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Former President Kgalema Motlanthe. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

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Govt must address SA's water scarcity to effectively battle COVID-19 – Motlanthe

By Bonga Dlulane

The former president was speaking during a webinar on Tuesday hosted by his foundation focusing on inclusive growth and the country post the coronavirus.

  • FILE: Parks Tau. Picture: EWN

    Tau points to poor partner mobilisation as cause of many local govt challenges

    The deputy minister for cooperative governance, Parks Tau has attributed some of the challenges municipalities are facing to irregular spending.

    950 days ago
  • Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma addressing the second installment of the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s Inclusive Growth Forum gathering in Drakensberg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, on 12 October 2019. Picture: @NationalCoGTA/Twitter.

    Dlamini Zuma: Lack of skills & opportunities to blame for local govt corruption

    The minister said failures of local government were an indictment on all spheres of governance.

    950 days ago
  • FILE: Eskom offices at Megawatt Park in Johannesburg. Picture: EWN

    Buying Eskom makes no investment sense for private business, says Alec Erwin

    Alec Erwin was addressing former President Kgalema Motlantle’s Inclusive Growth Forum when spoke out against the privatisation of Eskom.

    951 days ago
  • FILE: Kgalema Motlanthe. Picture: GCIS

    Motlanthe foundation aims to support strengthening local govt and economies

    Peruvian academic Hernando de Soto who was the keynote speaker at the foundation's second inclusive growth forum says corruption must be dealt with as part of reinventing local economies.

    951 days ago
  • Former President Kgalema Motlanthe. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Motlanthe to launch youth program in Nasrec on Monday

    The program will be focusing on getting young people involved in technology that will help to them be able to take part in the digitally driven economy.

    1068 days ago
  • FILE: Former President Kgalema Motlanthe. Picture: Radio 702

    Motlanthe: Politicians neglected to reflect on state of the people

    The former president spoke to EWN on the sidelines of his foundation’s launch of its Inclusive Growth report, which painted a bleak picture of the country’s future.

    1149 days ago
  • Kgalema Motlanthe speaking at the inaugural Inclusive Growth Conference in the Drakensberg organised by his foundation. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    [WATCH] Highlights from Kgalema Mothlanthe's Inclusive Growth Forum

    Government, civil society, trade unions, activists and business spent the weekend in the Drakensberg discussing issues such as land reform, economic growth, youth inclusion and state capture.

    1432 days ago
  • FILE: Gauteng Premier David Makhura. Picture: Dirco

    Makhura: Politicians need to be obsessed with ethics, clean governance

    Gauteng Premier David Makhura also admitted that cleaning out government won’t happen overnight, saying that the country went through a very difficult period in recent years.

    1432 days ago
  • Gauteng Premier David Makhura. Picture: Ihsaan Haffejee/EWN

    Makhura: Ethics & integrity must be 2nd defining agenda of Motlanthe Foundation

    The conference comprised of several politicians, members of the business community, civil society, youth and other stakeholders.

    1433 days ago
  • More than 200 residents have taken to the streets in anger, demanding land and housing. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN.

    ‘Constitution doesn’t need to be amended to expedite land reform’

    Vincent Smith also confirmed that parliament’s constitutional review committee received over 980,000 submissions on land expropriation without compensation.

    1433 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the inaugural “Inclusive Growth Conference” in the Drakensberg organised by former President Kgalema Motlanthe’s foundation on 15 June 2018. Picture: Twitter/@PresidencyZA.

    Ramaphosa concerned about ‘collapse of governance’

    President Cyril Ramaphosa says when state institutions don’t have the interests of the people at heart, they lose credibility and trust.

    1434 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the inaugural “Inclusive Growth Conference” in the Drakensberg organised by former President Kgalema Motlanthe’s foundation on 15 June 2018. Picture: Twitter/@KMotlantheFDN

    Ramaphosa: State capture has eroded confidence in state institutions

    The president was speaking at the inaugural 'Inclusive Growth Conference' in the Drakensberg organised by former President Kgalema Motlanthe’s foundation.

    1434 days ago
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