STOP THE POLITICAL GRANDSTANDING—THE JUDGMENT AGAINST THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IS NOT A VERDICT AGAINST PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA
In the wake of the Constitutional Court’s judgment in Economic Freedom Fighters and Another v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others [2026] ZACC 17, there has been an unseemly rush by certain political parties and individuals; those who have made it their mission to vilify President Cyril Ramaphosa to demand his resignation. Let us […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA ADDRESSES THE NATION
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“I would like to address you this evening onthe judgment handed down by the Constitutional Court on Friday last week. In that judgment, the Constitutional Court found that certain aspects of the National Assembly rules that govern the process for the removal of the President from office are inconsistent with the Constitution. The judgment has […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S EULOGY AT FUNERAL OF HOSI PHYLIA N’WAMITWA II
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“It is with great sorrow that we today bid farewell to a leader, a pioneer and a great daughter of the soil, Hosi Dr Phylia Tinyiko N’wamitwa II. The VaTsonga nation has lost a mother. Those who have experienced the pain of losing a mother will attest that it is one of the deepest wounds. […]
ANDY KAWA STORY: RECOGNITION, RESURRECTION AND RESTITUTION
There are wounds that never fully close. They remain tender beneath the scar, reminders of violence that was not only physical but existential. On a December evening in 2010, on the shores of King’s Beach in Port Elizabeth, Andy Kawa was cast into such a wound. What unfolded was more than an assault on her […]
SA GOV ENGAGES USA ON RESETTLEMENT CONCERNS
The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation confirms that Deputy Minister Alvin Botes held a cordial discussion with the United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on the 9th May 2025. The discussion follows engagements via the diplomatic channels where in the government expressed concerns with the information conveyed that the United States has […]
STATEMENT FROM THE CHRIS HANI FAMILY
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the government, the South African Communist Party, the African National Congress and other Alliance partners, our traditional leaders and the people of the Eastern Cape and South Africa at large for their unwavering support during the 32nd annual commemoration of Chris Hani, held in Cofimvaba, Chris Hani District, on […]
SACP WELCOMES CONSTITUTIONAL COURT’S JUDGMENT UPHOLDING WORKERS’ RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF POLITICAL ASSOCIATION
The South African Communist Party (SACP) welcomes the Constitutional Court’s judgment upholding the Labour Court’s ruling that the blanket ban of municipal workers from holding political office in a political party, whether in a permanent, temporary or acting capacity, is unconstitutional and violates workers’ constitutional freedom to exercise their political rights. In its ruling, the […]
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST CHILDREN BLATANTLY DISHONOUR OUR CONSTITUTION
This past week, massive protests erupted across the nation following the harrowing sexual assault of a Grade 1 learner, seven-year-old Cwecwe, at Bergview College, a private school in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. The incident, which reportedly resulted in the drugging and rape of the young child, allegedly occurred in October of 2024. Despite reports that the mother reported […]
SA COMMUNIST PARTY DECRIES CHRIS HANI’S KILLER’S EXIT WITH SECRETS
The statement below was issued by the South African Communist Party: “The Constitutional Court’s order on 21 November 2022, under the leadership of Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, granting Janusz Waluś parole within ten days, remains a source of profound anger and disappointment. This is true not only for the Hani family and the South African […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA REFERS RICA AMENDMENT BILL TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested the National Assembly to consider afresh the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Amendment (RICA) Bill out of concern by the President that the draft law may be vulnerable to constitutional challenge. The President has conveyed his concern in writing to the Speaker of the National […]