Politics
ANC top 6 to meet with Zuma over his snubbing of the State Capture commission
Jacob Zuma defied a ConCourt order to appear before the commission. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the message for his predecessor was very simple: he must...
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ANCWL demands the release of Bathabile Dlamini’s pension funds
The league told journalists during a media briefing earlier on Friday that Dlamini took its national executive committee into confidence giving details behind the saga, which it described as cheap politics.
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ANCWL calls on mother body to 'close gap' between former and current presidents
The league held a media briefing following its national executive committee meeting, saying it was visiting former leaders in the former liberation movement.
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He's not above the law – Ramaphosa comments on Zuma's ConCourt defiance
He said no one was above the law, including former President Jacob Zuma, who has defied a Constitutional Court order by refusing to appear before the Zondo commission.
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ANCWL congratulates WC High Court for clearing Bongo of corruption
ANCWL’s president Bathabile Dlamini during its post-national executive committee meeting on Thursday morning hailed the judgment, calling on other courts to follow the footsteps of the western cape high court.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: SA’s electoral system is weakened by the lack of accountability
The South African electoral system does not provide a sufficient link between the citizen and the elected representative, writes Judith February.
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Workers losing patience with ANC, warns Cosatu
Cosatu told journalists that its central executive committee felt that the ANC was struggling to function as a unitary organisation, with some leaders even showing disdain for the party’s own rules.
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Cosatu: Mboweni failed to acknowledge govt debt to workers in Budget Speech
The trade union federation told journalists at a media briefing on Thursday following its three-day meeting that the ongoing public sector wage dispute is a binding contract that cannot simply be wished away.
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Mkhize appeals to political parties to not politicise vaccine rollout
Mkhize on Thursday afternoon addressed the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) about the vaccine rollout.
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Cope blames criminal justice after Auswell Mashaba fails to appear before Zondo
This follows the failure by the former director of Swifambo Rail Auswell Mashaba to appear after he was summoned to testify on Wednesday.
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EFF writes to Ramaphosa calling for the resumption of political gatherings
The EFF said that in the light of there being no clear indication that the 2021 municipal polls set for November would be postponed, political parties should be allowed to gather and campaign.
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Mboweni's budget dishonest, unaspiring, say opposition parties
The Democratic Alliance (DA)'s Geordin Hill-Lewis said that it was concerning that Mboweni did not mention what would happen to state-owned entities such as South African Airways (SAA).
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Swifambo boss Mashaba admits to paying ANC R80mn from Prasa tender
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has instructed the secretary of the commission to lay a criminal complaint against Auswell Mashaba.
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Finish by D-day: Mboweni makes it clear Zondo Inquiry won’t get more money
He was speaking at a briefing after delivering his Budget speech on Wednesday afternoon.
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EFF writes to Ramaphosa calling for resumption of political gatherings
It said the current level 3 lockdown restrictions prohibit political parties from engaging in programmes that hold government accountable and doesn’t allow for campaigning to take place ahead of local government elections set for November.
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Saftu members to march today over SA’s economic challenges
Several small gatherings, in line with COVID-19 regulations, were expected to take place around the country to highlight challenges such as unemployment which now sits at 32.5%.
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DA delighted that corruption case against Zuma, Thales finally going to trial
The court set the 17 May as the date for the commencement of the trial, following input from both the State and the accused.
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Tax hike would be detrimental for battling S. Africans, warn opposition parties
Opposition parties said that all indications were that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni would slap South Africans with a tax increase.
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ANC NC: Magashule's interpretation of step aside resolution is wrong
ANC Northern Cape secretary Deshi Ngxanga said secretary general Ace Magashule’s insistence that guidelines for the implementation of the step aside resolution must first be approved by the party’s branches, was simply wrong
