Author: eddie
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ACDP, ATM call for oversight committee for the Presidency
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some opposition parties in Parliament, that are not part of the Government of National Unity (GNU), want the establishment of an oversight committee to scrutinize the work of President Cyril Ramaphosa. They say this was a demand made during the sixth administration of Parliament. African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) member of…
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Residents anxiously await N Cape’s MECs announcement
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some residents of Madiba Square informal settlement in Kimberley say they are skeptical that the new Northern Cape government Executive Council will attend to the serious service delivery challenges they are facing. Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Saul is expected to announce and usher in his executive council on Tuesday following…
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Gauteng Premier Lesufi postpones MECs announcement
Reading Time: < 1 minute Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, announcement of Members of the Executive Council (MECs) for the 7th administration in the province has been postponed. The ANC lost its majority in Gauteng, for the first time in 30 years. In what was described a one of the most hotly contested elections, the ANC…
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New Free State MECs hit the ground running
Reading Time: 3 minutes The new Free State executive council has a mammoth task to improve service delivery. This as residents have expressed dissatisfaction over the decline of basic services. Following the swearing in ceremony of the new MEC’s, they’ve promised to roll up their sleeves starting with conducting various unannounced visits. They’ve hit the…
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We can’t be walking stick to help ANC continue as it has done: Zille
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants equitable power sharing within the newly formed Government of National Unity (GNU). It has called on the African National Congress (ANC), one of the GNU’s founding members, to maintain a balance in the composition of the impending national executive cabinet. Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille believes…
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DGs driving departments as country awaits new cabinet
Reading Time: 4 minutes Despite the country waiting on President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce his new cabinet, the government continues to run. This all thanks to Director-Generals of departments. The political executive of the sixth administration ceased to exist on Wednesday, last week, when Ramaphosa took his oath of office at his inauguration in Pretoria.…
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VIDEO: First sitting of the National Council of Provinces
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fifty four permanent delegates will be sworn-in at the National Council of Provinces this morning. Live Stream: First sitting of the National Council of Provinces
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ANCWL calls for more women in the executive
Reading Time: 2 minutes The ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) is not happy with the country only having two women Premiers. League Secretary-General Nokuthula Nqaba has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint more women as he mulls over the new executive of the seventh administration. Like the ANC Youth League, Nqaba wants to see more…
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We will continue working with our African counterparts: Ramaphosa
Reading Time: 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa met with his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, this morning. Nigeria is the current chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This was President Ramaphosa’s first meeting with an African head of state following his inauguration for a second term as President. The President still…
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New FS Premier wants MECs to work on the ground, not in offices
Reading Time: 3 minutes ”You dare not disappoint the people of the Free State.” This is stern message from the new Premier of the Free State, MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, to the new members of the Executive Council. Letsoha-Mathae announced her nine-member Executive Council at OR Tambo Building in Bloemfontein. She says her newly appointed cabinet will…