State Capture to have its first witness by Tuesday

The head of the State of Capture Inquiry, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, has outlined the inquiry's terms of reference in Parktown, Johannesburg.

Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane and the SABC are expected before the Communications Committee in Parliament on Tuesday.

Political analyst Professor Somadoda Fikeni says the call for the dissolution of the North West PEC lead by Supra Mahumapelo, should be treated with sensitivity to avoid instability in the ANC ahead of the 2019 national elections.

Political analyst Professor Tinyiko Maluleke, says the Democratic Alliance and Solly Msimanga face an uphill battle in their campaign to win Gauteng outright in the 2019 elections.

The South African Communist Party says it fully supports the state capture probe which gets under way in Parktown, Johannesburg on Monday.

The trial of the #FeesMustFall activist, Mcebo Dlamini is expected to start in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court Monday morning.

The ANC's National Working Committee is in the North West province.

DA's Tshwane Mayor, Solly Msimanga - who is also the party's candidate for Gauteng Premier ahead of the 2019 elections says the DA supports private property ownership and the orderly allocation of land following a land audit.

SACP General Secretary, Blade Nzimande, says the alliance needs an inclusive campaign to help win the upcoming 2019 elections.

ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has told hundreds of ANC members in Bojanala in North West that the national leadership was there to attend to their concerns.

ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa and some NEC members, have arrived at the Rustenburg Civic Centre, in Bojanala region, where the party is expected to consult with branches in Rustenburg in the North West.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is back in parliament on Wednesday to reply to oral questions from members of the National Assembly.

Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has announced Solly Msimanga as the Gauteng Premier candidate in next year's general elections.

African National Congress(ANC) President, Cyril Ramaphosa is on Sunday expected to lead the National Executive Committee(NEC) members to consult with branches in Rustenburg at Bojanala region in the North West.

EFF leader Julius Malema says Kofi Annan's committment to peace should continue to inspire future leaders.

South African political parties have joined the world in paying tribute to the late former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. 

Finding a replacement for outgoing Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille ranked high on the DA's Federal Executive meeting on Saturday.

The first part of 2018 has been a bumpy ride for South African politics – as predicted by political analysts at the beginning of the year. 

ANC NEC is pinning its hope on the political induction held in East London to unite the largely divided province.

Deputy President David Mabuza has urged South Africans to wage a struggle against the abuse of women and children.

A spokesperson for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says the retired clergyman is not taking the news of former UN secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kofi Annan's death well.

The ANC in Mpumalanga says there is no crisis within the party in resolving the on going violent protest action in KaNyamazane outside Mbombela.

The Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP) is holding a three day meeting in Johannesburg over this coming weekend. 

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu has vowed to act swiftly on the continued political killings in the province and promised extra government efforts and resources to curb the scourge.

The EFF in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro has vowed to continue to push for a motion of no confidence in mayor Athol Trollip.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral Category 2 for the late Mrs Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe, the wife of the late Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) founder Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe.

The DA says the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) has agreed to hold a tribunal into the SABC's airing of a video of President Cyril Ramaphosa's land expropriation announcement more than two weeks ago.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is committed to visiting Marikana where police gunned down 34 people on this day six years ago. Ten other people were killed in the period preceding the massacre.

Tributes continue to pour in following the death of anti-apartheid activist, Mama Zondeni Sobukwe.

It's not clear whether the highly-anticipated motion of no confidence in Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip of the Democratic Alliance will take place Thursday as scheduled.