Politics
DA backs calls to ease lockdown restrictions in WC
Provincial health authorities said active cases in the Western Cape were on the decline.
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Without guidelines, ANC's step aside resolution could be abused - Mathabatha
In a wide-ranging interview with Eyewitness News, Limpopo ANC chair Stan Mathabatha has defended ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, warning that those making claims against him have to provide evidence to that effect.
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Business, civil society weigh in on COVID-19 vaccine funding
The South African Chamber of Commerce said the failed R200 billion and COVID-19 loan guarantee scheme should be repackaged to finance the vaccine rollout.
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Mkhwebane finds MEC Bredell guilty of breaching ethics code
The Public Protector has found Bredell had indeed breached the Executive Ethics Code when he wrote to the acting mayor of George.
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Magashule supporters take aim at NEC members calling for him to step aside
This is ahead of the upcoming NEC meeting this week which is likely to discuss guidelines which should be adopted when members are called to step aside.
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DA: Mabuza vaccine role shows Ramaphosa putting alliances ahead of SA lives
The DA said the decision, which was not announced via normal government channels, showed that President Cyril Ramaphosa was putting his political alliances ahead of saving lives in the country.
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Ramaphosa: SA can beat COVID-19
He has reiterated previous comments that the availability of vaccines will be a major boost for the country’s efforts, once again insisting that financing will not be a problem in the bid to acquire the necessary doses.
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ANC MPs want teachers to be among the first to get COVID-19 vaccine
But when schools reopen in February and when the first vaccines arrive, the ANC wants teachers to be prioritised like other frontline workers.
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ANC MP Nombulelo Hermans dies from COVID-19 complications
She became an MP in 2019 and served in the joint standing committee on intelligence and the portfolio committee on employment and labour.
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My Vote Counts demands answers from president on Political Party Funding Act
My Vote Counts on Monday said it was signed into law by Ramaphosa in January 2019.
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ANC tells Carl Niehaus it intends to suspend him after attack on Duarte
Last week, Niehaus released a personal statement in which he accused Duarte of attacking him and undermining his role in the party’s history and struggle against apartheid.
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ANC NEC must implement resolutions or risk party's legitimacy, Gungubele warns
The African National Congress (ANC)’s Mondli Gungubele has warned that the national executive committee (NEC) must implement party resolutions calling for members facing corruption charges to step aside or live with the consequences of losing public trust.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: We need to work together to rebuild and transform our economy
In his first weekly letter for 2021, the president said for South Africa, as for most countries around the world, the year 2021 will be extremely challenging.
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DA threatens legal action against Ramaphosa over SA's vaccine rollout plan
The party said the few details on the vaccine strategy released by the minister of health are nothing but wishful thinking.
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DA eyes legal action over govt's COVID-19 vaccine plan
Party leader John Steenhuisen will on Monday outline the court challenge.
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DA claims construction firms in CT being targeted by extortion rackets
The party said that gangsters, as well as so-called business forums were demanding money from emerging contractors.
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AfriForum demands answers from govt on COVID-19 vaccine rollout
AfriForum wants the private sector to be included in government's plans to procure COVID-19 vaccines to minimise any risk of corruption.
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Zuma gives reasons for snubbing State Capture Inquiry again
The former president’s legal representatives said the commission should wait for the outcomes determined by the court in the matter.
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Zuma snubs Zondo Commission again
Jacob Zuma's lawyer Eric Mabuza on Friday told AFP the ex-president would not be appearing next week.
