Andisiwe Makinana

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Special Investigating Unit head Andy Mothibi as the prosecutions boss.

The DA's bitter internal row has escalated, with axed former environment minister Dion George taking the unprecedented step of reporting party leader John Steenhuisen to the public protector.

In a lengthy and frequently emotional submission, axed former environmental minister Dion George alleges that Steenhuisen had him axed from the cabinet under false pretences in favour of Willie Aucamp, whose family George alleges benefits from the highly lucrative trade in lion hunting.

Critics say move deprives MECs from other parties of opportunity to appoint their preferred candidates to senior positions

Having declared just two weeks before that he was not keen to join the national cabinet, one of the first things new DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis did was have a “meet and greet” with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Two luxury Chinese-made SUVs at the centre of a donation scandal appeared at Luthuli House this weekend, days after ANC Women’s League president Sisisi Tolashe claimed she had kept them in her family to “safeguard” them from creditors.

The local government elections will be held on Wednesday November 4.

Report says licensing process has become a charade, with forged letters, duplicate receipts and ‘ghost applications'

President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed embattled social development minister Sisisi Tolashe.

ANC insiders say in addition to a judicial review, the president will seek urgent interdict to halt process