Thabi Shomolekae
Thabi Shomolekae is a Creamer Media Senior Writer for Polity.org.za
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... →
‘Are you in or out?’ ANCYL disagrees with court ruling on dual citizenship
7th May 2025 The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) said while it respected the independence of the judiciary and its mandate to interpret the... →
‘Race-rigged quotas’ put education, students’ futures at risk – IRR
7th May 2025 The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) said it will be writing to the vice-chancellors and principals of all 26 South African universities this week... →
MKP wants lifestyle audits for members of judiciary
7th May 2025 The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) on Wednesday called for the immediate implementation of lifestyle audits and the declaration of assets for all... →
ANC meets with Solidarity Movement on issues of national interest
7th May 2025 The African National Congress (ANC) has met with the Afrikaner Leadership Network, which includes the Solidarity Movement, Solidarity and... →
ConCourt declares section of Citizenship Act unconstitutional, with DA describing this as 'monumental'
6th May 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday celebrated the victory of its application to secure the citizenship of South Africans with dual... →
IRR says GNU could be game changer but SA’s public service in critical condition
6th May 2025 The South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR) warned on Tuesday that South Africa’s public service is in a critical condition, characterised... →
ANC says DA’s employment equity case a direct assault on SA’s transformation journey
6th May 2025 The African National Congress on Tuesday condemned the Democratic Alliance’s constitutional challenge against the Employment Equity Amendment Act,... →
ANC thanks SADR’s Yeslem Beissat for diplomatic service
6th May 2025 As Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Ambassador Mohamed Yeslem Beissat ends his diplomatic tenure in South Africa, the African National Congress... →
SIU investigates maladministration in Mbombela tenders
5th May 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday signed a new proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of... →
DA says it supports redress, not ‘draconian’ Employment Equity Amendment Act, as court case looms
5th May 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday expressed its readiness for Tuesday’s court action, in which it will argue for fair access to jobs and... →
Exhumed remains of two political activists to be reburied
2nd May 2025 Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi said on Friday the reburial of Apartheid-era activists Benjamin Malesella... →
KZN mudslides: Over 50 families evacuate to temporary emergency accommodation
2nd May 2025 Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has directed the immediate evacuation of families whose homes have completely collapsed or whose homes’... →
SANDF begins phased withdrawal of troops from DRC
2nd May 2025 On Tuesday, the South African National Defence Force began the phased withdrawal of its recruits and equipment from the eastern Democratic Republic... →
Take three: Godongwana to re-table Budget on May 21
30th April 2025 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will re-table the 2025 Budget on May 21, noting that in the meantime funding for provinces and municipalities... →
DA calls for urgent Defence Review process
29th April 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday called for an urgent new Defence Review process to reform the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).... →
Daily Podcast – April 29, 2025
29th April 2025 Making headlines: Ramaphosa agrees to establish commission into Apartheid crimes; Mashatile warns of rising costs of living owing to trade... →
