Thabi Shomolekae
Thabi Shomolekae is a Creamer Media Senior Writer for Polity.org.za
Parly committee calls for public input regarding the Saps allegations it is investigating
19th September 2025 Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption, political interference and malfeasance in the South African Police Service... →
IFP Gauteng to welcome over 300 new members from MKP, other parties
18th September 2025 The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in Gauteng will on Saturday welcome to its ranks more than 300 new members from the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP)... →
Trade union calls for Motshekga’s axing over R20m travel expenses
18th September 2025 Trade union, the Public Servants Association (PSA), on Thursday called for Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga’s removal, citing... →
More by-election wins for the ANC in Limpopo, KZN
18th September 2025 The African National Congress (ANC) said on Thursday by-elections results in Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have confirmed that renewal is not an... →
Solidarity Movement off to the US again
18th September 2025 The Solidarity Movement has officially begun what it says is an extensive visit to the US, where the Movement will visit members of the US... →
Joburg mayor to appear before Parly committee over water issues
18th September 2025 Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero will appear before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on Friday to account for the... →
Daily Podcast – September 17, 2025
17th September 2025 Making headlines: Mixed reactions to start of Madlanga Commission; Trump’s trade envoy to meet with Parks Tau; And, Uganda to cut public spending,... →
Electricity has reached ‘unaffordable proportions’ – ANC on Nersa tariff blunder
17th September 2025 The African National Congress has welcomed Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s intervention and his demand for consequence... →
Mixed reactions to start of Madlanga Commission
17th September 2025 Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development chairperson Xola Nqola has welcomed the commencement of the Judicial... →
ACT Ubumbano report highlights significant challenges in GNU’s first year
17th September 2025 The network of Southern African and European organisations ACT Ubumbano said the Government of National Unity’s first year has revealed significant... →
Solidarity declares formal dispute with govt over retrenchments
16th September 2025 Trade union Solidarity has declared a formal dispute with government, calling on other trade unions, employers and community organisations to do... →
ActionSA to file complaint against Treasury with Public Protector
16th September 2025 ActionSA said on Tuesday it will submit a complaint against National Treasury to Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka, alleging systemic... →
MKP calls for suspension of Madlanga Commission pending court hearing
15th September 2025 The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has called on judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga to suspend the start of the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday, until the... →
National Dialogue: Ramaphosa tells South Africans to hold govt accountable
15th September 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged citizens to hold government accountable and to engage constructively with public institutions. In his... →
‘ANCYL does not have luxury of infighting’ – Mbalula urges decisive leadership
12th September 2025 African National Congress secretary general Fikile Mbalula on Friday urged the party’s youth league, the ANCYL, to play a central role in ensuring... →
No one-size-fits-all solution to Auditor-General's debt conundrum
12th September 2025 The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Auditor-General has noted interventions by the National Treasury to recover audit fee debt owed to the... →
ANC welcomes ‘recognition of past injustices’ with reopening of Biko inquest
12th September 2025 The African National Congress said on Friday it considered the reopening of the inquest into the death of anti-Apartheid activist and Black... →
ANC welcomes withdrawal of proposal that would have seen student debt listed with credit bureaus
12th September 2025 The African National Congress has welcomed the withdrawal of the much-debated draft National Credit Act amendment regulations, calling on the... →
HSF welcomes NPA decision to reopen inquest into Steve Biko’s death
11th September 2025 Forty-eight years after the death of anti-Apartheid activist and Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)... →
Parly committee flags zero Q1 disciplinary actions in Saps internal cases
11th September 2025 The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police said on Thursday that lack of consequences for those within the South African Police Service ranks... →
ActionSA lauds electoral support surge in Soweto by-election
11th September 2025 ActionSA celebrated what it called “a remarkable resurgence” in Soweto, as it emerged as the second-biggest political party in ward 130, saying... →
ANC celebrates by-election victories in Gauteng, Free State and E Cape
11th September 2025 The African National Congress said by-elections wins in Limpopo, Gauteng, Free State and the Eastern Cape are proof that the party’s renewal... →
DA refers Nersa to Public Protector, calls for board reconstitution
11th September 2025 The Democratic Alliance on Thursday formally referred the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to the Public Protector for investigation over... →
SA Jews for Palestine urges accountability after attacks on Sumud Flotilla
11th September 2025 The South African Jews for a Free Palestine organisation is calling for accountability following a second drone strike on Global Sumud Flotilla.... →
DA urges Cachalia to arrest crime intelligence CFO after meeting with Police Commissioner
10th September 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia requesting the immediate arrest of Crime Intelligence CFO Major... →
ActionSA submits Bill to overhaul Cabinet to Ramaphosa
10th September 2025 ActionSA has submitted its Constitutional Amendment Bill directly to President Cyril Ramaphosa for his consideration, following the party’s direct... →
BEE solutions company criticises govt for allowing BEE to be tainted by unscrupulous
10th September 2025 Black economic empowerment ownership solutions company Tusker CEO Gareth Ochse told Polity on Wednesday that government has not been effectively... →
EFF presents Bill to ban alcohol advertising in SA
9th September 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) wants National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to urgently refer its Private Members’s Bill, the Liquor Amendment... →
ActionSA cites ‘lack of growth’ in new GDP figures, blames GNU
9th September 2025 ActionSA has criticised the Government of National Unity for failing to produce a credible plan to tackle the country’s lack of economic growth and... →
Cultural communities urged to contribute in presentation of key challenges at National Dialogue
9th September 2025 Leaders of cultural communities are invited to join a collaborative initiative to share perspectives on the core challenges facing their respective... →
'Global trade must work for all of us', Ramaphosa tells BRICS meeting
8th September 2025 Speaking to his BRICS counterparts on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa noted persisting trade imbalances, where developing economies remain locked... →
Solidarity launches defamation case against Ntshavheni, Ramaphosa
8th September 2025 Trade union Solidarity is taking Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni to court over alleged defamation, after she claimed that... →
Ramaphosa notes progress in tackling corruption, urges collaboration for prevention
8th September 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday highlighted government success in efforts to deal with corruption but said there must be equal energy in... →
Hawks handling 21 cases of fraud, corruption linked to procurement weaknesses
5th September 2025 The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Auditor-General (SCoAG) said on Friday that briefings by the Directorate for Priority Crime... →
Daily Podcast – September 05, 2025
5th September 2025 Making headlines: ANC to reject Stan Mathabatha’s decision to step aside; Tau targets automotive cooperation with Algeria at Intra-African Trade... →
Tau targets automotive cooperation with Algeria at Intra-African Trade Fair
5th September 2025 Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau will home in on automotive cooperation during his participation at the fourth Intra-African... →
Mashatile addresses Nedlac summit, proposing National Dialogue will be crucial in addressing country’s challenges
5th September 2025 Deputy President Paul Mashatile said on Friday that although the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) has played a central... →
Parly Saps committee denies Shadrack Sibiya will appear next week, as it finalises witness list
4th September 2025 Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption, political interference and malfeasance in the South African Police Service... →
Daily Podcast - September 04, 2025
4th September 2025 Making headlines: Finance Minister tips Sars Deputy as new head; DA says Nersa to appear before Parly electricity committee over tariff error; And,... →
DA says Nersa to appear before Parly electricity committee over tariff error
4th September 2025 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa will appear before Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy and Electricity on Wednesday, over the... →
ActionSA wants urgent Parly debate on manufacturing job losses, EFF blames GNU
4th September 2025 ActionSA wants National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to schedule an urgent debate on what it says is a crisis in South Africa’s manufacturing... →
