Category: Politics

Inkokeli ye-Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) uJulius Malema umemelele ukuba kususwe oosekela-mphathiswa ngelithi badlala ngemali yabarhafi kwaye abanagalelo kwanto kulawulo. Inkokeli ye-Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) uJulius Malema umemelele ukuba zichithwe izikhundla zoosekela mphathiswa, esithi “azinamsebenzi” watsho esithi ukususwa kwazo kungasindisa imali eninzi kurhulumente. “Bathe (ebhekisa kurhulumente okhokelwa yiANC) bathi, ‘Siza kuyithatha phi imali yokuxhasa olu hlahlo…

Nanjengoko ingxabano yezopolitiko iqhubeleka kungquzulwano lweVAT – nanjengoko amaqela ezopolitiko ezama ukubanga ukuphumelela kwesigqibo sokuyisusa – iDemocratic Alliance iwuphakamisile umsindo wayo, isithi uMphathiswa wezeziMali uEnoch Godongwana ufuna ukulilungisa ngaphandle kwenkundla ityala lokunyuswa kweVAT. Nangona kunjalo kudliwano-ndlebe ne-IOL, uSihlalo we-DA Federal Council, uHelen Zille, akakwazanga ukunika nabuphi na ubungqina ukuxhasa amabango eqela lakhe. Ngokwe-DA, amagqwetha kaGodongwana…

After weeks of negotiations over a Budget deadlock, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana‟s surprise overnight withdrawal of the proposed 0.5 percentage point VAT increase has left one major question unanswered: How will the R13.5-billion budgetary shortfall now be addressed? For now, the hard work appears to be just beginning. With the VAT hike off the table,…

A political showdown is looming within the reconfigured ANC provincial task team (PTT) in KwaZulu-Natal over the proposal to appoint regional task teams to replace regional executive committees. Insiders in the provincial task team said there is a push by certain members of the PTT not to hold regional conferences and instead install regional task…

There is a quiet revolt within the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party, as a leadership battle threatens to split it into two camps. Senior insiders have confirmed to IOL that one camp favours Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former president and party founder Jacob Zuma, while the other supports MK secretary-general Floyd Shivambu. This division has…

lost through fraud committed by its former president Luthando Mbinda. The 64-year-old was this week convicted on a charge of fraud in excess of R900 000. The Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Bellville found him not guilty on money laundering charges. Charges against two accomplices were withdrawn on January 22. Hawks spokesperson, Zinzi Hani said…

The Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has sharply criticised the ANC’s recent announcement of an R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund, labelling it a reactionary measure designed more for electoral gain than genuine community empowerment. The fund, unveiled last week by the Ministers of Small Business Development and Trade, Industry, and Competition, aims to stimulate economic…

ActionSA says its proposal to National Treasury will unlock more than R100 billion – R80 billion more than needed to avert a VAT hike come 1 May. But, says its KwaZulu-Natal leader, Zwakele Mncwango, the party will not accept any overtures to join the Government of National Unity (GNU) if the cabinet is not reduced….

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema appeared to take a jab at former EFF member Mbuysiseni Ndlozi. In February, Ndlozi left the EFF and exited party politics altogether following a turbulent period marked by escalating tensions with Malema. Speaking on the Podcast and Chill, the former EFF spokesperson discussed his relationship with Malema after…