SOWETO (CONVERSEER) – Mayibuye iAfrika is currently hosting its inaugural national convention at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus. The event has brought together delegates from all nine provinces, along with youth, women, student, traditional, and religious representatives. Throughout the gathering, the movement is focusing on adopting its founding policy document, the Restoration Manifesto, which…
PRETORIA (CONVERSEER) – Buyelekhaya Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo, king of the AbaThembu, has ignited a firestorm of debate after leading a delegation on a recent visit to Israel and upon return unleashing a blistering attack on his own government’s foreign policy and the South African media. The visit, hosted by Israel’s Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar, saw…
JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – The government of South Africa has revoked the 90-day visa-exemption previously granted to holders of ordinary Palestinian passports, following what officials say was a deliberate abuse of the system. The decision comes after the arrival last month of 153 Palestinians in Johannesburg on a chartered flight from Kenya. The charter flight landed…
BOKSBURG (CONVERSEER) – The ANC heads into a high-stakes National General Council (NGC) meeting in Boksburg tomorrow, where its decision to govern in a national unity arrangement with the DA and eight other parties will come under the spotlight. It is the party’s first major review since losing its parliamentary majority in 2024, a defeat…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Labour Party has reelected Patriarch Ogar Osim as its state chairman in Cross River. Converseer reports that Ogar, who would now pilot the affairs of the party for another four years, was returned during the party’s congress on Saturday in Calabar, where delegates passed a vote of confidence on…
CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – During a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance meeting on Friday, allegations of irregularity surfaced concerning a major transaction involving the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). ATM party leader and Member of Parliament, Vuyo Zungula, alleged that Lindiwe Masina Dlamini, the PIC’s Head of Legal, granted a R1.4 billion legal indemnity to a…
By Our Reporter CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the killing of Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe, a key witness before the Madlanga Commission, describing the attack as “heinous” and a direct assault on the integrity of South Africa’s justice system. Van der Merwe, publicly known as Witness D, was shot outside…
…appoints Pastor Joe Linus SSA on Religious Affairs By Joe Udo UYO (CONVERSEER) – Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has clarified that the State’s Executive Order on masquerades is not a blanket ban but a restriction aimed at keeping them off the streets and highways for public safety. Speaking at the funeral of…
…appoints Chairmen, Executive Directors, Zonal Representatives By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the constitution of the governing boards of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), with appointments reflecting federal character and professional expertise. Universal Basic Education Commission…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday disqualified its former National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore and other aspirants running for the Party’s Governorship Primary. In a report, the Committee observed that seven aspirants: Sen. Iyiola Omisore, Babatunde Haketer Oralusi, Mr Oyedotun Babayemi, Dr Akinade Akanmu Ogunbiyi, Benedict Olugboyega Alabi,…
