Clash Looms Over Alcohol Ban During Third Wave

As the third wave becomes a reality in many parts of South Africa, it seems that we are heading for a clash of heads between the Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and a lobby group which is called the South African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA). While the former has advised the government to take recent research, lives, and livelihoods into consideration when making decisions regarding the third wave, the latter has called on restrictions to be imposed on the alcohol ... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, May 17th, 2021

Zuma Has His Day in Court But Postponed to Next Wednesday

Former President of the African National Congress and the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma on Monday appeared before the Pietermaritzburg High Court, where he was facing charges of corruption that are linke... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, May 16th, 2021

Stage 2 Load Shedding Implemented as Eskom Loses Generating Power

The South African power utility, Eskom announced on Sunday that it would be implementing stage 2 load shedding with immediate effect from Sunday. This was announced in a power alert issued by the state-owned en... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, May 15th, 2021

The Ace Court Case: An Ace or a Last Kick?

It is becoming more and more evident that we may be seeing the last days of Ace Magashule as the country awaits with bated breath the results of the court action that he embarked on with the South Gauteng High ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, May 14th, 2021

Ace Magashule Lashes Back at Cyril-led ANC

As the African National Congress gathers momentum, the troubled Secretary General has dug his heels in and sought the arbitration of the Gauteng Court by challenging his suspension, seeking to, instead suspend ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, May 13th, 2021

Third Wave and Lockdown Looming

The department of health on Wednesday released a statement in which it reported that even though the country is not technically in the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, there are figures that are of great co... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, May 12th, 2021

ANC National Youth League Rocked by Age Scandal

The African National Congress Youth League was last week said to have been rocked by an age scandal involving the National Youth Task Team (NYTT). On Tuesday, Deputy Secretary-General of the party, Jessie Duart... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, May 11th, 2021

Ramaphosa Not Keen on Lockdown Despite UK and India Variants – Zweli Mkhize

The Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize has indicated that there are no yet plans afoot to place the country under stricter restrictions despite the emergence of new Covid-19 variants. Mkhize was speaking on SABC new... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, May 10th, 2021

Magashule to Be Dealt With by ANC Top Five With Additional Charges for Defiance

The African National Congress (ANC) has called on the party’s top 5 to deal with the errant behaviour of its suspended Secretary General following his behaviour in the last couple of days. This came as th... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, May 9th, 2021

Limpopo Premier and ANC Chair Decries Ramaphosa Faction at the NEC

Despite referring to him as one of the “best presidents we could ever find as the ANC”, the Provincial Chairman of the Limpopo province in the African National Congress, Chupu Stanley Mathabatha has accused... Read more »