By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State House of Assembly has removed the Chairman of Bekwara Local Government Area, Hon. Theresa Ushie, following allegations of gross misconduct. The decision, reached during the plenary session of Wednesday (10 December 2025), followed the adoption of the investigative report of the House Committee on Judiciary,…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) on Wednesday moved a motion for the removal of Hon. Theresa Ushie as the Executive Chairman of Bekwarra Local Government Area. This follows the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Judiciary and Public Petitions. Her removal was affirmed…
GAUTENG (CONVERSEER) – The 5th National General Council (NGC) of the ANC is underway at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Boksburg, Gauteng, a gathering billed as a critical moment for internal renewal and reflection. The meeting will run until 11 December. ANC Secretary‑General Fikile Mbalula emphasized ahead of the meeting that the NGC…
JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – The Congress National Committee (CNC) of the Congress of the People (COPE) concluded its two-day strategic meeting in Johannesburg on 6–7 December The party reflected on the party’s current position and reviewed progress in efforts to rebuild and reposition the organisation. As the highest decision-making body between National Congresses, the CNC adopted…
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…
