Tolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probe

The move comes amid mounting political pressure and follows ActionSA’s earlier criminal complaint, which it says the Hawks are investigating

  • Mandisa Makgakga
2 min read