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ANCYL calls for 50% youth representation in parliament and legislatures 

Newly elected ANC Youth League members addressed their first media briefing on Monday after the league's 26th national conference at Nasrec in Johannesburg at the weekend, where its new national leadership was elected after eight years without an official national structure. Among the issues were youth representation in parliament and…

3 Jul 2023 11AM 5 min

Ramaphosa calls on ANCYL to deliver “decisive victory” in 2024 elections 

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) is responsible for the mobilisation of a “decisive victory” for the party in next year’s general elections. Ramaphosa was speaking at the ANCYL's 26th National Conference at Nasrec Expo Centre Johannesburg at the weekend, where the league elected its national leadership…

3 Jul 2023 8AM 5 min

Mayor Gwamanda promises to address service delivery issues in Diepkloof hostel

The City of Johannesburg mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, said the living conditions in Diepkloof hostel were disheartening.  The mayor visited the hostel on Wednesday morning and assured residents that the municipality will address their service delivery issues.

28 Jun 2023 10AM 3 min

Three more G4S employees nabbed in Thabo Bester prison escape

The case against three G4S employees linked to the Thabo Bester matter has been postponed to next week in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court. Twelve people have been arrested so far in connection with Bester's escape from prison in May last year.

28 Jun 2023 8AM 1 min

I was expelled long ago: Ace Magashule on expulsion, political future 

Former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule said he was expelled from the ANC long before his dismissal was announced. He alleged billionaire businessman Johann Rupert ordered party president Cyril Ramaphosa to expel him. Magashule was speaking to Newzroom Afrika on Monday night. He also spoke about his political future, saying he…

27 Jun 2023 7AM 4 min

Titan submersible inventor 'broke rules'

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush said he broke rules when he created the Titan, saying, “You're remembered for the rules you break”. Rescuers spent days searching for the vessel, carrying five people, including Stockton, to the Titanic wreck at the bottom of the ocean. On Thursday, OceanGate told US television channel…

23 Jun 2023 7AM 3 min

Judge Zondo calls for permanent commission into corruption  

Chief justice Raymond Zondo has proposed solutions to prevent another state capture situation such as that by the Gupta family, one being the establishment of a standing anti-state capture and corruption commission. Zondo says the National Assembly and parliament failed to take steps to expose the Guptas' state capture because…

22 Jun 2023 10AM 5 min

We are not taking South Africans' money: immigrant vendors on Marabastad protests 

After they were attacked and their businesses vandalised by Tshwane residents on Monday, TimesLIVE on Tuesday visited Marabastad, a business area near the Pretoria city centre, to speak to immigrants who run businesses there. The vendors said they moved to South Africa for betters lives and they are not here to…

21 Jun 2023 6AM 6 min

‘Zuma has never been my enemy’: Malema addresses 'flip-flopper' criticism

Why was former president Nelson Mandela not called a flip-flopper, EFF leader Julius Malema wants to know. Malema believes if he is considered a flip-flopper, then so should Mandela — for “fitting the narrative of the white establishment” and making FW de Klerk his deputy. In an interview on the…

19 Jun 2023 7AM 3 min

'We are talking': Malema reveals Magashule might join EFF

In an interview  with Sunday Times political editor Sibongakonke Shoba, EFF leader Julius Malema revealed expelled ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule might be joining the party. Without revealing too much, Malema said discussions with Magashule were at an "advanced stage". 

15 Jun 2023 1AM 3 min

Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s five demands

During her release of audio “evidence” alleging a solicited bribe, suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane laid down demands which include an immediate halt to the inquiry into her fitness to hold office. Mkhwebane called on “all freedom loving South Africans to rise in one voice” and support her demands, saying…

13 Jun 2023 11AM 3 min

‘Biggest corruption scandal’:  Mkhwebane releases much-anticipated audio recordings

Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane released audio recording evidence allegedly implicating section 194 committee chair Richard Dyantyi, ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina and late former cabinet minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson. The three ANC MPs are accused of trying to solicit a R600,000 bribe to make the inquiry into Mkhwebane's fitness to…

13 Jun 2023 9AM 5 min

‘The ANC has totally gone off the rails’: Niehaus on Magashule's expulsion 

The ANC’s expulsion of former secretary-general Ace Magashule on Monday is an indication the party has "gone off the rails", says former Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association spokesperson and expelled ANC member Carl Niehaus. He says Magashule's expulsion is a witch hunt and indicative of what happens to those…

13 Jun 2023 8AM 4 min

Gauteng earthquake: Why it happened, what more to expect — Council for Geoscience answers

The Council for Geoscience (CGS), which monitors seismic activities, says not all earthquakes have aftershocks, but they could occur in the next few days to weeks after the recent Gauteng quake. In the early hours on Sunday, at about 2.38am, Johannesburg residents were shaken by a 4.4-magnitude earthquake. Willem Meintjes,…

12 Jun 2023 9AM 4 min

 'We are sorry,' Ramaphosa tells Hammanskraal after cholera outbreak  

President Cyril Ramaphosa has apologised to the community of Hammanskraal for the government's failure to provide clean water. Ramaphosa visited the area, north of Pretoria, on Thursday after a cholera outbreak in the area claimed 23 lives. Speaking to residents, Ramaphosa says they are sorry it took deaths for them…

8 Jun 2023 11AM 5 min

Audio recordings implicating Dyantyi, Majodina, Joemat-Pettersson will be made public: Mkhwebane

Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she will prove claims "implicating" chairperson Richard Dyantyi, Pemmy Majodina and the late Tina Joemat-Pettersson of soliciting a bribe to make her inquiry go away are not hearsay when she presents audio recordings. The suspended public protector asked section 194 chairperson Dyantyi to recuse himself. Mkhwebane’s husband…

7 Jun 2023 8AM 4 min

'We inherited a near-bankrupt city': Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda

Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda delivered his maiden state of the city address on Tuesday. During the much anticipated address, Gwamanda addressed a number of issues facing the city, including the city's finances, the energy crisis, crime and youth unemployment.

6 Jun 2023 8AM 5 min

ANC gave people impression of Father Christmas but we’re not: Mbalula

The ANC has played the role of a “Father Christmas” government which provides free services but citizens blame the party for everything, forgetting their responsibilities, says ANC SG Fikile Mbalula. Responding to Sunday Times journalist Kgothatso Madisa on the Sunday Times Politics Weekly podcast on the prospects of next year’s…

5 Jun 2023 10AM 4 min

Upgrade of Hammanskraal water supply to cost R4bn

The restoration and upgrade of the Hammanskraal water supply system is estimated to cost approximately R4bn, according to the department of water and sanitation. The City of Tswhane and the department have agreed to jointly fund the project, which is set to begin this year in a phased approach. 

1 Jun 2023 9AM 4 min

Ramaphosa appeals to businesses to employ jobless young citizens

President Cyril Ramaphosa has again appealed to businesses to provide youth with experience and skills. Speaking in parliament on Thursday, he pleaded with the private sector to help better the lives of South Africans. He emphasised co-operation with stakeholders such as businesses and civil society. The unemployment rate is 32.9%…

1 Jun 2023 9AM 1 min