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JOBS STILL AN ISSUE: ANC youth plead for jobs during celebration to commemorate the Freedom Charter
29Jun By News SANo Comments
Politics

JOBS STILL AN ISSUE: ANC youth plead for jobs during celebration to commemorate the Freedom Charter

By Becker Semela: Youth defied cold weather and came to listen to speakers at Paradise Hall (Image: Becker Semela) The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in the Free State ended Youth Month with a powerful celebration, marking the 70th anniversary of the historic Freedom Charter with the ANC Caucus, but also demanding jobs as well. The event, held at Paradise Hall in  Bochabela on the outskirts of Bloemfontein on Thursday, brought together hundreds of young people, community members and government leaders to honour the role that the youth played in realising and building South Africa’s democracy. The celebration was attended by Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, MEC for Education Dr Mamiki Maboya and MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) ...
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PEACE AND UNITY CHAMPION: Justice must prevail for IFP deputy chief whip, says ANC
2Jun By News SANo Comments
Politics

PEACE AND UNITY CHAMPION: Justice must prevail for IFP deputy chief whip, says ANC

By Becker Semela: Late IFP MP and Deputy Chief Whip. Khethamabala "KP" Sithole (Image: Parliamentary Monitoring Group) The African National Congress (ANC) Parliamentary Caucus has expressed deep sorrow following the tragic and untimely death of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Petros “KP” Sithole. Sithole was gunned down in an apparent assassination in Gauteng on Saturday. In a statement issued on Sunday, ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli described Sithole as "a humble servant of the people" whose leadership in Parliament and in his community was marked by dignity, fairness and respect. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) confirmed Sithole’s assassination. IFP national spokesperson and Deputy Minister of Transport Mkhuleko Hlengwa said on Facebook ...
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OF SONGS, STATESMANSHIP, AND STRATEGIC LAPSES: A disturbing reflection on the Oval Office encounter
25May By News SANo Comments
Opinion

OF SONGS, STATESMANSHIP, AND STRATEGIC LAPSES: A disturbing reflection on the Oval Office encounter

By Zamikhaya Maseti: U.S. President, Donald Trump (Image: Getty) I could not sleep well last night. A peculiar restlessness gripped my spirit after watching the televised meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Donald J. Trump in the hallowed confines of the Oval Office in Washington, D.C. The initial Diplomatic Choreography unfolded with the kind of stiffness and performative politeness that characterises most bilateral meetings. But just when the South African delegation was easing into the rhythm of State Diplomacy, the unexpected happened: the ghost of a liberation song "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer" was abruptly summoned into the room by President Trump, weaponised with precision and intent. This was no accidental provocation. It was a calculated amb...
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“BLOODY CROOK!”: Danny Jordaan slaps JJ Tabane with multi-million rand lawsuit
21May By News SANo Comments
News

“BLOODY CROOK!”: Danny Jordaan slaps JJ Tabane with multi-million rand lawsuit

Sitha Maliwa: JJ Tabane (Image: Facebook) South African football has never been short on controversy, but the latest showdown between SAFA President Danny Jordaan and firebrand broadcaster JJ Tabane has sparked a legal inferno that’s now dominating headlines. Jordaan has filed a multi-million-rand defamation lawsuit against Tabane after the outspoken political analyst and host of Power to Truth on eNCA referred to him as a “bloody crook” during a fiery live broadcast. The remark, made in reference to Jordaan’s ongoing legal woes,  went viral almost immediately, and the fallout is now headed to court. According to legal filings, Jordaan claims the comment was false, defamatory, and calculated to cause reputational damage, particularly at a time when he’s already under c...
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BIG DEBATE: Will Cyril Ramaphosa climb Trump’s hill at the White House?
19May By News SANo Comments
Politics

BIG DEBATE: Will Cyril Ramaphosa climb Trump’s hill at the White House?

By Thobile Jiwulane: The White House in Washington, where Ramaphosa and Trump will meet (Image: Sandz) The upcoming discussions between South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump are the most anticipated in their relationship’s history. Ramaphosa expects nothing short of tangible results to entice Trump to change his mind and come to South Africa for the G20 summit later this year. The South African President would like to see Trump realise the foolishness of insisting on the non-existent abuse of privileged whites, one of the reasons relations between the two countries have gone sour. Indeed, the conflict between South Africa and the US is based on flimsy reasons that only Trump can explain why he has to punish a human rights...
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GNU CHALLENGES: Interesting times ahead as the ANC and DA face new dilemmas in the GNU
9Apr By News SANo Comments
Politics

GNU CHALLENGES: Interesting times ahead as the ANC and DA face new dilemmas in the GNU

By Pule Monama: An independent political commentator and former leader of the Azanian Peoples Organisation The President of The Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa (Image: Facebook) The DA and the ANC are now at loggerheads, at least in public! Could we say the same thing about them in private? What exactly they are saying to each other in private is anyone's guess. But what we know for certain though, is that what brought them together was the two elephants in the room, the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). The DA, on the one hand, would rather go back to the ANC and mend whatever broke their otherwise fragile relationship. On the other hand, a section of the ANC would want the same. But the dilemma the two are facing is whether a coali...
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POLITICS: SACP and some other small parties to be deregistered after missing 31 January deadline
14Mar By News SANo Comments
Politics

POLITICS: SACP and some other small parties to be deregistered after missing 31 January deadline

By Thobile Jiwulane The South African Communist Party is among 192 political parties, mostly unknown, that are to be deregistered by the Electoral Commission of South Africa after they failed to confirm their existence to the Commission by the 31 January deadline. Now the parties must make representations to the IEC and state why they did not meet the deadline and why their registration should not be cancelled. They must do so by the 24 March 2025 otherwise their names would be removed from the IEC register of political parties and the SACP features prominently on the list. The SACP, an ally of the ANC, has not been contesting elections since 1994 except when it contested a by-election in Metsimaholo in the Free State on 29 November 2017 to test the electoral waters. The party me...
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More than 350 SASCO students join UDESMO in new twist in SA political landscape and students politics
10Mar By News SANo Comments
Politics

More than 350 SASCO students join UDESMO in new twist in SA political landscape and students politics

By Mandla Simelane More than 350 South African Students Congress (SASCO) members have jumped ship to join the United Democratic Student Movement (UDESMO) in a move that signals a new shift in the student activism and the South African political landscape. The exodus from an ANC-aligned student movement marks a growth of the UDM student body within the tertiary institutions as students seek new political homes. United Democratic Movement (UDM) Eastern Cape provincial secretary, Bulelani Bobotyane, said the 350 SASCO students at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Mthatha Campus were motivated to join UDESMO because of the organisation's proven track record of prioritising students' interests. He said UDESMO has consistently demonstrated its commitment to fighti...
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