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FILE: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.  Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News

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NW Premier Maape: Tutu was relentless in fight against apartheid

By Masechaba Sefularo

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was born in the North West town of Klerksdorp in the Matlosana Municipality in 1931. North West Premier Bushy Maape said that...

  • FILE: Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo. Picture: @Energy_ZA/Twitter

    Mahlobo assures NW residents that water shortages are being addressed

    Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo said while long-term solutions to address the water crisis were necessary, they had put some short-term measures in place and water supply was being restored.

    209 days ago
  • The late Naledi Municipality Mayor Neo Schalk. Picture: SA Gov News/Twitter

    Premier Maape mourns death of Naledi Municipality Mayor Neo Schalk

    Schalk passed away in the early hours of Sunday after he was involved in a head-on collision on the N14 outside Vryburg.

    230 days ago
  • North West Premier Bushy Maape in the North West Provincial Legislature on 7 September 2021. Picture: North West Provincial Legislature/Facebook

    DA North West: Maape brings nothing new to the province

    Bushy Maape was elected premier on Tuesday, weeks after the African National Congress (ANC) had named him as its preferred candidate to take over from Job Mokgoro.

    257 days ago
  • New NW Premier Bushy Maape to focus on service delivery, job creation

    The African National Congress (ANC)'s Bushy Maape was formally elected Premier of the North West by the provincial legislature in Mahikeng on 7 September 2021. Maape replaced Job Mokgoro who resigned in August.

    257 days ago
  • FILE: Bushy Maape. Picture: Motsweding FM/Facebook.

    Bushy Maape is officially the new North West premier

    He has replaced Job Mokgoro who resigned last month amid tensions between himself and the ANC’s interim committee in the province.

    258 days ago
  • North West IPC coordinator Hlomani Chauke (Left) with Bushy Maape (right) during the swearing-in ceremony on 1 September 2021. Picture: North West Legislature/Facebook

    NW ANC confident Bushy Maape will be elected as premier

    Maape was sworn in on Wednesday after a back and forth between the party’s interim provincial committee and former premier, Job Mokgoro, who had to resign as both premier and member of the legislature to make room for the premier-elect.

    262 days ago
  • FILE: Former North West premier Job Mokgoro during a press briefing at the North West legislature on 22 June 2018. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/Eyewitness News

    Mokgoro resigns as member of NW legislature

    This clears the way for incoming Premier Bushy Maape to be sworn in.

    268 days ago
  • Job Mokgoro resigns as North West Premier

    North West Premier Job Mokgoro has resigned a week after the African National Congress (ANC) in the province named his successor. Mokgoro said that he had met with the president on Wednesday to discuss his resignation. Mokgoro was expected to resign after the ANC's interim provincial leadership nominated Bushy Maape to replace him.

    270 days ago
  • FILE: Former North West Premier Job Mokgoro.  Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    ANC welcomes 'disciplined cadre' Job Mokgoro's resignation as NW premier

    ANC spokesperson, Pule Mabe, has thanked Job Mokgoro for accepting the party's decision for him to step down.

    270 days ago
  • FILE: North West Premier Job Mokgoro. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Mokgoro meets with Duarte, refutes claims of refusing to step down as NW premier

    This is according to sources, following a meeting between Duarte and Mokgoro while she also met with ANC officials from the province.

    276 days ago
  • FILE: North West Premier Job Mokgoro during a press briefing at the North West legislature on 22 June 2018. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Mokgoro has played his part but it's time for someone new - ANC's Chauke

    During a briefing introducing the ANC's premier candidate, Bushy Maape, the North West interim provincial committee leader, Hlomane Chauke, said that the ANC, following an assessment of the province, had concluded that new leadership was necessary.

    278 days ago
  • FILE: North West Premier Job Mokgoro. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    There is no crisis in the North West, says ANC

    As the African National Congress (ANC) appoints Bushy Maape to replace North West Premier Job Mokgoro, there’s still no telling whether its divided caucus will vote in support of that nomination just yet.

    278 days ago
  • FILE: North West Premier Job Mokgoro during a press briefing at the North West legislature on 22 June 2018. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    ANC’s Chauke: We must admit when we’ve made wrong deployments

    ANC North West interim provincial committee coordinator Hlomane Chaukehas introduced the province’s premier elect Bushy Maape.

    278 days ago
  • FILE: Bushy Maape. Picture: Motsweding FM/Facebook.

    ANC announces Bushy Maape as NW premier-elect

    Job Mokgoro and the interim provincial committee have been at odds for several years with the latter complaining that relations with the premier have completely broken down.

    279 days ago
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