TURNING CONCRETE INTO COURAGE: CROSS-COUNTRY TRAILBLAZERS “GAUTA BMX”
Three determined cyclists from the Gauta BMX club have embarked on a monumental journey that has captured the hearts of millions of South Africans, and beyond. “There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about”. What was so momentously said by author Margaret J Wheatley was profoundly echoed closer […]
GNU ENTANGLEMENT: DA WILL NOT ABANDON THE ANC
If I were allowed to have two titles for this piece, I would have easily said: “Comfort in Chaos.” Conor McGregor might have unintentionally described the Democratic Alliance entanglement with the ANC in the GNU when he said: “The more you seek the uncomfortable, the more you will become comfortable”. It is an open secret […]
THERE’S A SENSE THAT SA’S GNU IS TEETERING ON THE EDGE COLLAPSE
By all accounts, South Africa’s conundrum that is the Government of National Unity (GNU) will likely fester into a debilitating wound before it gets healed anytime soon. The revelation of the DA and Patriotic Alliance (PA), two of the mainstay of the GNU, plus the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) – undertaking what looks like […]
KENNY KUNENE DEFENDS THE PA’S UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
Patriotic Alliance (PA) Deputy President Kenny Kunene has vehemently defended his party and the DA’s recent visit to Israel – shrouded in apparent veil of secrecy – saying the country’s Government of National Unity (GNU) needs to recognize that every participating party in the coalition has its own unique manifesto. A nine-member delegation made up […]
NOTHING ‘SECRET’ ABOUT PA MPS’ TRIP TO HOLY LAND
The following statement was released by the Patriotic Alliance (PA): “Ever since GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron has been unable to return to Parliament as a Member of Parliament (because his party only got one seat in the last elections), he has clearly been sitting at home bored and scrolling through Facebook for things to talk […]
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 […]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE TO LEAD 32ND CHRIS HANI COMMEMORATION
As part of his delegated responsibility to foster social cohesion and champion nation building initiatives across South Africa, Deputy President Paulus Mashatile will on Thursday, 10 April 2025, lead the 32nd Commemoration of the late liberation struggle icon and freedom fighter, Chris Thembisile Hani, taking place at the Chris Hani Memorial Site, Sabalele Village, Cofimvaba […]
NORNICKEL PRESENTS PALLADIUM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR SA PGM INDUSTRY
Nornickel has unveiled its strategy for the development of palladium-based technologies at the PGMs Industry Day, an international conference held in South Africa. The company’s experts shared insights into new technological developments that have the potential to redefine the use of platinum group metals (PGMs) extracted on the African continent, particularly in the fields of […]
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 […]
WHEN TARRIFS BECOME A POLITICAL WEAPON
US President Donald Trump has shocked America’s allies by lumping them together with the traditional foes such of the West in sweeping imposition of universal tariffs that have set in motion a global trade war. In typical cowboy fashion, President left no one unscathed. The EU, UK, Japan, South Korea and next-door neighbor Canada are […]
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT BY THE MINISTERS OF DIRCO
South Africa’s Strategic Adaptation to U.S. Tariffs: Advancing National Interests through Policy and Strategy The new tariff regime arising from the decision by the United States of America which have been directed not only to South Africa, but the entire world necessitates strategic responses to maintain and grow our industrial base, as a crucial avenue […]
SOUTH AFRICA SENDS MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCES TO THAILAND AND MYANMAR FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE
The Government of the Republic of South Africa expresses its deepest condolences to the peoples of Thailand and Myanmar following the devastating earthquake that has resulted in significant loss of life and extensive damage to property. Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Ronald Lamola said: “South Africa stands in solidarity with the affected […]