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Reading Time: 2 minutes Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament, Annelie Lotriet, has described her new position as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly as a great responsibility. This is as the ANC and the DA reached a deal to form a Government of National Unity (GNU) together with the Patriotic Alliance, GOOD and the IFP…

Reading Time: 2 minutes The presidential inauguration to be held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria today will be accompanied by pomp and ceremony befitting an incoming head of state and government. Much of this will include the participation of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), with a full battalion pledging its allegiance to…

Reading Time: < 1 minute The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to downsize the new Cabinet and prioritize the health budget instead. The call comes ahead of Ramaphosa’s inauguration today. Ramaphosa was elected President of the country during a National Assembly vote last Friday. He was up against EFF…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Members of the public have started trickling in at the Union Buildings ahead of today’s presidential inauguration. Among those who arrived at the crack of dawn for the formal occasion are elderly members from the Suid-Afrikaanse Vroue Federasie (SAVF) in Ruimte, north of Pretoria. The pensioners, who are mostly over 80…

Reading Time: 2 minutes The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) says they have heightened police visibility in the Gauteng province ahead of the Presidential inauguration. Traffic officials from the Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg Metro Police Departments have also been deployed at all key points. Deputy Police Commissioner Lieutenant General and Chairperson of NATJOINTS,…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has rubbished claims by the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader and former President Jacob Zuma that the recently-constituted Government of National Unity (GNU) is meaningless. Steenhuisen was speaking to SABC News on the sidelines of the Presidential Inauguration underway at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Political analyst Professor Lesiba Tefo has warned against the perception that the Government of National Unity (GNU) will fail because the ANC will be working with the DA. Tefo says parties that have formed part of the GNU must work together in the interests of the country. However, there is speculation…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae is yet to comment on her alleged decision to abruptly postpone her executive announcement at the last minute. This comes as a list, purported to be that of incoming members of the executive, is doing the rounds on social media. It is understood that the…

Reading Time: 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says the National Government of Unity (GNU) has heard the voices of South Africans and will abide by their wishes. “The people have spoken loudly that they choose peace and democracy over violent, undemocratic and unconstitutional methods,” Ramaphosa says. He was speaking shortly after taking his oath of…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Financial services provider Old Mutual Investment says trade unions should support a government that will ensure the protection of workers’ pension funds and the creation of a conducive business environment. This comes as the SACP rejects the possibility of a government that would include the Democratic Alliance (DA). Old Mutual’s portfolio…