Must be nice, guys. Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba was playing games on his tablet while Cyril Ramaphosa was being officially elected as President of South Africa. Look, we’re not hating here. We’re not ouchea pretending like we’ve not been in meetings playing games on our phones when we should be paying attention, but we’re not […]

Cyril Ramaphosa was officially elected as South Africa’s new President on 15 February 2018, following the resignation of Jacob Zuma. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa was born in 17 November 1952 in n in Soweto, Johannesburg. A politician, former trade unionist and businessman third, Ramaphosa has had a remarkable, but not controversy free career. Ramaphosa attended Tshilidzi […]

The PSL is back in action.

A new leaf for the ANC, but should we start again completely?

Watch live as Parliament elects a new President now that Jacob Zuma is gone. If all goes as expected, Cyril Ramaphosa will be elected and sworn in by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng straight afterwards.

After the postponement of the State of the Nation address and the resignation of Jacob Zuma, the Sona 2018 will take place on 16 February. As usual, there will be several road closures and parking restrictions before and during the State of the Nation address and the list of closures have been published. If you’re […]

But the EFF aren’t done with the ANC just yet

We’ve got the Patrica De Lille latest. The Executive Mayor of Cape Town has survived a motion of no confidence, brought by her own party.

Finally…

It’s fair to say he won’t be missed

Jacob Zuma has finally announced that he has resigned as President of The Republic of South Africa. We have the best reaction from locals on social media. This is our Zuma Resigns coverage.

Cyril’s got this thing moving at a rapid pace

First Jacob Zuma went rogue in an SABC ‘interview’. Then, hours later, he resigned. His resignation speech tinged with just a hint of the defiance he showed earlier. It brought the curtain down on nine long years which has had more downs that it has had ups. The obits in the wake of Zuma’s resignation […]

At long last…

The briefing in response to THE briefing seems to be remembering history very differently to the rest of us

President Jacob Zuma has had more than just a few scandals during his political career. We look at his so-called big five now that he has resigned. Remember all of these?

NO. He has resigned. Cyril Ramaphosa is now acting president.

A rollercoaster nine-year journey has finished

All times are SAST.

Here we go again! President Jacob Zuma is once again addressing the nation. Has he returned with a resignation? Or does he just have another rant that he wants to get out? We’ve got the Zuma latest, live.

Morgan Tsvangirai, former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe and President of the Movement for Democratic Change, lost a long battle to cancer on Wednesday. He had been suffering from colon cancer for at least two years, but his condition deteriorated rapidly in recent days despite treatment in South Africa. His illness was first revealed in 2016. Deputy […]

So extra. But A-for effort.

Parties will debate the removal of President Jacob Zuma from office in the National Assembly on Thursday.

Jacob Zuma delivered an absolutely bizarre “interview” on Wednesday afternoon. He refused to resign and made a whole host of claims. The hypocrisy was in full swing.

Barring a big surprise, it seems as if though getting rid of president Jacob Zuma is going to have to happen through a motion of no confidence in Parliament. Zuma was recalled by the ANC earlier this week, but has so far refused to resign. The motion of no confidence, which was originally scheduled for […]