The High Court has declared the City of Joburg’s VIP protection policy unconstitutional. The ruling, handed down on 2 January 2025, found that the policy unlawfully extends benefits to senior officials, exceeding constitutional limits. The ruling is a significant victory for the Democratic Alliance (DA). Policy under fire by DA The policy allows for up … Read more
Videos and articles about an aggressive altercation between 43-year-old Nobuntu ‘Nobs’ Mkhize and cabin crew staff on a local flight between Durban and Cape Town on 26 December 2024 have been flooding the internet. In viral videos from the flight, Mkhize can be seen confronting the cabin crew, with eyewitnesses noting her apparent intoxication at the … Read more
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will not be part of Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s unity executive after a breakdown in negotiations, with the DA saying they refuse to be co-opted by the ANC in Gauteng. DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille says they will be occupying opposition benches in the Gauteng legislature after talks with the ANC … Read more
“We are not prepared to be co-opted by the ANC. They do not have a majority in Gauteng,” says Zille. “The ANC wanted to give us three [Gauteng] Cabinet seats and we asked ‘what are you going to do with the rest?’” says Helen Zille. Zille says they need to know which other parties would … Read more
![DA’s Renaldo Gouws in racism, homophobic scandal [video]](https://www.thesouthafrican.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/A-racially-charged-video-by-DA-MP-Renaldo-Gouws-has-gone-viral.jpg "DA’s Renaldo Gouws in racism, homophobic scandal [video]")
Just days after being sworn in as a DA member of parliament (MP), several racially charged and homophobic videos of Renaldo “Ngamla” Gouws have emerged. In it, the outspoken social media commentator shared his views on black South Africans. He also seemingly mocked a clip of an African praise singer. RENALDO GOUWS ‘RACIST’ VIDEO GOES … Read more
ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected to serve a second term as president of the Republic of South Africa. Ramaphosa, who was nominated alongside the Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema for the position, garnered 283 votes, while Malema came in with 44 votes. Twelve votes were spoiled. Second term for Ramaphosa His re-election … Read more
The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has announced plans to “co-govern South Africa in the spirit of unity and collaboration.” The move marks the implementation of the government of national unity (GNU) between the DA, the African National Congress (ANC), the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), and the Patriotic Alliance (PA). But what qualifications does … Read more
Live updates with partial results from South Africa’s parliamentary polls reappeared on the electoral commission’s website, following a glitch of at least two hours. The results are closely watched amid early indications that the country’s governing African National Congress could lose its parliamentary majority for the first time in the 30 years since it assumed … Read more
The African National Congress (ANC) is dangerously close to losing its status as the official opposition to the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape legislature, if early election results trends continue in the province. As of 11AM on Thursday, 20.87% of voting districts (328 of 1 572) had been tallied. And although the ANC … Read more
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema fired an elections shot at the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday afternoon as he prepared to cast his vote in Seshego, Polokwane. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika from Mponegele Lower Primary School, Malema was asked whether he saw the EFF leapfrogging the DA electorally when the 29 May polls … Read more
