Mashudu Sadike

Senior Journalist

Protecting endangered vultures at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Mashudu Sadike|Published

Golden Gate Highlands National Park is dedicated to safeguarding the majestic vultures and their habitats, playing a vital role in their long-term survival and the ...

Protecting endangered vultures at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Mashudu Sadike|Published

Golden Gate Highlands National Park is dedicated to safeguarding the majestic vultures and their habitats, playing a vital role in their long-term survival and the ...

US funding cuts threaten SA's HIV/Aids progress - thousands of jobs lost

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Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre warned that the US funding cuts on the country's HIV/AIDS programme would have catastrophic ...

US funding cuts continue to threaten South Africa's HIV/AIDS progress

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Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre warned that the US funding cuts on the country's HIV/AIDS program would have catastrophic effects. ...

ANC fails to sway SACP on 2026 local election decision

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SACP spokesperson Alex Mashilo said the party remains committed to its decision to contest next year's local government elections independently.

Dirco begins search for replacement for expelled ambassador Ebrahim Rasool

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Former ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool has confirmed that he will return to South Africa on Sunday

US to review bilateral relations with South Africa

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The United States is planning on reviewing its bilateral relations with South Africa after diplomatic fractures.

ANC urges SACP not to contest 2026 elections on its own

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ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula said he would do everything in his power to convince the SACP not to contest elections independently.

Rasool's remarks and their impact on US-South Africa Relations

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The fallout from Ebrahim Rasool's comments on US politics raises questions about South Africa's foreign policy and its relationship with the US.

Diplomatic tensions: Rasool's expulsion and its impact on SA-US relations

Mashudu Sadike|Published

Ebrahim Rasool's expulsion from the US highlights the fragile state of South Africa-US relations amid controversial remarks on race and diplomacy

VAT hike sparks war of words between ANC, DA

Mashudu Sadike and Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The ANC was scrambling to garner enough support from political parties, even within the GNU, to have the budget, which contains a proposed 1% VAT increase over two ...

VAT hike sparks war of words between ANC, DA

Mashudu Sadike and Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

The ANC was scrambling to garner enough support from political parties, even within the GNU, to have the budget, which contains a proposed 1% VAT increase over two ...

Budget battle heads to Parliament as ANC faces widespread opposition

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As the ANC's proposed Budget heads to Parliament, fierce opposition emerges from the DA, EFF, and other parties, challenging the controversial VAT increase.

US think tank calls for sanctions against ANC officials

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The report proposes using tools such as visa bans and sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act, which targets corruption and human rights abuses.

US think tank calls for sanctions against ANC officials over anti-US policies

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A controversial report from the US-based Hudson Institute recommends imposing personal sanctions and travel bans on ANC officials to counter South Africa's perceived ...

Budget battle heads to Parliament as ANC faces opposition from all sides

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The ANC faces unprecedented opposition to its proposed Budget, with coalition partner DA joining other parties in rejecting the 0. 5% VAT increase. The growing resistance ...

US think tank calls for sanctions against ANC officials over anti-US policies

Mashudu Sadike|Published

A controversial report from the US-based Hudson Institute recommends imposing personal sanctions and travel bans on ANC officials to counter South Africa's perceived ...

Ramaphosa breaks silence on delayed US envoy, cites 'transactional' US approach

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President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses assertions that the government has given up in sending an envoy to the US to quell divisions between the two countries.

GNU partners leaves ANC out in the cold over VAT increase

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is reportadly considering a 0. 5% increase in VAT, which has been met with opposition from fellow GNU parties such as the DA, the ...

Political opposition to VAT hike grows ahead of budget speech

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With the Budget Speech imminent, the ANC's VAT increase proposal faces fierce resistance from multiple political factions.

Budget Speech: political parties reject VAT hike as Treasury seeks solutions

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana faces fierce resistance from GNU alliance partners and opposition parties over proposed VAT increases ahead of Wednesday's crucial ...

30-year struggle ends as Protea Village community returns to ancestral Bishopscourt home

Mashudu Sadike|Published

After a 30-year battle involving court challenges and appeals, 86 families from the Protea Village Community are finally returning to their ancestral land in Bishopscourt, ...

Budget 2025: ANC sends SOS to EFF

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A senior NEC member said the ANC was desperate to get the budget passed and was willing to make concessions to the EFF in exchange for their support.

ANC impasse with DA over VAT opens the door to talks with EFF

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Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has a daunting task of tabling the 2025 budget speech amid disagreenments about a VAT hike.

'NO PHALA PHALA PRESSURE'

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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says investigations in Ramaphosa scandal are ongoing