By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian 14 May 2026, Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa has refused to blink. And in doing so, he has blown up the ANC’s backroom plan to force him out before 2029. In a move that has stunned both allies and detractors, Ramaphosa announced he will not resign and will take the Section 189 panel report on the Phala Phala farm theft to judicial review. That single decision has effectively halted the parliamentary impeachment

By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian 14 May 2026, Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa has refused to be pushed out. And with one decision, he’s turned the ANC’s internal war on its head. On Monday night, Ramaphosa told the nation he will not resign. He will not be forced out by “those who seek to reverse the renewal of our society, the rebuilding of our institutions and the prosecution of corruption.” More importantly, he announced he is taking the S

Nthambeleni Mukwevho, executive manager of Stats SA Limpopo, arrested on a crimen injuria charge over alleged verbal abuse and use of the k-word against staff. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian 13 May 2026, Polokwane POLOKWANE – The man charged with running Statistics South Africa in Limpopo is now facing criminal charges for allegedly doing the one thing he was meant to prevent: degrading and intimidating the people under him. Nthambeleni Mukwevho, executive manag

Working together for water delivery MEC Basikopo Makamu with Minister Pemmy Majodina in Ndengeza, as Limpopo moves to end water starvation in Vhembe and Mopani. #LetsGrowLimpopoTogether By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. Ndengeza Village, Mopani District – Limpopo is stepping up its push to end years of water shortages, with the provincial government led by Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba receiving a comprehensive final report and implement

From the Legislature floor to village roads, Limpopo’s ‘MEC Dikgerekgere’ turns budget promises into visible delivery and economic growth By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian 12 May 2026, Limpopo Provincial Legislature, Lebowakgomo LEBOWAKGOMO – The Limpopo Provincial Legislature turned yellow, orange and white on Monday as MEC for Public Works, Roads & Infrastructure Tonny Ernest Sebataolo Rachoene tabled a R6.474 billion budget that residents say finally puts th

Suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, now accused number 17 in the R360m Medicare24 corruption case. The state says it’s awaiting his financial statements as the probe widens. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian 13 May 2026, Pretoria Magistrate’s Court PRETORIA – The state is no longer circling. It’s closing in. On Wednesday, the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court gave prosecutors six more weeks to nail down the financial evidence against suspended Nation