Samkelo Mtshali

Contributing Journalist

EFF 10th birthday bash to be a ‘festival of the poor’

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

‘Since the existence of the EFF you have seen the former liberation movement dropping; 2014 they dropped, 2016 they dropped, 2019 they dropped, 2021 they dropped ...

Family puzzled by murder of IFP councillor Mkhwanazi

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

“My brother was a people’s person, this will be clear at his funeral on Sunday. He was always at the forefront of looking out for things that will help his community ...

Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula upset with Zondo’s criticism of Parliament over implementation of state capture recommendations

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

“It’s not so much that as parliament we are beyond reproach, we do not want criticism, no no…it is about a head of the judiciary, a Chief Justice of the republic ...

Magashule ‘not the only one’ EFF is trying to recruit

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

Julius Malema, the no holds barred leader of the red berets, this week revealed that they were in advanced negotiations to nab expelled former ANC Secretary General ...

No rift between Prince Buthelezi and King Misuzulu

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

Just difference of opinion between men of different eras - claims Zulu Royal Household spokesperson

Poland slammed over disembarkation stand-off

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

“This is unheard of. What did these people do? What did they do that a country like Poland will act in such a manner that will not allow, on the basis of human rights, ...

Warning that NHI would leave South Africans worse off

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

The Hospital Association of South Africa (Hasa) said that approving the Bill without substantive consideration of the many valid and significant recommendations ...

ANC will not speculate on Joemat-Pettersson’s death as police probe bribery allegations

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

“We are treating them as rumours, just as rumours, because we can’t give legs to something that has not been collaborated by medical evidence. From where we are ...

ANC says its financial situation has stabilised as party sends 20 member delegation to the Far East on a Chinese study trip ...

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

“To try and bring in the state of party finances and the trip to China and how it has been funded is a long stretch because the ANC has got its own balance sheet ...

DA eThekwini caucus set for showdown amid motion of no confidence in party’s leadership

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

“The motion of no confidence process must follow caucus rules. What is left now is for the acting chairperson of the caucus to call a meeting where the motion of ...

Zuma wants Ramaphosa to look into Batohi’s fitness to hold NDPP office over handling of Billy Downer saga

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

“To add insult to injury, once Advocate Downer was indicted, the NPA and or the NDPP took an obviously irrational, illegal and biased decision to provide him with ...

Premier’s Office leaves king feeling ‘powerless’

Samkelo Mtshali and Zama Ngcoya|Published

‘It’s not about trying to control him as such. The Premier's Office and the entire KZN government is badly managed, the premier is out of depth and lazy. When she ...

MEC Frazer won’t be fired for school nutrition bungle

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

The party’s provincial secretary, Bheki Mtolo, told the Sunday Tribune that they would not be firing Frazer, despite pupils at more than 5 000 schools in the province ...

Report on hits paints a grim picture

Samkelo Mtshali and Shanell Daniel|Published

Two assassinations a week carried out in SA

ANCYL eThekwini region sees Bani-Mapena’s sacking as a ‘witch-hunt driven by power mongers’

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

Bani-Mapena was shown the door by the ANC leadership in the province on Wednesday morning just eight months after she became the province’s Sports, Arts and Culture ...

Bani-Mapena sacked, Sithole-Moloi takes over temporarily as KZN MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

“The decision was taken yesterday (Tuesday) and was communicated to her by the provincial secretary this morning,” says ANC KZN provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo ...

Thabo Mbeki tears into ANC over its handling of Phala Phala matter

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

Mbeki’s opening salvo was a reminder to Ramaphosa on his letter to ANC members in August 2020 in which he said that the ANC had been and remained deeply implicated ...

Business as usual, say SAPS, SANDF

Samkelo Mtshali , Xoliswa Madiba and Charmaine Mazibuko|Published

Security forces assure nation the EFF will not bring the country to a standstill

Malema urges his supporters not to tolerate violence against them during national shutdown

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

Malema insisted that his party’s action would be peaceful, however, he urged his party’s members, supporters and South Africans who would be joining the march not ...

EFF offers assistance to any worker who could be victimised for joining national shutdown

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

“How do you apply no work no pay when I decided I am coming to work and the roads are closed by protesters. I can’t have access to work, it’s not me who decided ...

ANC’s Gwede Mantashe says South Africans would live to regret voting ruling party out of power

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

“If you say ‘take the ANC out’, it’s fine take it out but a lot of that progress that has been made is going to be reversed and only at that point will people understand ...

Mantashe challenges De Ruyter to unmask ministers stealing from Eskom

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

“Which ministers? We want people to identify culprits and then we deal with that issue, then the ANC can investigate,” Mantashe said.

Give Eskom CEO VIP protection to help turn utility around – experts

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

This is the advice of independent energy expert Tsepo Kgadima, who says that the first and critical step to turning Eskom’s fortunes around is to ensure that those ...

State of disaster illegal – Outa

Samkelo Mtshali|Published

In the answering affidavit, seen by the Sunday Tribune, Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma argued that declaring a state of disaster was necessary because the ...

President “sick” for duties, but can party

Loyiso Sidimba and Samkelo Mtshali|Published

Despite the president’s illness he was pictured all smiles at a dinner at his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo with Ugandan MP Wilson Kanjwengye.