Presidency labels VBS allegation “baseless, unsubstantiated”

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has decried what it deems South Africa's poor boarder control systems, saying government is unable to control the movement of undocumented foreigners.

The African National Congress (ANC) has echoed its President Cyril Ramaphosa's statement that law enforcement agencies should accelerate their investigations into the looting of VBS Mutual Bank.

First Deputy General Secretary of SACP Solly Mapaila says heads must roll at the South African Reserve Bank because looting at VBS Mutual Bank has happened under their noses.

ANC provincial spokesperson in Limpopo Donald Selamolela says the party strongly affirms that its officials implicated in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal will be dealt with without fear or favour.

SACP General Secretary, Dr Blade Nzimande, says people looted VBS bank because they know nothing will happen to them.

Limpopo's African National Congress (ANC) five top officials will discuss the involvement of its senior members in the VBS Mutual Bank heist in Polokwane, on Monday.

The Congress of the People says it's against the proposal by ANC Chairperson Gwede Mantashe that a Commision of Inquiry be appointed into the VBS saga.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken the first step in the process of appointing a new Director of Public Prosecutions, in time for the 90 days deadline set by the constitutional court in August.

The ANC's January 8 Statement rally will be held in KwaZulu-Natal. The party will also on the same day unveil its election manifesto.

The ANC is calling for unity within the tripartite alliance. ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe made the call amid threats by the SACP to walk away from the alliance if it's not reconfigured to shift power from the ANC as the alliance leader.

The family of late struggle stalwart, Eric "Stalin"Mtshali, says he will be laid to rest next weekend. He died on Friday following a long illness.

The Freedom Front Plus has launched its election campaign in Port Elizabeth with the new slogan for the 2019 elections being "Fight Back".

ANC Deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte says the party will meet next week.

Tributes continue to pour in for the late struggle stalwart Eric "Stalin"Mtshali.

The Thabo Mbeki Foundation has conveyed its deepest condolences to the families of the late trade unionist Eric Stalin Mtshali and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Pik Botha.

An interim report on security measures at Parliament has been released.

The EFF in the Eastern Cape has accused those against land expropriation without compensation of manufacturing lies and implicating the party's deputy president, Floyd Shivhambu in the VBS bank scandal.

The funeral service for the late former foreign affairs minister Roelof 'Pik' Botha will be held at the NGK in Wonderpark in Pretoria on the 23rd of this month.

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Deputy President Floyd Shivambu has denied receiving R10 million from VBS Mutual Bank.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, Mmusi Maimane has appealed to South Africans not to get carried away by the noise of politicians promising a smooth process of Land Expropriation without compensation.

The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) will on Saturday launch its 2019 General Elections campaign at St George's Park Cricket Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

The African National Congress Veterans League in Limpopo wants two senior provincial ANC officials implicated in the VBS saga to resign or be removed from positions of leadership.

Former President FW de Klerk says the late Pik Botha was a consistent advocate of reform and one of the strongest proponents of the constitutional transformation process in 1990.

Veteran journalist, Max du Preez, has described the late Pik Botha as a fascinating figure that carried a strong voice across the country.

Former Foreign Minister Pik Botha has died in the early hours of Friday morning.

Outgoing Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, has given four Democratic Alliance (DA) members seven days in which to respond to her letter or face legal action.

The ANC in Limpopo will hold a special sitting this weekend to decide on the fate of some of its members implicated in the VBS Mutual Bank saga.

The African National Congress has warned that heads will roll if its investigation reveals that some senior officials in Limpopo are involved in the VBS Mutual Bank saga.

The African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal has formed a new Task Team in the Moses Mabhida region.

ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte says she never met former ANC member of Parliament Vytjie Mentor to discuss any matter except in relation to her injured leg.