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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
The ad hoc committee rejected an EFF submission that President Cyril Ramaphosa obstructed its work by failing to facilitate suspended intelligence inspector-general Imtiaz Fazel’s appearance.
PARLIAMENT

Fazel absence: MPs reject EFF bid to blame Ramaphosa

Why did South Africa’s suspended Inspector-General of Intelligence never testify before the ad hoc committee?

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
4 min read
Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), which is chaired by Songezo Zibi, is concluding an extensive oversight inquiry into the Road Accident Fund (RAF).
PARLIAMENT

Scopa lays bare RAF’s R15.7bn legal costs crisis

Inside the Road Accident Fund's spending saga: what went wrong behind closed doors?

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
5 min read
Parliament’s Impeachment Committee, which is chaired by Makashule Gana, has voted to oppose legal challenges by the EFF and ALPA over its decision to withdraw Advocate Thandazani Madonsela’s nomination as evidence leader.
LEGAL

Phala Phala Impeachment committee to oppose legal bids over Madonsela nomination

Parliament’s Impeachment Committee has voted to oppose legal challenges by the EFF and the African Legal Professionals Association against its decision to rescind Adv Thandazani…

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
4 min read
The nomination of Advocate Thandazani Griffiths Madonsela SC as the evidence leader for the Section 89 impeachment inquiry has been set aside. This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa raised objections.
PARLIAMENT

Ramaphosa gets his way as Madonsela removed from Section 89 impeachment inquiry

The Section 89 committee has set aside Advocate Thandazani Griffiths Madonsela’s nomination as evidence leader after considering new information.

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
4 min read
The MK Party, led by its president Jacob Zuma, says it has expelled MPs Pumlani Kubukeli and Dr Khanyisile Litchfield - Tshabalala with immediate effect for conduct it says harmed the organisation. The pair deny wrongdoing.
JACOB ZUMA

Expelled MK Party MPs Kubukeli and Litchfield-Tshabalala question sudden removal

The MK Party has expelled MPs Pumlani Kubukeli and Dr Khanyisile Litchfield Tshabalala with immediate effect. However, both deny being given reasons or a disciplinary hearing.

  • Willem Phungula
3 min read
South African Airways (SAA) has committed to improving its audit outcomes for its 2026/27 financial year and to improving its operation financial sustainability/.
AIRLINES
Breaking News

Leadership shake-up at SAA: Matshela Seshibe placed on special leave

SAA's Acting Group CEO Matshela Seshibe has been placed on special leave pending an internal investigation, following governance concerns raised by Parliament. The airline…

  • Edward West
3 min read
The Telkom Tower Complex (TTC) is one of three significant state-owned properties in the Tshwane inner city,
GOVERNMENT SPENDING

SAPS slated for hefty R441m annual Tshwane lease bill while state-owned properties stand empty

Members of Parliament are scrutinising the South African Police Service (SAPS) for spending over R63 million monthly on private property leases while significant state-owned…

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
4 min read
A draft report from the Scopa inquiry into the Road Accident Fund has made findings on governance failures during the tenure of former CEO Collins Letsoalo.
ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

Inside the Scopa inquiry draft report: Staff purges and governance challenges at the RAF

A draft Parliamentary report has unveiled critical governance failures at the Road Accident Fund, including prolonged employee suspensions and questionable recruitment practices.

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
4 min read