Thabi Shomolekae
Thabi Shomolekae is a Creamer Media Senior Writer for Polity.org.za
ActionSA calls for Labour Minister’s axing
26th May 2025 ActionSA on Monday wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting that he dismiss Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth, citing what it... →
SIU to investigate maladministration in the Department of Defence
26th May 2025 The Special Investigating Unit has been authorised to investigate allegations of maladministration in the Department of Defence and recover any... →
Daily Podcast – May 23, 2025
23rd May 2025 Making headlines: Mchunu rubbishes white genocide claim; Parliament calls for public input on Constitution in yearly review; And, South Africa... →
Mchunu rubbishes white genocide claim, says Saps will now expand categories in crime stats
23rd May 2025 Police Minister Senzo Mchunu said on Friday that reports that suggest there is a genocide in South Africa against whites are “totally unfounded and... →
MVC wants Ramaphosa to reject report proposing higher political funding limits
22nd May 2025 My Vote Counts said on Thursday that secrecy in political funding promotes political corruption and influence peddling, noting that it will urge... →
ANC impressed with Ramaphosa’s ‘maturity’ during talks with Trump
22nd May 2025 The African National Congress said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s handling of engagements with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office,... →
EFF hits back at Trump’s ‘illiterate rants’, defends right to sing liberation song
22nd May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters has responded to Wednesday night’s press briefing by President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump, in the... →
Mixed reaction to Budget 3.0, with MKP tabling motions against Godongwana, Ramaphosa
21st May 2025 Opposition parties on Wednesday expressed mixed reaction to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s third Budget speech, with the uMkhonto weSizwe... →
Daily Podcast – May 21, 2025
21st May 2025 Making headlines: South Africa inflation rises slightly to 2.8% y/y in April; AfriForum challenges constitutionality of Expropriation Act in court;... →
Solidarity says it expects Ramaphosa to restore diplomatic relations with the US, as well as reach a new trade agreement
21st May 2025 Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, lobby group Solidarity said it expects Ramaphosa to offer... →
AfriForum challenges constitutionality of Expropriation Act in court
21st May 2025 Lobby group AfriForum on Wednesday filed an application in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to challenge the constitutionality of the... →
Civil society condemns Gayton McKenzie’s directives on foreign national employees
21st May 2025 A group of civil society organisations has expressed concern and strong condemnation of the recent public statements and directives issued by... →
EFF threatens legal action over SA’s reported Starlink deal
20th May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has condemned news reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to offer regulatory assurances to Elon Musk's... →
Mashatile confident in SA-France cooperation as he meets French business federation
20th May 2025 Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Tuesday expressed confidence in South Africa and France strengthening their economic links and encouraging... →
Daily Podcast – May 20, 2025
20th May 2025 Making headlines: South Africa still committed to coal, and to upgrading the national grid; South Africa to offer Musk Starlink deal before Trump... →
ANC policies misaligned with voter preferences – IRR survey
20th May 2025 Recent survey findings from the South African Institute of Race Relations show that the African National Congress faces significant risks if it... →
Gwede Mantashe is Acting President as Ramaphosa meets with Trump
19th May 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has designated Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe as the Acting President of South Africa from... →
Govt commits to restoring dignity of apartheid victims – Ramaphosa
19th May 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that dealing with the memory of past atrocities is one of the most difficult and delicate tasks a nation... →
Steenhuisen vows to mend relations with US as he and Ramaphosa prepare to meet Trump
19th May 2025 Ahead of the planned diplomatic engagement between US President Donald Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Agriculture and Government... →
UDM calls for Binational Commission ahead of SA, US talks
16th May 2025 As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares for his diplomatic engagement with US President Donald Trump, next week, the United Democratic Movement is... →
US defends Afrikaner refugee admissions, but offers no proof of genocide claims
16th May 2025 US Department of State principal deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott has asserted that the first batch of South African Afrikaners to be granted... →
SAHRC settles racism complaint against Renaldo Gouws
16th May 2025 The South African Human Rights Commission announced on Friday that former Democratic Alliance MP Renaldo Gouws has agreed to participate in... →
Motsoaledi confident US aid cuts won't collapse HIV programmes
15th May 2025 Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi stated on Thursday that government would not allow its decades-long work in the fight against HIV/Aids and TB to... →
Parly committee wants Ramaphosa to continue engagements with US for ‘meaningful relations’
14th May 2025 Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation chairperson Supra Mahumapelo has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to... →
AfriForum accuses Ramaphosa of causing ‘serious alienation’ of Afrikaners
14th May 2025 Afrikaner lobby group AfriForum has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for insulting Afrikaner refugees by calling them “cowards”, emphasising... →
DA threatens legal action against CoJ’s appointment process
14th May 2025 The Democratic Alliance on Wednesday served the City of Johannesburg with legal papers demanding an end to what it calls the ongoing violation of... →
EFF believes GNU has no credible plan to resolve high unemployment rate
14th May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters has said Statistics South Africa’s official unemployment rate, released on Tuesday, is more evidence that the... →
Daily Podcast – May 13, 2025
13th May 2025 Making headlines: Eskom to implement Stage 2 loadshedding; Unemployment rate worsens to 32.9% in the first quarter; And, First white South Africans... →
Parties urge policy reform, income grant amid high unemployment rate
13th May 2025 ActionSA wants the Government of National Unity to deliver “real, practical reforms” in Budget 3.0 to address South Africa’s deepening jobs crisis,... →
ANC rejects US’s decision to grant refugee status to Afrikaners
13th May 2025 The African National Congress on Tuesday rebuffed the US’s decision to grant refugee status to individuals that the party says “self-identify” as... →
Minister welcomes SIU investigation into National Skills Fund
13th May 2025 The Minister of Higher Education and the National Skills Fund executive authority Dr Nobuhle Nkabane said on Tuesday the NSF will fully participate... →
IRR wants S African companies to confirm cost of new employment equity regulation compliance
13th May 2025 The Institute of Race Relations said on Tuesday it will this week be writing to prominent South African corporations on the issue of race- and... →
ANCWL decries alleged higher integration of foreign nationals in labour market 'without due diligence'
12th May 2025 The African National Congress Women’s League on Monday made a clarion call to Minister of Labour and Employment Nomakhosazana Meth, Higher... →
Ramaphosa attends Africa CEO Forum as he touts Africa-focused trade and investment
12th May 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week attend the Africa CEO Forum in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, to showcase South Africa’s potential as a... →
DA criticises Defence Minister Motshekga for missing meeting on SANDF withdrawal from DRC
9th May 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday expressed disappointment with Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga’s absence from a... →
DA lays criminal charges against Joburg Property CEO, wants Hawks investigation into 2023 fire
9th May 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg has laid criminal charges of culpable homicide against Johannesburg Property Company (JPC) CEO Helen... →
Popcru urges removal of Ian Cameron over ‘reckless, inflammatory’ comments on VIP officers’ acquittal
9th May 2025 The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union on Friday urged Parliament to consider removing Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police chairperson... →
Hawks head says significant inroads in apprehensions in high-profile cases
8th May 2025 Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation head Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya announced on Thursday that the organisation, also known as the... →
ActionSA says DA’s motions against CoJ mayor, speaker an opportunistic ploy
8th May 2025 ActionSA Gauteng provincial chairperson Funzi Ngobeni on Thursday dubbed the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) motions of no confidence against City of... →
ActionSA to table legislation for reforms for ‘transformative economic justice’
7th May 2025 ActionSA said it will be tabling a Draft Resolution in the National Assembly for the creation of an ad-hoc committee to investigate, deliberate,... →
DA submits motions of no confidence against CoJ mayor, speaker
7th May 2025 Ahead of Wednesday’s State of the City Address, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg has submitted motions of no confidence in City of... →
