Thabi Shomolekae
Thabi Shomolekae is a Creamer Media Senior Writer for Polity.org.za
DA confident Saps investigation into Thembi Simelane will be thorough
Updated 1 hour 37 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) revealed on Tuesday that a South African Police Service (Saps) officer has been assigned to investigate the criminal... →
Daily Podcast – July 01, 2025
Updated 2 hours 21 minutes ago Making headlines: Petrol price to rise by up to 55c a litre, diesel by up to 84c a litre; DA lays criminal charges against Higher Education... →
DA lays criminal charges against Higher Education Minister
Updated 6 hours ago The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday laid criminal charges against Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane for allegedly lying to... →
Ramaphosa defends Equity Equivalents, urges business support
30th June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday stressed that Equity Equivalents are a practical broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) compliance tool... →
GOOD Party hopeful of State capture prosecutions following Molefe, Gama arrests
30th June 2025 The GOOD Party has welcomed what it termed the “long-overdue arrests” of former Transnet executives Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama, expressing... →
DA gives Ramaphosa 48-hour ultimatum following Whitfield’s axing
26th June 2025 Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen said President Cyril Ramaphosa has 48 hours to fire Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane,... →
ActionSA wants removal of all Deputy Ministers, amid Andrew Whitfield’s axing
26th June 2025 Following the removal of Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield from Cabinet, ActionSA Parliamentary leader Athol Trollip... →
Tribunal orders repayment to State for R9m unlawful Covid-era PPE contracts
26th June 2025 A Special Tribunal tasked with recovering funds lost through illegal activities has ordered company Vitae Zoe to propose a repayment plan for two... →
DA convenes urgent meeting amid reports of Cabinet reshuffle
26th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance’s Federal Executive will convene an urgent meeting on Thursday following reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected... →
ActionSA urges councillors to reject DA’s motion against Tshwane Speaker
26th June 2025 Ahead of Thursday’s Democratic Alliance-sponsored motion of no confidence against City of Tshwane Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana, ActionSA is urging... →
DA retains Tshwane ward in by-election
26th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance has retained Ward 56 in Tshwane in Wednesday’s by-election, with the party seeing this as “extraordinary momentum” toward... →
DA urges Ramaphosa to fire Higher Education Minister
25th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire, with immediate effect, Higher Education and Training... →
Former Solidarity Fund CEO Tandi Nzimande appointed as new GBVF Fund head
25th June 2025 Former Solidarity Fund CEO Tandi Nzimande is the new Gender-based Violence and Femicide Response Fund CEO, taking over from Zanele Ngwepe, who has... →
PSA urges Treasury to safeguard R27bn World Bank loan from looting
25th June 2025 The Public Servants Association wants National Treasury to establish a multi-disciplinary team, including the Auditor-General’s office, business,... →
Cooperative Governance committee wants proactive disaster response after floods
25th June 2025 The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on Wednesday emphasised the need for coordinated and proactive disaster... →
ActionSA to abstain from DA's no confidence motion against Dada Morero
25th June 2025 Ahead of Wednesday’s motion of no confidence against City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero, Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu and chief whip Sithembiso... →
‘We are ready for NHI,’ Ramaphosa says on oversight visit to Steve Biko Academic Hospital
24th June 2025 “Just in giving my reflections, I'd like to say that I have seen the future of the National Health Insurance, which is here. And more importantly,... →
GOOD Party to oppose DA's no confidence motion against Dada Morero
24th June 2025 The GOOD Party said on Tuesday it will vote against a motion of no confidence to remove City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero, arguing that while... →
AfriForum wants Jacob Zuma’s assets seized to cover legal costs
24th June 2025 Lobby group AfriForum announced on Tuesday that it is taking steps to have warrants issued against former President and uMkhonto weSizwe Party... →
ActionSA launches campaign to fix local govt
23rd June 2025 ActionSA Tshwane Caucus Leader and City of Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya said local government is meant to be the level of government closest to... →
SA condemns US military attacks on Iran, calls for dialogue to end conflict
23rd June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged dialogue to end the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, with the hope that US President Donald Trump will use his... →
Mashatile concludes ‘successful’ working visit to Russia to boost strategic relations
23rd June 2025 Deputy President Paul Mashatile returned to South Africa on Monday, after concluding what he described as a “successful Working Visit” to Russia... →
Ramaphosa says despite challenges, SA’s democracy in good health
23rd June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that while South Africa faces numerous challenges, its democratic order is in good health, anchored in a... →
DA views Toyota lawsuit as ‘potentially precedent-setting’ for accountability in the country
20th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance said on Friday that the lawsuit brought by Toyota Motors against Transnet, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport and... →
Ramaphosa promises 'structural change' as ConCourt celebrates 30th anniversary
20th June 2025 Thirty years after the establishment of the Constitutional Court in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa is promising citizens a range of... →
UCT climbs in World University Rankings, placing highest in a decade
20th June 2025 The University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor Professor Mosa Moshabela celebrated the institution’s rise from 171 to 150, in the latest Quacquarelli... →
Daily Podcast – June 19, 2025
19th June 2025 Making headlines: South Africa declares national disaster after floods kill 92; DA files ethics complaint against Higher Education Minister; And,... →
ActionSA gives Justice Minister 7 days to respond to request for Batohi’s removal
19th June 2025 ActionSA has given Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi seven days to respond to its demand for the removal of... →
DA files ethics complaint against Higher Education Minister
19th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance on Thursday filed a supplementary ethics complaint against Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle Nkabane and... →
Labour Party seeks court order to declare National Dialogue unconstitutional, irrational
19th June 2025 The Labour Party of South Africa has launched an urgent High Court application to interdict President Cyril Ramaphosa’s National Dialogue process,... →
G7 should support efforts of Global South in advancing sustainable development – Ramaphosa
18th June 2025 As he concluded his working visit in Canada, for the Group of Seven (G7) Summit Outreach Session, President Cyril Ramaphosa noted Canada’s... →
ActionSA plans march in Pretoria to demand Batohi’s removal
18th June 2025 ActionSA will on Thursday lead a protest outside Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi’s office, in Pretoria, to... →
National Dialogue a chance to course-correct, GOOD Party says as it reflects on one year of GNU
17th June 2025 The GOOD Party expressed hopes on Tuesday that the National Dialogue will be more than symbolic and that it produces tangible outcomes. Last week,... →
Daily Podcast – June 17, 2025
17th June 2025 Making headlines: Ramaphosa says SA needs to foster entrepreneurial culture to tackle youth unemployment; Rand weakens on risk-off mood, economic... →
ActionSA gives GNU an ‘F’ grade, a year on
17th June 2025 A year into South Africa’s Government of National Unity, ActionSA has given the coalition government a ‘failed’ grade, saying it reflects, what is... →
S Africa needs to foster entrepreneurial culture to tackle youth unemployment – Ramaphosa
17th June 2025 Following this year’s Youth Day celebration, President Cyril Ramaphosa pointed out that while entrepreneurship is a key economic growth driver,... →
ActionSA calls for scrapping of the proposed National Dialogue
13th June 2025 ActionSA has called for the proposed National Dialogue to be halted, calling instead for robust economic policies and investment in strengthening... →
DA calls for urgent action, accountability for defence’s operational breakdown
13th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday expressed concern at the accelerating collapse of South Africa’s defence capabilities, calling for urgent... →
Mashatile undertakes working visit to Russia to strengthen bilateral economic, trade ties
13th June 2025 Deputy President Paul Mashatile will from June 17 till 21, undertake a working visit to the Russian Federation, aimed at strengthening bilateral... →
Ramaphosa to visit amid EC floods and rising death toll
13th June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday visit flood-affected areas in the Eastern Cape, where he will monitor progress on government’s response... →
DA concerned IPID case backlog threatens justice, accountability
12th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called for a comprehensive turnaround strategy to capacitate the Independent Police Investigative... →
