Thabi Shomolekae
Thabi Shomolekae is a Creamer Media Senior Writer for Polity.org.za
NDPP to review decision to withdraw corruption charges against Zizi Kodwa
1st November 2024 It was announced on Friday that National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi will review Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions... →
ActionSA wants NPA to review decision to withdraw corruption charges against Zizi Kodwa
1st November 2024 ActionSA said on Friday it will formally write to National Director of Public Prosecution Advocate Shamila Batohi, to review the National... →
NPA withdraws charges against Zizi Kodwa, co-accused
1st November 2024 The Director of Public Prosecutions in Johannesburg, Advocate Andrew Chauke announced on Friday the decision to withdraw corruption charges against... →
Ramaphosa appoints members of Special Tribunal
1st November 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Judge Margaret Victor as Special Tribunal president with effect from Friday, for a period of three years.... →
Daily Podcast – October 31, 2024
31st October 2024 Making headlines: South Africa’s Central Bank unlikely to get lower CPI goal soon; GNU Clearing House creates team to address BELA Bill concerns;... →
GNU Clearing House creates team to address BELA Act concerns
31st October 2024 The Government of National Unity Clearing House Mechanism has agreed to establish a small team to work on some of the concerns raised around the... →
DA urges ‘anti-competitive’ Eskom to withdraw legal proceedings against Nersa
31st October 2024 The Democratic Alliance on Thursday urged State power utility Eskom to withdraw its “futile and costly” legal dispute and support the... →
Mixed reactions to Godongwana’s Budget
30th October 2024 Political parties expressed mixed reactions to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday, with... →
Cooperative governance dept plans to table Municipal Coalitions Bill in July
30th October 2024 Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs deputy director-general for policy, governance and administration Dr Kevin Naidoo said... →
Malusi Gigaba elected chairperson of parly defence committee
30th October 2024 Former Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has been elected as one of the chairpersons of Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence. Gigaba... →
ANC to create committee to investigate NEC, NWC leaks
29th October 2024 African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said on Tuesday its National Executive Committee (NEC) has resolved to establish a... →
Ramaphosa appoints National Conventional Arms Control Committee
29th October 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed 11 Ministers and Deputy Ministers as members of the National Conventional Arms Control Committee to... →
Life Esidimeni families urge NPA to criminally charge Qedani, Manamela
29th October 2024 The families of the victims of the Life Esidimeni tragedy, members of the disability sector, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, public... →
DA calls for shared policing functions
25th October 2024 Democratic Alliance police spokesperson Ian Cameron on Friday called for policing functions to be shared between national, provincial and local... →
Ramaphosa calls for reform of global peace, security mechanisms
24th October 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that existing global institutional mechanisms need to be strengthened and reformed to play a... →
ActionSA welcomes back over 50 Gauteng community leaders, activists to party in electoral strategy
24th October 2024 ActionSA president Herman Mashaba said on Thursday that the return of more than 50 Gauteng ActionSA activists serves as a reminder of the need for... →
Parly committee praises Ramaphosa for ‘successful’ participation in Brics Summit, amid criticism
24th October 2024 The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation on Thursday applauded President Cyril Ramaphosa and his delegation for... →
Daily Podcast – October 23, 2024
23rd October 2024 Making headlines: DA leader says GNU partner does not share Ramaphosa’s fondness for Russia, Putin; Parly committee urges Gauteng municipalities to... →
Ramaphosa says UN Security Council has not fulfilled mandate to maintain international peace
23rd October 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that Brics has a “vital” role to play in advancing change as he advocated for global peace, calling for... →
DA leader says GNU partner does not share Ramaphosa’s fondness for Russia, Putin
23rd October 2024 Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said his party distances itself from recent comments made by President Cyril Ramaphosa during... →
Parly committee urges Gauteng municipalities to step up water conservation amid crisis
23rd October 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on Wednesday urged Gauteng municipalities to implement demand management strategies to curtail the... →
Mbeki Foundation clarifies former President’s exclusion as speaker at Mboweni’s funeral
22nd October 2024 The Thabo Mbeki Foundation on Tuesday revealed that former President Thabo Mbeki was excluded from the Special Service Programme on the eve of the... →
Kabelo Gwamanda placed on special leave
22nd October 2024 Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has placed Community Development MMC Kabelo Gwamanda on special leave, effective immediately, and has relieved him... →
Solidarity calls for Gayton McKenzie to intervene in Freedom Park protest dispute
22nd October 2024 Trade Union Solidarity said on Tuesday it will continue with its plans for a peaceful protest against the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act,... →
DA welcomes SIU investigation into ‘lavish’ SABC breakfast briefings
22nd October 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “long overdue” authorisation of the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU’s)... →
Joburg mayor to meet with Kabelo Gwamanda following his arrest
21st October 2024 Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero on Monday expressed concerns with the recent arrest of former mayor and Community Development MMC Kabelo Gwamanda,... →
All systems go for 2024 matric exams
21st October 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa extended well wishes to the Class of 2024, as they began writing the National Senior Certificate exams on Monday, and... →
Parly Police committee calls for strengthening of Saps units amid mass shootings
21st October 2024 Parliamentary Police Portfolio Committee chairperson Ian Cameron said on Monday that the lack of effective investigations of criminal cases and... →
Dirco says Taipei office relocation standard diplomatic practice
18th October 2024 The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) says it is concerned about the mischaracterisation of its engagements with the... →
Tshwane’s finance MMC elected as deputy mayor, DA concerned at 'huge' personal overdue municipal debt
18th October 2024 City of Tshwane Finance MMC Eugene Modise has been elected the new deputy mayor. He was elected unopposed at Friday’s special council meeting.... →
AfriForum wants Panyaza Lesufi gone over poorly performing municipalities, Gauteng's decay
18th October 2024 Civil rights organisation AfriForum is urging national government to remove Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi from office to “prevent a catastrophe”... →
Taiwan must continue to enjoy consular, trade representation in SA – DA
18th October 2024 The Democratic Alliance said on Friday it was concerned with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation request to the Taipei... →
Daily Podcast – October 17, 2024
17th October 2024 Making headlines: Mashatile lauds positive start to inaugural GNU Clearing House meeting; DA submits PAIA application to force Lesufi to release... →
DA submits PAIA application to force Lesufi to release forensic investigation reports
17th October 2024 The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng has submitted a Promotion of Access to Information Act application to force Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi to... →
Mashatile lauds positive start to inaugural GNU Clearing House meeting
17th October 2024 Deputy President Paul Mashatile said Wednesday’s inaugural meeting of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Clearing House Mechanism got off to a... →
Mashatile positive ahead of inaugural GNU Clearing House meeting
16th October 2024 Ahead of the first meeting of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Clearing House Mechanism, Deputy President Paul Mashatile expressed confidence... →
Home Affairs reinforces standard immigration regulations to promote tourism
16th October 2024 Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said on Wednesday that his department has taken decisive action against what he calls “pernicious practice” by... →
Parly committee lauds SIU for ‘overachieving’ on recoveries, investigations
16th October 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development commended the Special Investigating Unit for recovering R2.28-billion in cash... →
Tito Mboweni honoured with official funeral
16th October 2024 Former Reserve Bank Governor and Labour and Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, has been accorded a Special Official Category 2 Funeral. Mboweni passed... →
Shamila Batohi affirms NPA’s independence
15th October 2024 National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi said on Tuesday there has been no interruption of the National Prosecuting... →
GNU should be judged by its impact on people – Ramaphosa reflects on GNU’s first 100 days
15th October 2024 African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa said while the party acknowledged that the outcomes of the 2024 national election were a... →
