Politics

Matatiele mayor in court for using public funds to attend ANC conference

Matatiele Mayor Sonwabile Mngenela is accused of using taxpayer money to attend an ANC conference instead of an official municipal meeting.

Cops arrest suspect with guns and R68,000 worth of drugs

Cape Town police busts led to arrests and the confiscation of illegal firearms and drugs. 

Opposition parties want Ekurhuleni mayor and speaker out

Opposition parties want to remove Ekurhuleni's mayor and speaker as the troubled city faces a R2 billion shortfall in rates and service payments.

Ramaphosa to sjambok Free State leaders

Ramaphosa’s whip cracking moves to the Free State where he is expected rein in local political leaders for lack of service delivery

Mbeki backs Trump on Ukraine war

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has voiced support for former U.S. President Donald Trump’s position on ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. 

Gospel star Hlengiwe Mhlaba says ‘I’m not joining MK’ 

Gospel star Hlengiwe Mhlaba fights back against political rumours after ANC refuses to fund her 20th anniversary concert in Durban.

KZN news bites: IFP fires mayor who claimed to be Buthelezi’s adopted son

Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal’s latest news.

Joburg gets makeover ahead of world leaders’ visit

Johannesburg is getting a major clean-up as it prepares to host Africa's first G20 summit with President Ramaphosa creating a special team to fix the city.

PODCAST | State of the Zulu Monarch, the GNU, and climate change

Tune in to the latest episode of Scrolla's bilingual podcast Ezinohlonze, where political editor Zukile Majova and royal correspondent Celani Sikhakhane bring you the stories that matter in both English and isiZulu!

Schabir Shaik’s lawyers fail to help MK youth leader

MK Party's Bonginkosi Khanyile spent a night in jail after failing to appear in court and being unable to pay Schabir Shaik's lawyers.

New ANC KZN leaders won’t fire Legislature members

KZN's new ANC leaders promise no job losses but demand better performance after the party's dramatic fall from power.

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