Queenin Masuabi

Johannesburg

Senior Political Journalist at Daily Maverick

Senior Political Journalist

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Articles

Chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli gives breakdown of ANC's GNU 'reset'

17 hours ago | sundayworld.co.za | Queenin Masuabi

The ANC’s imminent “reset” of the government of national unity (GNU), as previously announced by the party’s Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, aims to update the coalition’s founding “statement of intent” and possibly add new protocols to manage disagreements and ensure more effective collaboration across party lines. According to party Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli, in an interview with Sunday World, the reset involves several things.
Varsities, colleges asked to update data on foreign staff

3 days ago | sundayworld.co.za | Queenin Masuabi

Parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education and training has requested that all 26 institutions of higher learning submit updated statistics on employment of foreign national academics. This follows outrage over the Central University of Technology (CUT) revealing that it employs more foreign academics than South Africans during their meeting with the committee in April.
Luthuli House ambushes ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli

3 days ago | sundayworld.co.za | Setumo Stone |Queenin Masuabi |Mawande AmaShabalala

ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli is being blamed for the chaotic meeting at Luthuli House, which allegedly saw ANC MPs revolting against party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, and chairperson Gwede Mantashe walking out of the powwow in a huff. Two senior ANC members alleged that Ntuli “dropped the ball” and allowed himself to be pawned by Luthuli House, saying he should not have taken charge of the meeting.
DA MP Karabo Khakhau slams NSFAS bosses over Free State accommodation crisis

6 days ago | sundayworld.co.za | Queenin Masuabi

DA parliamentarian Karabo Khakhau has lambasted the newly appointed National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board for failing to handle the accommodation crisis at the University of the Free State (UFS) in a satisfactory manner.
ANC MP Tebogo Letsie refuses to apologise to University of Limpopo

1 week ago | sundayworld.co.za | Queenin Masuabi

ANC MP Tebogo Letsie has dared the University of Limpopo (UL) to sue him. This was in response to a letter of demand the university had sent him. Instead, the chairperson of the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training doubled down. UL management had protested that Letsie’s questioning of their competency was “defamatory”. “I will not be apologising for standing for the truth, and I believe waiting for 9 May 2025 to approach a competent court will be a waste of time.
ANC’s 2027 leadership race plays out behind the scenes in Limpopo

1 week ago | sundayworld.co.za | Setumo Stone |Queenin Masuabi

Although Luthuli House has put a gag on the ANC’s 2027 leadership succession race, behind the scenes, the horse trading is in full swing. This became apparent this week when the national office unprecedentedly took control of the regional elective conference in Vhembe, Limpopo. To read this story in full, buy a copy of today’s Sunday World or subscribe to the paper’s e-edition by clicking on the link below.
Khutsong school buildings are finally being upgraded

1 week ago | sundayworld.co.za | Queenin Masuabi

The Gauteng Department of Education is making improvements to the temporary infrastructure of Relebogile Secondary School, in Khutsong, Carltonville after Sunday World exposed its many health and safety hazards. To read this story in full, buy a copy of today’s Sunday World or subscribe to the paper’s e-edition by clicking on the link below. https://www.magzter.com/ZA/Fundudzi-Media/Sunday-World/Newspaper
Threat of litigation in parly-varsity war of words

1 week ago | sundayworld.co.za | Queenin Masuabi

The University of Limpopo (UL) has slapped Tebogo Letsie, the chairperson of parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education, with a letter of demand for his alleged defamatory statements about the institution. To read this story in full, buy a copy of today’s Sunday World or subscribe to the paper’s e-edition by clicking on the link below. https://www.magzter.com/ZA/Fundudzi-Media/Sunday-World/NewspaperVisit SW YouTube Channel for our video content
Cyril Ramaphosa vows NHI rollout as Cosatu marks 40 years of worker struggles

1 week ago | sundayworld.co.za | Queenin Masuabi

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) for the support they continue to show for key legislation, which the government has passed in the last few months. The president was speaking at the trade union federation’s May Day rally in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, on Thursday. He mentioned that the Basic Education Law Amendment (Bela) Act, the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act and the Expropriation Act would not have been passed if Cosatu did not “stand firm”.
We'll protect social grants in new budget – Enoch Godongwana

2 weeks ago | sundayworld.co.za | Queenin Masuabi

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday revealed that while value-added tax (VAT) will remain at 15%, an agreement was made to protect funding towards education, health, and social grants. Speaking during a briefing in Pretoria, Godongwana told the media that the budget sparked a “rigorous debate in a democracy”, which led to the government heeding the needs of ordinary citizens. “I must say part of the difficulty we have not been talking about is what we know in SA as coalition politics.