Sane Dhlamini
Sane Dhlamini is Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor and Researcher for Polity.org.za
IEC says possibility of 2024 elections between May and August
24th October 2023 Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo on Tuesday declared that the IEC is ready for the 2024... →
Daily Podcast – October 20, 2023
20th October 2023 Making headlines: Ramaphosa to attend Cairo Summit for Peace amid Israel-Palestine conflict, Steenhuisen hopeful ahead of elections that the... →
Steenhuisen hopeful ahead of elections that the Multi-Party Charter will bend SA’s trajectory
20th October 2023 Opposition Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen on Friday said that he is hopeful that a multi-party government, anchored by the DA, will... →
DA says appointing Gcaleka as Public Protector will be 'settling for less'
19th October 2023 Opposition party, Democratic Alliance (DA) Shadow Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach told Parliament... →
ANC condemns 'genocidal actions' by Israel
18th October 2023 African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula expressed the party’s condemnation of “genocidal actions” by Israel against the... →
SA government far from creating 'better life for all' – Mathews Phosa
17th October 2023 African National Congress activist Dr Mathews Phosa believes that the South African government is far from creating the 'better life for all' that... →
Daily Podcast – October 16, 2023
16th October 2023 Making headlines: SANDF sent soldiers to Cuba for medical training, embattled Transnet seeks South Africa’s support and, household levy still a... →
Daily Podcast – October 13, 2023
13th October 2023 Making headlines: SCA slams Zuma's private prosecution, Janet Love appointed as an IEC commissioner and, Mapisa-Nqakula tells G20 to not take sides... →
Don’t take sides in Israel-Palestine conflict, Mapisa-Nqakula tells G20
13th October 2023 South Africa’s Parliamentary Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Friday urged G20 countries to not take sides in the raging conflict between Israel... →
ActionSA announces Kwena Mangope as North West Premier candidate
11th October 2023 Kwena Mangope, the son of former Bophuthatswana leader Lucas Mangope, is ActionSA’s Premier candidate for the North West. ActionSA leader Herman... →
City of Joburg outlines ambitious plans to mitigate water shortages
10th October 2023 Joburg Water Networks Senior Manager Logan Munsamy on Tuesday laid out a range of plans that the municipality would undertake as it deals with... →
National Teaching Awards a reminder of Kader Asmal’s contributions
5th October 2023 Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Thursday praised the role of educators as foundations builders for society, as he addressed the National... →
Daily Podcast – October 04, 2023
4th October 2023 Making headlines: Zuma wants to challenge appointment of Chief Justice Zondo, Bheki Cele laughs off Parliament's order and, DA KZN Premier... →
DA KZN Premier candidate, Pappas, outlines his plans to fix the province
4th October 2023 Umngeni Mayor and the Democratic Alliance’s KwaZulu-Natal Premier candidate Chris Pappas has told Polity that the devolution of powers is the... →
Zikalala’s office demands apology from DA in construction mafia matter, DA says ‘no’
2nd October 2023 The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is demanding an apology from the Democratic Alliance for accusing Minister Sihle Zikalala of... →
Joburg mayor denies sleeping on the job as City moves to mitigate water issues
2nd October 2023 City of Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has hit back at Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu for accusing him of not being hands-on, as... →
Daily Podcast – September 29, 2023
29th September 2023 Making headlines: Dudu Myeni arrested, Gauteng water supply recovering and, Presidency honours Aziz Pahad with official funeral →
New online SA archive aims to better empower citizens
28th September 2023 Hundreds of historical grassroots democracy documents from the past 29 years have been made public in a bid to empower South Africans and assist... →
Daily Podcast – September 28, 2023
28th September 2023 Making headlines: Ramaphosa remembers anti-apartheid stalwart Aziz Pahad, flood-ravaged Western Cape appeals to Ramaphosa, SANDF and Sassa for help... →
95 000 illegal immigrants deported since 2022 – Border Management Authority
28th September 2023 Border Management Authority commissioner Dr Mike Masiapato said on Thursday that the BMA is already making strides in protecting the country's... →
MMC celebrates handover of 120 title deeds in Alexandra
27th September 2023 Today in Alexandra, the City of Johannesburg's MMC for Human Settlements, Cllr Anthea Leitch, joined by Ward Cllr Teri Raphadu, Executive Director... →
DA insists the buck stops with Lindiwe Zulu on Sassa grant delays
27th September 2023 Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Social Development Bridget Masango told Polity on Wednesday that the buck stops with Social Development... →
Daily Podcast – September 20, 2023
20th September 2023 Making headlines: ANC defeats bill DA proposed as a 'cure for cadre deployment virus', DA says Ramaphosa has abandoned any pretence of opposing... →
Ramaphosa tells UN Assembly investment in conflict prevention, peacebuilding essential
20th September 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed at the seventy-eighth United Nations General Assembly, in New York, that conflict is making people more... →
DA says Ramaphosa has abandoned any pretence of opposing corruption as ANC backs cadre deployment
20th September 2023 Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister for Public Service and Administration Dr Leon Schreiber has urged South Africans to help drive electoral... →
Nonpayment a major issue in municipalities – Salga president
18th September 2023 South African Local Government Association (Salga) president Bheke Stofile stressed on Monday that there needs to be a “radical shift” in... →
DA calls ANC ‘uncaring’ as country battles long bouts of loadshedding
15th September 2023 Opposition party Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen on Friday reiterated his party’s move to have Eskom’s decision to increase electricity... →
Mashaba says 2024 elections will be a game changer
14th September 2023 In the closing remarks at his party’s three-day policy conference, ActionSA President Herman Mashaba declared to delegates that the 2024 elections... →
Need to fix govt by addressing corruption, says Themba Maseko to ActionSA delegates
14th September 2023 Wits School of Governance Director of Executive Education and Adjunct Professor Themba Maseko said on Thursday that there is great need to fix... →
South Africans are ‘gatvol’ of the ANC – ActionSA Gauteng chair
13th September 2023 ActionSA Gauteng chair Funzi Ngobeni has told Polity that the current government in Gauteng is “already gone” as the party gathers to discuss... →
Daily Podcast – September 13, 2023
13th September 2023 Making headlines: South African unions threaten to strike, Steenhuisen confident ANC will lose Gauteng and, ActionSA must propose youth jobs pledge... →
ActionSA says corruption a cancer in KZN, calls for ANC to be kicked out
13th September 2023 ActionSA KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) chair Zwakele Mncwango has told Polity that corruption is a “cancer” in South Africa that is getting particularly... →
ActionSA must propose youth jobs pledge ahead of elections – Prof Gumede
13th September 2023 University of the Witwatersrand School of Governance’s Professor William Gumede has told the 614 ActionSA delegates gathered at the party’s policy... →
ActionSA will work tirelessly to clinch Gauteng in 2024 – Gauteng chair
13th September 2023 ActionSA Gauteng chairperson Funzi Ngobeni has told delegates at the party’s inaugural policy conference that the green party is ready to work... →
Mashaba declares at maiden policy conference 'ActionSA can fix South Africa'
12th September 2023 ActionSA founder and leader Herman Mashaba asserted on Tuesday that his party can fix South Africa, as ActionSA hosts its maiden policy conference... →
We represent what SA is – ActionSA’s Athol Trollip
12th September 2023 ActionSA Eastern Cape chair Athol Trollip declared to Polity on Tuesday that his party does not need to fret over transformation in its ranks as it... →
Daily Podcast – September 08, 2023
8th September 2023 Making headlines: Speaker declines secret ballot voting for PP impeachment, Medium-term budget policy statement now expected a week later and, FUL... →
FUL condemns arrest of Zim lawyers
8th September 2023 Freedom Under Law executive officer Judith February has said the arrest of Zimbabwean lawyers Tapiwa Muchineripi and Douglas Coltart is an attack... →
MISA backs the Springboks
8th September 2023 It is just a few hours to go before the 9th Rugby World Cup tournament will kick-off in France with the country playing against the All Blacks of... →
ActionSA promises solid policies ahead of 2024 elections
7th September 2023 Ahead of its first policy conference, next week, ActionSA chairperson Michael Beaumont says that his party is not what it was when it launched... →
Daily Podcast – September 06, 2023
6th September 2023 Making headlines: DA votes with ANC in City of Joburg for councillors to get salary increases, City of Johannesburg dismisses need for inquiry into... →
