The pace of renaming places to rid them of their colonial and apartheid past is too slow
Some in the former sports minister’s circle are reportedly uncomfortable with the president speaking at the service.
Former sport minister Makhenkesi Stofile has died, the ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay said on Monday.
Vusi Mavimbela is the latest in a crew of political outcasts to be sent on ambassadorial missions abroad.
Two more women ministers have been added to a list of those who will probably be subject to President Jacob Zuma’s imminent Cabinet rethink.
The ANC Youth League in the eThekwini region has apologised for calling for Sports and Recreation Minister Makhenkesi Stofile to be fired.
The ANC has accused an ANCYL region of ill-discipline and "naked opportunism" after it called for Sport Minister Makhenkesi Stofile to be sacked.
Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile has stirred up a hornets’ nest over the selection of Zimbabwean national Tendai Mtawarira for the Springboks.
Sport and Recreation Minister Makhenkesi Stofile on Thursday rejected suggestions he wanted to appoint national sport coaches.
Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile says Springbok rugby coach Peter de Villiers should watch his mouth, it was reported on Thursday.
The sports minister wants Olympic governing body’s leaders removed from lottery board, writes Lucky Sindane.
Makhenkesi Stofile almost spoiled a perfect Valentine’s Day outing last Saturday with his controversial ”dreamland views” on Bafana Bafana.
The Sport Ministry has confirmed that regulations that would have allowed the minister to interfere with national team selections have been withdrawn.
South Africa’s most popular sports are on a warpath with the Department of Sport and Recreation over new legislation that was sent out in December.
Former Eastern Cape premier Nosimo Balindlela may be sued for damages after allegedly using her powers in office to deal with political foes.
The Springbok emblem can still be utilised by the South African Rugby Union, but the King Protea as national emblem will be worn on the jersey.
Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile’s latest claim that the government owns the Springbok emblem has no grounds, says a law firm.
SA Rugby is using the Springbok emblem illegally because it failed to renew its licence to use it, says Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile.
Rugby’s corporate sponsors and its hallowed symbol the Springbok have come under fire from delegates at the National Sports Indaba in Durban.
The ID has slammed the ”completely unnecessary wastage” of R11-million on a failed publicity project to showcase South Africa at the Beijing Olympics.
