Category: News
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Kodwa, MK Party members sworn in as MPs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Corruption-accused and former Sports, Arts and Culture minister Zizi Kodwa has been sworn in as member of Parliament for the African National Congress (ANC). Fifty-eight members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party have also been sworn in, after not attending the ceremony on June 14. Earlier, Kodwa and MK Party…
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Saul refutes claims ANC in Northern Cape protecting Orania
Reading Time: 2 minutes Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Saul has refuted claims that there is a decision taken by the African National Congress (ANC) provincially to protect the Afrikaner nationalist town of Orania. Saul was speaking on the sidelines following his inaugural speech in the legislature. Saul says in their engagements with different political…
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Minority government will be fragile: Analyst
Reading Time: 2 minutes Political analyst Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast says that the formation of a possible minority government is not what the country needs, should the 7th administration fail to form a Government of National Unity (GNU). Breakfast made the comments amid extended negotiations on the GNU formed after the African National Congress (ANC) lost…
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GNU will implode: Hlophe
Reading Time: 3 minutes Expect no petty politics but rest assured the Executive will be held accountable. And do not expect the MK Party to join the proposed Government of National Unity (GNU). Those are the views of uMkhonto weSizwe’s Parliamentary leader, Dr John Hlophe. A day of reckoning for MK leaders, as they finally…
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SA’s new Cabinet to be revealed in the next few days
Reading Time: < 1 minute After a thorough consultation, the ANC says President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to announce his new executive within the next few days. The party released a statement after bagging the tenth member for its government of national unity initiative. Al Jama-ah party is the latest to have joined the unity…
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South Africa’s hopes pinned on GNU success: Ramaphosa
Reading Time: 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country’s hopes are pinned on the success of the Government of National Unity (GNU). Writing in his weekly letter to the nation today, the President says the commitment by political parties to work together has generated a great deal of goodwill that should not be squandered.…
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DA welcomes Free State Premier’s anti-corruption pledge
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Free State has lauded newly-elected Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae for her commitment to prioritising the fight against corruption in the province. This comes after Letsoha-Mathae on Thursday unveiled the names of the nine new members who will serve on the provincial executive council over the…
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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…