Internal communications reveal escalating tensions between African National Congress Youth League executives regarding congress preparation materials amid allegations of unauthorized distribution. Secretary General Mntuwoxolo Ngudle accused Deputy Secretary General Tsakani Shiviti of overstepping authority in handling delegate packages, while Treasurer General Zwelo Masilela acknowledged storing materials at his residence despite organizational ownership protocols.
Competing summons for National Executive Committee sessions emerged from separate leadership factions, with President Collen Malatji calling a virtual gathering while Ngudle scheduled an in-person meeting at The Capital Empire in Sandton. The conflicting invitations suggest...
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola called for enhanced economic diplomacy focused on continental partnerships during a presidential working dinner with South African corporations operating across Africa at Investec in Sandton. Lamola emphasized that only 16 percent of African trade occurs internally compared with 70 percent within Europe, advocating for Southern African Development Community commerce to reach 50 percent from the current 21 percent levels. The minister announced the establishment of the Committee for the Coordination of Economic Diplomacy platform linking government agencies with private sector entities to identify market opportunities and resolve cross-border operational challenges.
The...
National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure officials have expressed confidence in security arrangements for the G20 Leaders' Summit scheduled for the weekend at Nasrec Expo Centre. Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili outlined a five-pillar framework encompassing intelligence coordination, proactive visibility measures, combat readiness with South African National Defence Force backup, reactive case handling, and public information sharing. Approximately 5,000 police officers have been deployed across Gauteng, including newly graduated constables manning checkpoints and rapid response operations.
Major highway segments, including the N1, N12, R21, N3, R24, and M1, will experience intermittent restrictions, with the Golden...
Former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka urged continental self-determination at the G20 Social Summit in Boksburg, asserting that Africa controls approximately 60 percent of uncultivated arable land and 30 percent of critical minerals essential for technological transitions. The summit co-convener emphasized that resource abundance contradicts persistent poverty, attributing development shortfalls to leadership deficiencies rather than material scarcity. Mlambo-Ngcuka advocated for value-added processing of raw materials to generate employment and wealth domestically instead of export-focused extraction.
The gathering at Birchwood Hotel featured task forces examining economic expansion, food security, and artificial intelligence...
Deputy President Paul Mashatile addressed global leaders at the opening of the G20 Social Summit in Boksburg, emphasizing governmental cooperation with civil society organizations to address worldwide challenges under the solidarity, equality and sustainability framework. The three-day gathering at Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre features cross-cutting task forces examining economic growth, food security and artificial intelligence applications, with recommendations feeding directly into leadership deliberations at the forthcoming Johannesburg summit.
Mashatile highlighted gender-based violence as a critical continental concern requiring renewed international commitment while championing youth participation through the...
President Cyril Ramaphosa received the G20 Africa Expert Panel Report at Wanderers Country Club, outlining strategies to address continental debt burdens and investment obstacles as the nation prepares to host the inaugural G20 Leaders' Summit on African soil. The 26-member panel, chaired by former finance minister Trevor Manuel and including Nobel laureate Esther Duflo alongside continental economists, warned that African nations face nearly $89 billion in external debt servicing costs annually while paying elevated borrowing rates compared with similarly positioned economies.
Panel recommendations include establishing a Borrowers' Club to strengthen debtor coordination, implementing transparent sovereign debt resolution mechanisms...
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that national executive committee member Malusi Gigaba must withdraw from party responsibilities following his court appearance on corruption allegations connected to the Transnet locomotive procurement scandal. Gigaba appeared alongside former Transnet executives Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama, Anoj Singh, and Thamsanqa Jiyane at the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court, facing accusations of irregular tender processes for locomotive contracts valued in billions. Mbalula stated that Gigaba will comply voluntarily with the step-aside policy, which requires members facing serious criminal charges to temporarily relinquish organizational positions.
The charges relate to three...
North West businessman Brown Mogotsi has rejected claims of a Big Five drug cartel existing in South Africa, telling the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi fabricated the syndicate narrative. Mogotsi characterized his interactions with alleged cartel figure Vusimuzi Matlala as operational tactics for Crime Intelligence, part of the legend-building techniques he employed as a registered informant since 1999 and agent since 2009.
The witness escalated his accusations by alleging Mkhwanazi operates as a CIA recruit who studied in the United States, claiming the commissioner used the disbanded Political Killings Task Team to advance Western interests. Mogotsi extended...
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has defended Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae against what he characterized as a sustained attack by media organizations City Press and Central News. Speaking after a national executive committee session, Mbalula rejected reports suggesting the party's integrity commission had imposed deadlines on the premier to address conduct questions, calling such coverage agenda-driven and without merit. The party leader affirmed organizational backing for Letsoha-Mathae while the integrity commission continues its incomplete review of allegations related to her previous transport department position.
The national executive committee endorsed accelerated anti-corruption measures, including mandatory...
