ANC gets membership smart card
The African National Congress (ANC) launched a smart card for its members this week as part of an organisational "renewal" process.
The card was unveiled by ANC secretary-general (SG) Fikile Mbalula and ANC and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa at a meeting...
New driver's licence cards finally set to debut
Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has revealed that the Department of Transport expects to start printing South Africa's new driving licence cards by the end of April 2024.
While briefing the media on the scrapping of e-tolls in Gauteng, she...
DA launches urgent contempt of court case against ANC
The DA has launched legal action seeking a court order finding the ANC in contempt of court and compelling the ruling party to hand over a "crashed" laptop with cadre deployment records to an independent IT expert.
DA MP Leon Schreiber...
Mbalula says ANC wants more powers for electricity minister before national election
South Africa’s president will allocate more powers to his electricity czar to accelerate efforts to end the nation’s power crisis, a top governing party official said.
The proposal has the backing of the...
Afriforum begins court battle over 5-year licence card validity
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard Afriforum's legal application calling for the scrapping of the five-year validity periods on South Africa's driver's licence cards on Monday, 7 August 2023.
The civil rights...
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ANC going after De Ruyter in Germany
The ANC has been granted the right to serve André de Ruyter with legal papers in Germany, where the former Eskom CEO is believed to be staying.
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria granted the ANC an edictal citation — legal permission to serve court...
Big problem with South Africa's new driver's licence card machine plans
The South African government has still not selected a company to provide a new driver's licence card printer machine, over two years after being notified that the current printer had become obsolete.
The country's sole...
South Africa’s only driver’s licence card printing machine has broken down — again
The Department of Transport says South Africa’s only driving licence card printing machine has broken down and will take 2–3 weeks to repair.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the department said the breakdown...
ANC vows to "smoke out" André de Ruyter
Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter disappeared shortly after his explosive interview in which he made serious allegations about fraud and corruption involving top politicians.
Last month, De Ruyter told eNCA’s Annika Larsen there was widespread malfeasance...
"Mr Fix" leaves driver's licence system in chaos
Former transport minister Fikile Mbalula is taking up the ANC's secretary-general role, and he will be replaced in the ministerial position by Sindisiwe Chikunga. However, Mbalula has left the driving licence system in chaos.
This is according...
The ANC has served legal papers on André de Ruyter and Eskom
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has told media that the ANC served legal papers on Eskom and its former CEO, André de Ruyter.
This comes after De Ruyter appeared on E-tv’s My Guest Tonight with Annika Larsen and implicated the...
ANC threatens to lay charges against André De Ruyter — what the law says
South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), has threatened to lay charges against former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter.
De Ruyter implicated the ANC in widespread corruption at the state-owned power...
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ANC and Eskom board attack André de Ruyter
Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter faced vicious attacks following an interview where he exposed ANC corruption at the power utility and revealed embarrassing behind-the-scenes information.
In the interview, De Ruyter said the power utility is a feeding...
Even a R254-billion Eskom bailout can't fix load-shedding this year
A 254 billion-rand ($14 billion) state bailout for South Africa’s cash-strapped power utility will help steady its finances, but won’t immediately improve its operations or alleviate an electricity shortfall that’s crippling...
Eskom a total disaster — and the ANC is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula recently released a statement following back-to-back National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings that included the ruling party’s plan to tackle South Africa’s energy crisis...
South Africa is getting a new driver's licence card in 2023 — What to expect
South Africa will start trialling a new driver's licence card in late 2023, if plans outlined by transport minister Fikile Mbalula at the end of last year come to fruition.
The country's current driving licence cards...
Just extend licence card expiry period already — Outa
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) believes extending driver's licence card validity periods to eight years is a step in the right direction but isn't happy with the minister's approach to passing the necessary legislation.
Transport...
Constitutional Court sets date for case against new traffic fine and demerit system laws
The Constitutional Court of South Africa has set 15 November 2022 as the date on which it will hear the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse's (Outa) case against the country's new traffic laws.
It will consider...
Driver's licence card printing machine disaster in South Africa
Acting head of the driving licence card account (DLCA), Kagiso Kgosiemang, has revealed that South Africa's only card printing machine was out of action for four weeks, resulting in a significant backlog.
This comes after...
South Africa's only driver's licence card machine isn't broken, it has glitches — Mbalula
The Department of Transport hit out at the media for reporting that South Africa's only driving licence card printing machine had broken down again.
According to the department, the machine is fully...