Category: News
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Lesufi expected to announce Gauteng Executive Council tonight
Reading Time: 2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is expected to announce his provincial cabinet today. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says that it is regrettable that both the ANC and DA could not reach an agreement over the allocation of portfolios in the Gauteng Legislature. “The Premier of Gauteng, comrade Panyaza Lesufi…
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IFP concerned that impasse in Gauteng not good for investment
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in Gauteng has raised concern that what is happening between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) regarding the Government of Provincial Unity (GPU) might scare off investors. The DA has announced that it won’t be part of the Gauteng GPU as…
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Western Cape ANC hopes spirit of GNU will filter down provincially
Reading Time: 2 minutes The ANC in the Western Cape says it is hoping that the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) will have a positive impact on Western Cape politics. The party says it believes that this will assist and expedite service delivery to citizens. The ANC says it will remain a…
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LIVE | Premier Lesufi announces members of the executive council
Reading Time: < 1 minute Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announces members of the executive council following two postponements due to an impasse with the Democratic Alliance. LIVE Below:
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Electoral Court slaps MK members with fines for inflammatory remarks
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Electoral Court has slapped MK Party’s Visvin Reddy and Bonginkosi Khanyile with an order to pay a fine of R150 000 each, suspended for five years. The specialist court found the pair in contravention of the Electoral Act over remarks they made in March regarding the registration of the…
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Lesufi announces 7 MECs from ANC, 3 from other parties
Reading Time: 2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced his 10-member executive council (MECs) to lead the provincial government for next five-year term. The new members of the executive council comprise seven members of the African National Congress (ANC) and three from other political parties including the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), Patriotic Alliance (PA)…
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Gauteng e-Government MEC promises to prioritise internet roll out
Reading Time: 2 minutes Newly elected Gauteng e-Government MEC from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), Bonginkosi Dhlamini, says his top priority will be to roll out internet connectivity to poor communities in the province. Dlamini is one of the three new MECs from parties outside the African National Congress (ANC) who now form part of…
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58 MK Party member to be sworn in as National Assembly members
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fifty-eight members of the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party, led by Dr John Hlophe, will be sworn in as members of the National Assembly this morning. They had informed parliament that they would not be available to be sworn in with other elected members just over a week ago. At the…
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MK Party members being registered ahead of swearing in
Reading Time: < 1 minute Members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party are being registered on the Parliamentary system ahead of being sworn in later today. The 58 members designate did not attend when Parliament hosted the swearing in ceremony of all elected MPs just over a week ago. It is expected that the impeached…
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LIVE: Swearing in of MK Party Members of Parliament
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fifty-eight members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, led by Dr John Hlophe, are being sworn in as members of the National Assembly. Live proceedings below: