Tag: ANC

uMkhonto Wesizwe to contest for elections after Electoral Court victory

The African National Congress’ attempt to extract the uMkhonto Wesizwe political party from this year’s ballot paper in the seventh democratic elections was recently refuted by the Electoral Court. The Electoral Court’s decision was based on several reasons which include the ANC’s late submission of its MK party objection as well as the “no merit” […]

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‘UMkhonto Wesizwe belongs to ANC’ – Fikile Mbalula on taking MK to court

The African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Fikile Mbalula recently weighed in on the ANC’s decision to take uMkhonto Wesizwe party to court, just two months before the seventh democratic elections. uMkhonto Wesizwe is a new political party led by former president, Jacob Zuma, among its leaders. uMkhonto Wesizwe was once a wing of the […]

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Sorisha Naidoo’s husband Vivian Reddy offers R5m to prove he’s corrupt

Businessman Vivian Reddy slammed corruption allegations against his name by offering a handsome reward of R5 million to whoever can disprove his innocence. Founder and chairperson of the Edison Power Group, Vivian had been accused of paying the legal fees of the Chief Financial Officer of KwaDukuza Municipality, Shamir Rajcoomar. According to reports, Shamir was […]

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Internet slams Ramaphosa for claiming ‘ANC opened doors for amapiano’

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has received tons of backlash following a recent video that went viral on social media. The clip shows the leader of the ruling party addressing thousands of people at the public at the ANC manifesto launch held at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal. In his speech the […]

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Mixed reactions as Cassper performs at ANC event

After Cassper Nyovest was spotted performing at one of the ANC’s rallies, many took to the internet to express their opinions about the award-winning rapper’s involvement. Over the years, the ANC has become quite a controversial political party, given the scandals of corruption that often attached itself to the ANC’s name. So, it came as […]

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The ANC gears up to launch a State-owned bank – internet reacts

In less than a week the new South African Postbank Amendment Act will become active as the state takes ownership of the embattled Post Bank. This is set to happen on the 19th of February after President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Postbank Amendment Bill in September 2023, handing over Postbank’s shareholding from Post Office to […]

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Loyiso Gola receives backlash over Jacob Zuma criticism

Comedian Loyiso Gola got serious on social media after sharing his criticism of the former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, calling his nine-year tenure “disastrous.” However, Loyiso’s comment did not sit well with many social media users. The former African National Congress (ANC) president, who served between the years 2009 and 2018, recently announced […]

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Internet users reacts to Jacob Zuma’s new political party uMkhonto Wesizwe

The past weekend was one for the books in the South African politics, this is after former president Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma announced that he was withdrawing his support for his political party ANC in the 2024 nation elections. He also announced his new home, a political party called uMkhonto Wesizwe in the same breath announcing […]

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‘ANC took a wrong decision to remove Thabo Mbeki’- Fikile Mbalula

There has been a big buzz surrounding the video of a speech made by ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, in which he stated that the removal of former president Thabo Mbeki was a wrong decision. The speech came while the ANC canvased for the upcoming national elections in 2024. In his address which highlighted several issues, […]

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