Deputy President Paul Mashatile has delivered his keynote address at the government’s National Youth Day commemoration event in Potchefstroom, North West. IOL reported on Sunday that Mashatile will stand in for President Cyril Ramaphosa as the keynote speaker, as Ramaphosa travelled to Canada for the G7 Leaders’ Summit. In his keynote address, Mashatile took the…
The African National Congress (ANC) has marked Youth Day 2025 with a stirring tribute to the “militant and fearless Class of 1976,” while calling on today’s youth to pick up the baton and lead the charge against poverty, inequality, and socio-economic exclusion. ANC National Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu said the party joins millions of South Africans…
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has once again denounced claims that there is a „white genocide‟ taking place in South Africa. Speaking at his party‟s 2025 Youth Day Rally, held at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi, Durban, on June 16, Malema took a stab at foreign leaders who sought to undermine the…
Gayton McKenzie has welcomed the Patriotic Alliance‟s new recruit – Liam Jacobs – with open arms. This comes after the former Democratic Alliance member jumped ship in a shocking move over the weekend. The 24-year-old outspoken MP has been critical of both the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture and his political party. GAYTON MCKENZIE…
Jubilant members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) landed at the Air Force Base Waterkloof in Tshwane on Sunday, where they were welcomed by the SANDF top brass led by Chief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya. The SANDF members arrived in a chartered Air Tanzania Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in the evening of…
Public Works and Infrastructure deputy minister Sihle Zikalala has refuted claims that he, during his tenure as Minister, defended Independent Development Trust (IDT) CEO, Tebogo Malaka’s appointment and dismissed claims that he suppressed reports into allegations of procurement irregularities against Malaka. Addressing the media on Tuesday, Zikalala refuted claims that in 2023 and 2024, he…
Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) Minister Gwede Mantashe has opened a criminal case against a social movement leader, Zakhele Zuma, whom he believes is a front for the MK Party led by Jacob Zuma. Mantashe has approached the Brooklyn Police Station crying crimen injuria after Zakhele claimed that he stole R40-million during his…
‘Arrogance took him down’: Mzwanele Manyi axed as MK Party chief whip – The chief whip of the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party Mzwanele Manyi has been dismissed from his position in Parliament, as sources accuse him of “failing to listen and protect his caucus and wants to shine in the media alone”.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to United States President Donald Trump confronting him with clips of EFF leader Julius Malema chanting “Kill the boer,” saying that South South Africa will not be instructed by any foreign leader on whom it should arrest. “When it comes to the issue of arresting anyone for any slogan, that…
The escalating tension between the newly formed MK Party and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is casting a shadow over South Africa’s already fragile political landscape where black parties have failed to unite. Once allies in the quest for black liberation, the two parties now find themselves embroiled in a bitter rivalry, political experts warn…
