Reading Time: 2 minutes The rand strengthened to R18.38 against the US dollar on Friday’s market close. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)’s All Share Index also ended higher, driven by a rally in banks and retail stocks. Market analysts say the nervousness in the markets appears to be easing

Reading Time: 3 minutes Mpumalanga’s new Premier Mandla Ndlovu has promised to bring stability in the province and improved service delivery. Ndlovu got the nod following the election of the Speaker Lindi Masina and the Deputy Speaker Sam Masango. Proceedings were conducted by presiding Chief Justice Sheila Mphahlele of

Reading Time: < 1 minute Premiers for all the provinces except KwaZulu-Natal have been elected. In Gauteng, African National Congress (ANC) provincial secretary Thembinkosi Nciza says they engaged all parties in the province during negotiations which have seen Panyaza Lesufi re-elected unopposed as Premier. He was commenting following the

Reading Time: < 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says his party will support the election of the African National Congress (ANC)‘s Cyril Ramaphosa as the President of the country. Steenhuisen also announced that the DA would be joining the Government of National Unity (GNU). It is my privilege

Reading Time: < 1 minute The African National Congress’s  (ANC) Thoko Didiza has been voted in as the National Assembly Speaker with an overwhelming majority of 284 votes of the 341 cast. The Economic Freedom Fighters’ Veronica Mente got 49 votes. There was a total of nine spoilt votes.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has acceded to a request from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) that the counting of the votes for the election of the Speaker of the National Assembly be observed by political parties represented in Parliament. The voting process was conducted

Reading Time: 2 minutes African National Congress’ (ANC) Panyaza Lesufi has been elected as the Premier of Gauteng for a second term. Lesufi was elected unopposed. He says his priority is less talk and more work to grow the province. “I am nothing without our alliance partners but most

Reading Time: 2 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has announced that his party has signed an agreement for a Government of National Unity (GNU) with the African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Steenhuisen made the announcement on the sidelines of the first sitting of

Reading Time: < 1 minute After days of speculation, SABC News has reliably learnt that the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) have finally reached a deal to form a Government of National Unity (GNU) together with the Patriotic Alliance (PA) and the Inkatha Freedom Party

Reading Time: < 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Deputy, Paul Mashatile were amongst the first group of MPs who were sworn in as members of the National Assembly. Today marks the beginning of the 7th Parliament with the National Assembly sitting convened by