Thabi Shomolekae
Thabi Shomolekae is a Creamer Media Senior Writer for Polity.org.za
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... →
Ramaphosa calls for caution, cooperation amid winter conditions, assuring govt’s full attention
11th June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday expressed sadness at the loss of lives in incidents in the Eastern Cape that have been linked to severe... →
Ramaphosa to convene National Convention on S Africa’s future, urges public input
11th June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that a National Convention, which will set the agenda for the National Dialogue, will be held on August 15.... →
ActionSA accuses DA of insecurity, desperation with motion against Tshwane Speaker
11th June 2025 ActionSA on Wednesday accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of acting in desperation to destabilise the Tshwane government with its plan to bring a... →
Ramaphosa to meet Batohi, denies State capture in the NPA
10th June 2025 Ahead of his meeting with National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi, President Cyril Ramaphosa said he does not believe there is... →
Daily Podcast – June 10, 2025
10th June 2025 Making headlines: Motsoaledi assures SA has robust surveillance systems in place amid new Covid variant; CDE advises Ramaphosa not to extend... →
CDE calls for inquiry into NPA, advises Ramaphosa not to extend Batohi’s tenure
10th June 2025 Think tank, Centre for Development and Enterprise executive director Ann Bernstein has advised President Cyril Ramaphosa to not extend the term of... →
Motsoaledi assures SA has robust surveillance systems in place amid new Covid variant
10th June 2025 Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi on Tuesday assured that South Africa is actively monitoring the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant, known as... →
AfriForum accuses Steenhuisen of playing ‘political game’ in stance on farm attacks
9th June 2025 Lobby group AfriForum said on Monday that if Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen does not urgently take official steps to demand the... →
Daily Podcast – June 09, 2025
9th June 2025 Making headlines: Ramaphosa says transformation is a necessity, not a favour; DA accuses Motshekga of sabotaging defence sector oversight; And,... →
DA says BBBEE risks derailing economic diplomacy efforts, asks Lamola to account
9th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola to account for what it describes as the... →
DA accuses Motshekga of sabotaging defence sector oversight
9th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) has said it will pursue all available parliamentary channels to hold Defence Minister Angie Motshekga accountable as... →
Transformation is a necessity, not a favour – Ramaphosa
9th June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that economic growth without transformation entrenches exclusion, and that transformation without growth... →
Calls for action on farm attacks not a plea for special treatment – DA
6th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Friday, while the adoption of a Joint Parliamentary Committee report on farm murders is a step in the right... →
Ramaphosa extends condolences on passing of Zambia’s Edgar Lungu
6th June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered condolences to the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, following his passing on Thursday, in a... →
DA proposes reform of NPA
6th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance on Friday urged Parliament to support its reforms to turn around what it labelled South Africa’s “broken” National... →
ActionSA demands urgent removal of Shamila Batohi
6th June 2025 ActionSA said on Friday it will formally write to Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi to demand that Advocate... →
Joburg mayor promises accelerated service delivery with launch of Joburg ‘bomb squad’
5th June 2025 In celebration of youth month, Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero on Thursday launched the Joburg Bomb Squad (JBS), the City’s specialised unit that... →
ActionSA slams Ministers’ travel spend of over R200m during ‘economic crisis’
5th June 2025 ActionSA MP Alan Beesley said the revelation from its Government of National Unity Performance Tracker that Ministers in the coalition government... →
