Author: eddie
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A post-ANC South Africa
Reading Time: 3 minutes The origins narrative of the ANC tells the story of a counterweight to the 1910 Union of South Africa, crystallised in the then Parliament of the Union and peopled by the then Dutch settlers and British colonists. To this extent, the Parliament of the People, represented by the inclusive ANC, sought…
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Parliament says first sitting will go ahead despite MK boycott
Reading Time: 2 minutes Parliament says the first sitting of the National Assembly will go ahead as planned on Friday the 14th of June. This follows the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party writing to the Secretary of Parliament and the Chief Justice asking them not to continue with the sitting. The party is not happy with…
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MK members can be sworn in after initial parly sittings: Prof Kotze
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Professor of Politics at UNISA, Dirk Kotze, says members of the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party still have an opportunity to be sworn in after the first sittings of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). MK has boycotted the first sittings expected to take place on…
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MK unlikely to stop Parliament’s first sitting
Reading Time: 3 minutes The independent judiciary monitoring organisation, Judges Matter, says it is unlikely that the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party will be able to stop Parliament’s first sitting. This follows the party’s lawyers sending a letter of demand to the Secretary of Parliament and Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, asking both offices to refrain from convening…
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Elections free and fair says Aspen Pharmacare executive
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dr Stavros Nicolau, Senior Executive Director of Aspen Pharmacare and member of the BRICS business council, says it is important to note that elections in South Africa were free and fair. Speaking exclusively to SABC, Nicolaou says constitutional democracy was upheld during the elections. “Positive signs for me. They are…
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ANC NEC meeting opts for Government of National Unity over coalition
Reading Time: 2 minutes ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC wants to form a Government of National Unity. This follows a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, East of Johannesburg. The party failed to get an outright majority following last week’s general elections. The ANC has met with…
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GNU aimed at tackling poverty, unemployment and inequality
Reading Time: 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) says the aim of its proposed government of national unity is to deal with the triple challenge of poverty, unemployment and inequality. The ANC has opted for the government of national unity after elections in which it lost its majority for the first time since the…
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‘Claims of ANC unity govt a non-starter shocking’
Reading Time: < 1 minute Political analyst Chris Landsberg has described as shocking some people’s claims that the African National Congress’ (ANC) proposed government of national unity (GNU) is a non-starter because there’s no unity. ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa announced yesterday that the party was seeking to form a government of national unity with a…
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No MK Party, EFF, PA in unity govt or we won’t join: DA
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will only agree to be part of the African National Congress’ (ANC) proposed government of national unity (GNU) if the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), and Patriotic Alliance (PA) are excluded. Yesterday, ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the party was seeking…
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‘DA welcomes possible working relationship with ANC’
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) says that it will hold discussions with other opposition parties in a bid to constructively engage on the African National Congress (ANC) proposal to form a government of national unity (GNU). This after ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on the proposal last night following a…