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ANCWL slams ANC Mpumalanga for playing politics with women’s bodies in rape case
Leader Bathabile Dlamini says the ANC needs to do more than simply speak out against gender-based violence.
The KwaZulu-Natal south coast community is grip by fear after the bodies of five women in the area over the past six months, sparking fears of a serial killer on the loose.
The league said it believed some information surrounding the death of Siphamandla Khomo in police custody has not been disclosed, and they are calling for the police watchdog to investigate.
Mbali Fraser of the ANCWL in KZN said Dlamini-Zuma had been the subject of unfair criticism and racist outrage since the start of the lockdown, and this needed to stop.
Malaika Mahlatsi was suspended on Tuesday by Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina for allegedly breaching municipal legalisation and the city’s social media policy.
Some of the lockdown regulations which have been challenged with court processes or threats of legal action included the ban on the sale of readymade meals, liquor, and cigarettes, among others.
The ANCWL said the singling out of Dlamini-Zuma from the leadership serving in the council is a 'well-calculated move' to create an impression that the minister is undermining President Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership.
The president said the decision was taken by the governing party’s extended national working committee which met on Monday.
In a statement released on Monday, the ANCWL’s said in collaboration with the ANC Chaplaincy and other cultural organisations, they would honour the women who had died due to gender-based violence.
The High Court in Pretoria has found self-confessed rapist Nicholas Ninow guilty of rape, being in possession of drugs and defeating the ends of justice.
The ANCYL don’t want corruption accused Zandile Gumede to resume her duties as eThekwini mayor but the women’s organisation said it would fight for her to be at work, with some members threatening to bring Durban to a standstill if that’s not the case.
Premier David Makhura adjusted his cabinet on Friday, returning Panyaza Lesufi to education and moving Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko from the education to the finance portfolio.
Sisulu was officially welcomed by league president Bathabile Dlamini in the Free State on Saturday during the commemoration of late ANC stalwart Walter Sisulu.
The party’s national executive committee announced the names of its premiers on Monday night.
The decision by the ruling party comes after its Women’s League last week called for equal representation of women in Parliament.
The call came as the ANC on Saturday finalised its selection of premier candidates, as the party is set to retain eight provinces following elections.
The Stellenbosch University report titled 'Age- and education-related effects on cognitive functioning in coloured South African women' has sparked outrage.
The ANCWL's Secretary General Meokgo Matuba says they undoubtedly believe and support the woman.