Category: Live Blog
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More MK Party members call for rerun of elections
Reading Time: 1 minute MK Party members in the Moses Mabhida Region in KwaZulu-Natal have reiterated calls for a re-run of the May 29th general elections. They protested outside the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court where an IEC official has appeared on charges of contravening the Electoral Act. MK Party member Sthembiso Mathenjwa says the IEC rushed…
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ANC-DA coalition must be prevented: EFF
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says they are trying to prevent an African National Congress-Democratic Alliance (ANC-DA) coalition because this would be disastrous for the country. EFF Deputy President Floyd Shivambu has reiterated their proposal to participate in an ANC-led government together with other parties, excluding the DA and Freedom Front…
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LIVE: Swearing-in Ceremony of the National Executive
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chief Justice Raymond Zondo presides over the swearing-in of the Deputy President, Ministers and deputies at a ceremony in Cape Town. Live proceedings below: Swearing-in ceremony of the National Executive
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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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This is a coalition between ANC and white monopoly capital: Malema
Reading Time: < 1 minute Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema has accepted the results of the vote for the President of South Africa and congratulated President-elect Cyril Ramaphosa. The two went head-to-head last night for the top job after the constitution of the 7th Administration’s Parliament. Malema stood against Ramaphosa despite the slim…
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LIVE: 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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MK unlikely to stop National Assembly’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 National Assembly’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…
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SA Women in Dialogue urges gender representation in proposed GNU
Reading Time: 2 minutes South African Women in Dialogue has called on the county’s proposed government of national unity (GNU) to be inclusive and to focus on implementing the constitution. A collective of women has presented a petition to political parties on the outcome of the elections and the future governance in South Africa. The…
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Mpumalanga Legislature prepares for first sitting on Friday
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Mpumalanga Legislature is preparing to convene its first sitting of the seventh administration this Friday. The legislature will now have 51 seats allocated to six political parties, while the previous administration had thirty seats. The African National Congress (ANC), which is the majority, will have 21 seats followed by the uMkhonto we Sizwe party,…
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VIDEO: Jabulani Khumalo heads to Electoral Court seeking reinstatement
Reading Time: < 1 minute The founder of the MK Party and the man who registered the party with the IEC, Jabulani Khumalo will challenge the IEC’s decision of former President Jacob Zuma as the leader of the party in the Electoral Court sitting in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM: