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MK Party leader Jacob Zuma faces growing internal turbulence following claims of efforts from within to destabilise the party.
MKPARTY

MKP: Allegation of destabilisation plot emerges amid candidate list furore

A KZN MK Party leader has unpacked concerns about internal sabotage amid disputes.

  • Willem Phungula
5 min read
The court has directed that UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma reconsider the expulsion of two Members of Parliament.
MK PARTY

Court sets aside Zuma’s expulsion of two MK Party MPs

The Western Cape High Court has set aside the expulsions of MK Party MPs Pumlani Kubukeli and Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala.

  • Kamini Padayachee and Willem Phungula
3 min read
Extradited: Yesterday, the six men, allegedly part of an organised crime network, being led to the flight that will take them to the US, where they are wanted by the authorities in connection with charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
ROMANCE SCAMS

Love, lies and R100 million: Six alleged romance scammers extradited to the US

Afer five years, the men were finally extradited. This is how investigators say the alleged love scams worked and what victims should do.

  • Genevieve Serra
  • The National Team
8 min read
Cape Town ratepayers and civic groups say rising property valuations, municipal charges and housing costs are worsening affordability.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Service delivery v rates: Inside Cape Town’s growing affordability crisis

Cape Town’s affordability debate is intensifying as residents face rising rates, tariffs and property valuations.

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
6 min read
Two expelled MK Party members are challenging party president Jacob Zuma’s power to remove members without a disciplinary hearing.
MKPARTY

MK Party heads for court showdown over Zuma’s expulsion powers

Two expelled MK Party members are asking the Western Cape High Court to rule on whether party president Jacob Zuma can remove members without a disciplinary hearing.

  • Willem Phungula
5 min read
The court has ordered the police to R1.96m in damages after a rubber bullet costs man his eye.
LEGAL

Court orders police to pay R1.9m to DJ shot in eye by rubber bullet

The high court has upheld a R1.967 million loss-of-earnings award to a man who lost his right eye after being struck by a police-fired rubber bullet.

  • Wendy Jasson Da Costa
3 min read
Admission policies for schools in the Western Cape have come under fire by MPs.
EDUCATION

Who gets into Western Cape schools?

Parliament is scrutinising Western Cape admissions after concerns over potentially discriminatory criteria.

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
5 min read
ATM parliamentary leader Vuyo Zungula and party Secretary-General Khukula when they addressed the media on the party's appeal against the Western Cape High Court ruling two weeks ago.
PHALA PHALA

ATM disappointed by Constitutional Court's refusal to hear impeachment appeal

The African Transformation Movement has expressed disappointment as the Constitutional Court refused to hear its appeal against a ruling halting the impeachment process of…

  • Willem Phungula
3 min read