[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The ANC has suspended Carl Niehaus from the ruling part with immediate effect a day later after he, in effect, showed the party’s national executive committee (NEC) the middle finger. Now the NEC has hit back at Niehaus – who is the spokesperson of the now-disbanded Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA). Just…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] In a statement shortly before midnight, the JG Zuma Foundation confirmed that former president Jacob Zuma would be spending the night in prison, a fact later confirmed by the police. “Dear South Africans and the World. Please be advised that President Zuma has decided to comply with the incarceration order. He is on…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] It has not been a good week for Carl Niehaus after his ANC membership was temporarily suspended for his “inflammatory speeches” made outside of former President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal. Carl Niehaus arrested Niehaus – who is the spokesperson of the now-disbanded Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) – was arrested by…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Pietermaritzburg High Court has dismissed, with costs, former President Jacob Zuma’s urgent application to have his imprisonment stayed. Judge Bhekisisa Mnguni delivered the judgement on Friday morning, without explaining the basis of his decision to dismiss the application. Mnguni had reserved the judgement on Tuesday after he heard a long day of arguments…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The SABC is reporting that Johannesburg mayor Geoff Makhubo has passed away in hospital after contracting Covid-19. He was 53. Makhubo went into self-quarantine on 20 June, during which time he committed to continue monitoring and providing guidance on work being carried out to contain and manage the spread of Covid-19 in Johannesburg. He…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Presidency confirmed late Sunday afternoon that President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation today, to share developments in the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Family meeting confirmed Ramaphosa’s address has been scheduled for 8pm on Sunday. This follows after the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) met earlier today to discuss and review…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the extension of South Africa’s adjusted Alert Level 4 lockdown for another 14 days, with some changes to the current restrictions. This is after the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) met earlier on Sunday to review the current Level 4 restrictions and adjustments. Level 4 lockdown: What you…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that troops will be deployed to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, with reports coming in of troops already being deployed on the streets Pietermaritzburg. The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) was said to have requested assistance from the SANDF to assist police in both Gauteng…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to address the nation at 8pm tonight regarding the government’s response to the ongoing violence and looting which has broken out across several provinces. This comes after the earlier announcement that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) would be deployed to assist in quelling the violence. According…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Legendary Lesotho musician Tsepo Tshola has passed away. According to reports, he passed away after a recent battle with Covid-19 landed him in hospital. Tshola was an award-winning jazz musician whose debut album ‘A New Dawn’ received critical acclaim. In the 70s, Tshola was part of a musical group called Sankomota. The band…