Tokyo Sexwale Axed as President Zuma Reshuffles Cabinet Yet Again

Without giving any reasons to the journalists at the press conference at the Union Buildings on Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma reshuffled the cabinet for the fourth time in as many years. A tense Zuma went through the parliamentary changes showing little emotion and offering nothing in the way of explanations. The biggest surprise was the dismissal of Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale. Relations between Sexwale and the president have been tested since Sexwale set his si... Read more »
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By Staff Writer On Tuesday, July 9th, 2013

King Dalindyebo Cannot Strip Mandla Mandela of Chieftaincy

Last week it was reported that the Abathembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo would be removing Mandla Mandela as chief of Mvezo after he conducted himself inappropriately during a family feud over the burial site o... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Tuesday, July 9th, 2013

Faeces Dumper Insults Magistrate After Being Denied Bail

Suspended ANC Youth League member Andile Lili, the man responsible for dumping faeces at the Cape Town International Airport two weeks ago, insulted Magistrate Jannie Kotze after being denied bail at the Bellv... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Monday, July 8th, 2013

Mandla Mandela No Longer Needed in the Madiba Clan

Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, has been widely lambasted for exhuming the bones of his grandfather’s children from Qunu and burying them in Mvezo without the consent Mandela family, resu... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Sunday, July 7th, 2013

King Dalindyebo Strips Mandla Mandela of Chieftaincy

According to media reports on Sunday, the vocal grandson of former President Nelson Mandela is no longer the chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council. Mandla Mandela is the freedom icon’s favorite grandchild. F... Read more »
By PAW On Saturday, July 6th, 2013

‘Nkandlagate’ Landscaping Budget Noted as R 14.3 million

The ‘Nkandlagate’ plot thickens. On Friday, the Mail and Guardian took a bold decision and published documents which tell the ‘behind-the-scenes’ version of events leading up to the scandal now known as... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Friday, July 5th, 2013

Is Former President Nelson Mandela in a “Permanent Vegetative State”?

The latest media reports say that the former President of South Africa may have no hope of recovery. For weeks, the presidency has told South Africans and, through the media, the international community that fo... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

Mandela Family Burial Site Saga Ends on a Dramatic Note

On Wednesday, the Eastern Cape High Court ruled in favor of the Mandela family in a case against one of their own. Mandla Mandela was ordered to return the remains of former President Nelson Mandela’s childre... Read more »
By Mvusi Ngubane On Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

Malema Apologises for Attacks Against ANC

Former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema directed apologies towards President Jacob Zuma and South Africans yesterday, emphasising his regrets for verbal attacks against the president and apologised to the ... Read more »
By Smanga Kumalo On Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

Mandla Mandela Facing Criminal Charges Over the Exhumation of Mandela’s Children

Nelson Mandela’s grandchild Mandla Mandela is facing criminal charges over the exhumation and reburial of Mandela’s children. Police spokesperson, Mzukisi Fatyela confirmed that criminal charges hav... Read more »