SAFTU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has criticised both the South African Communist Party and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party ahead of the planned “conference of the left”. Vavi argued that the SACP has supported poor policy decisions by government over more than three decades of democratic rule, while also claiming the MK Party is not a genuine left-wing organisation despite its positioning. He was speaking to Newsnote in Pretoria while participating in a march to the Department of Communications and Digital…

Anger boiled over in central Johannesburg as anti-immigration group March and March took to the streets, with its leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma unleashing a scathing attack on police, local communities and foreign nationals. The protest began at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, where hundreds gathered before splitting into groups. One faction, known as Amabotho, moved through Braamfontein and parts of Hillbrow, before converging at Library Gardens Square. By the time the crowds reached the Gauteng Legislature, the mood had hardened, with…

Residents of Johannesburg’s central business district will remain without electricity for another day, with power now expected to be restored only on Thursday evening. City Power technicians are still working to repair damage to parts of the inner city grid that have been offline since Saturday. The outage follows a fire at a central substation, which left Marshalltown and surrounding areas without electricity. During repair work, officials also discovered that key electrical components had been stolen from overhead power lines.…