Opens in new windowBenjamin Lewis, obsessed with vampires and graveyards, was detained after leaving animal corpses outside churches in the New Forest, Hampshire.
The ANC launched its manifesto for the 4 November local government elections in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, on Sunday. The party’s manifesto included a 100-day plan. ANC mayors and councillors will have to sign a public performance agreement and code of ethical conduct.
The MK Party has named Duduzane Zuma as its mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg, a move that sent ripples through South Africa’s political landscape on Monday morning.
Aside from serving the ANC-led Msunduzi Local Municipality at a senior level, the municipality’s chief audit executive, senior information manager and logistics manager have another thing in common: none of them has the required qualifications for their positions.
From bakkies to a portion of their salaries, political parties often demand financial and other contributions from their public representatives.
An explosive forensic report has blown open allegations of a R1.2-billion corruption scheme at Transnet Port Terminals in Richards Bay, implicating senior executives in kickbacks, fraudulent procurement, and wasteful expenditure.
The DA, which on Friday launched a High Court application to remove Secretary to Parliament Xolile George, says his appointment was flawed and undermines the integrity of Parliament.
The DA has turned to the Western Cape High Court in a bid to have Parliament Secretary Xolile George’s employment contract set aside.
Former Build One South Africa legislator in Gauteng, Ayanda Allie, has joined Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA.
Former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule seeks mayoral seat whilst battling R255 million corruption charges.
EFF president Julius Malema believes the party has not suffered any reputational damage following revelations relating to suspended Crime Intelligence chief Feroz Khan and the recently resigned Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head, Andrea Johnson.
Senior executives are refusing acting posts in the Limpopo legislature, fearing coercion into fraud amid the investigation of its secretary.
The current impeachment drama is about more than how dollars ended up on a presidential couch. Parliamentary reporter Jan Gerber really wants an answer to that question, but he is concerned about a precedent that could leave presidents off the hook in terms of parliamentary accountability.
The “Coalitions Bill” has finally been sent to Parliament, following approval for its release. The piece of legislation has been months in the making and could bring a change in often unstable municipal coalitions.
The DA says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “water crisis plan” lacks detail, is too generic, and fails to lay out what happens when officials fail.
A small-town DA mayor with 98 days left argues red tape is breaking local government.
The new board of the Public Investment Corporation will be led by Deputy Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Seiso Mohai.
The DA has hit back at the ANC’s move to challenge the Emfuleni Ward 28 by-election results, describing it as a response from a party that can’t accept that it is bleeding electorally.
He was given ample opportunities to obtain the required qualifications to continue doing his job, but Msunduzi Local Municipality’s chief audit executive, Petrus Mahlaba, has allegedly remained unqualified.
The CEO of the Public Investment Corporation, Patrick Dlamini, argued for his reinstatement in the Gauteng High Court on Tuesday. His papers reveal who he thinks is behind his suspension.
